California Tools

Transfer Calculator

Know your true out-the-door cost before you buy: DROS, dealer fees, sales tax, the FSC, and the waiting period, all upfront.

Sale price

FFL transfer fee

Sales tax rate

7.25% is California's statewide base. Local district taxes push it to roughly 8%–10.75%. Check your city and county rate and enter it here.

First firearm?Add $25 Firearm Safety Certificate

First firearm purchase? Add $25 FSC (valid 5 years; some exemptions, e.g. CCW holders, military).

Transaction type

Sale price$520.00

State fees (DROS)$37.19

FFL transfer$45.00

Sales tax (7.25% on the sale price)$37.70

Out the door$639.89

Plus California's mandatory 10-day waiting period before pickup.

Estimate only, not legal or tax advice. Dealer fees are self-reported and change; your actual sales or use tax depends on the rate in effect where the transfer happens. Confirm every line with your dealer before you go.

Not included: California's 11% excise tax on retail sales of firearms and ammunition (Revenue and Taxation Code 36011). It is imposed on the retailer, which may pass it on in the price or as its own line (CDTFA guide); it is not added by the dealer at the DROS. How the 11% tax works.

What a gun really costs in California

Itemized breakdown: DROS, dealer fees, tax mechanics, county comparison