Free Indiana Trailer Bill of Sale
Indiana runs trailers through the same uniform machine as everything else the BMV titles: State Form 44237 as the bill of sale, State Form 44049 as the title application, and a flat 7% tax that is identical in all 92 counties. Standard utility, cargo, and travel trailers all title; limited exemptions exist for certain farm equipment. The tool worth knowing about is the Trailer Ownership Affidavit (State Form 43753) — Indiana's specific path for titling a trailer that arrives with no paperwork at all, common with older utility trailers and out-of-state purchases from registration-only states.
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Indiana Trailer Bill of Sale — What You Need to Know
Sales Tax Details
Same flat 7% as cars.
Indiana Trailer Sale — Step-by-Step Checklist
- Verify the VIN or serial plate on the trailer tongue against the title.
- Complete State Form 44237 (the bill of sale) with VIN, type, length, weight, sale price, date, and both signatures.
- Seller signs the title over with any lien release attached.
- Buyer files State Form 44049 (the title application) at any BMV branch promptly — late applications draw an administrative penalty.
- Buyer pays the flat 7% tax plus the title fee — no county in Indiana adds anything.
- Trailer arrived without a title (homemade, antique, or from a no-title state)? File the Trailer Ownership Affidavit, State Form 43753, with your ownership evidence.
- No inspection applies to trailers in Indiana.
Common Pitfalls
- Filing the bill of sale (44237) as the title application — 44049 is the application; the two Indiana form numbers are chronically confused.
- Panicking over a missing title on an old utility trailer — Indiana's Form 43753 affidavit path exists exactly for that; a detailed bill of sale is your supporting evidence.
- Budgeting county tax — Indiana's 7% is flat statewide.
- Sitting on the title application — the BMV's late penalty applies to trailer titles as to everything else.
Pro Tip
Indiana trailers: 44237 documents, 44049 titles, 43753 rescues the paperless ones — all at a flat 7% that never varies by county.