What local rental car taxes, airport concession fees, and customer facility charges (CFC) apply at the SeaTac Rental Car Facility?
Verified: 2026-05-31
Quick answer
Rentals from the SeaTac Rental Car Facility are subject to a combined Washington state and King County rental tax rate of 17.2% to 24.1% (depending on specific RTA exclusions), a 10% to 11.11% Airport Concession Fee Recovery surcharge, and a mandatory $7.00 per day Customer Facility Charge (CFC).
Detailed answer
When renting a vehicle from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Consolidated Rental Car Facility (RCF), invoices include heavily layered state and municipal additions. First, the retail car rental tax structure in King County consists of a 11.9% Washington State rental car tax (effective for 2026), a 1.0% King County local rental car tax, and a 0.8% Regional Transit Authority (RTA) tax. Combined with the standard local retail sales tax of 10.4% for the city of SeaTac, the cumulative tax rate reaches 24.1%. Second, car rental operators impose an Airport Concession Fee Recovery (ACFR) surcharge—typically between 10% and 11.11% of the gross revenues—to pass through the 10% percentage fee mandated by the Port of Seattle. Third, a mandatory Customer Facility Charge (CFC) of $7.00 per transaction day is assessed to cover the debt service, operation, and maintenance of the multi-level facility and its unified electric shuttle fleet. This CFC applies directly to the first 25-hour rental block and every 24-hour period thereafter. These specialized assessments can add an extra 35% or more to a traveler's baseline rental quote.
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