What taxes does a buyer pay on property in Colombia?

The buyer typically pays the impuesto de registro (a departmental registration tax of roughly 0.5%–1% of the value) plus the derechos de registro (public-registry rights). The notarial fee for executing the deed is usually split 50/50 between buyer and seller by custom.

How much is the impuesto de registro?

The registration tax is set by each department and generally falls between 0.5% and 1% of the registered value of the property. The tool lets you enter your department's exact rate.

Who pays the notary fee?

Notarial fees (gastos notariales) for the deed of sale (escritura) are calculated on the sale price and are customarily shared equally between buyer and seller, though the parties can agree otherwise. This tool lets you set the split.

Is there a separate seller tax?

Yes. The seller usually bears the retención en la fuente (a withholding on the sale, often 1% of the price) and any capital-gains tax on the profit. Those are seller costs and are not part of the buyer's acquisition cost modelled here.

Does this calculator store my data?

No. Everything runs locally in your browser and nothing is uploaded, so your figures stay private.

Colombia Stamp Duty / Transfer Tax Calculator

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This Colombia stamp duty calculator estimates the acquisition costs a buyer pays when purchasing property in Colombia. There is no single UK-style stamp duty; instead the buyer faces a departmental registration tax (impuesto de registro), public-registry rights (derechos de registro), and a share of the notarial fee for executing the deed.

How it works

Each charge is a percentage of the purchase price:

registration tax = price × registration rate (≈ 0.5%–1%, set by the department) registry rights = price × registry-rights rate (≈ 0.5%) notarial fee = price × notary rate, then split between buyer and seller

The tool adds the buyer’s registration tax, registry rights, and the buyer’s share of the notarial fee to give the total acquisition cost.

Example

On a COP 300,000,000 apartment with a 1% registration tax, a 0.5% registry-rights rate, and a 0.3% notarial fee split 50/50, the buyer pays about COP 3,000,000 in registration tax, COP 1,500,000 in registry rights, and COP 450,000 as their half of the notary fee — roughly COP 4.95 million in total.

Notes

This is an estimate of the buyer’s costs only. The seller separately bears the retención en la fuente (a 1%-of-price withholding) and any capital-gains tax. Rates vary by department and notary tariff schedules update annually, so confirm current figures with your notary (notaría) and the Oficina de Registro de Instrumentos Públicos.