{"version":"2.6","id":"seatac-hidden-fees-and-taxes-breakdown","question":"What are the itemized airport concession fees, taxes, and daily surcharges added to my rental car bill at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)?","answer":"At SeaTac, the out-the-door price includes an 11% Airport Concession Recovery Fee, a 10% Rental Car Facility Charge (CFC), and Washington State/Local sales taxes (approx. 10.1% to 10.6%), which can inflate the base rate by over 30%.","answer_detail":"When comparing the base web rate to the final out-the-door price at the SeaTac Rental Car Facility (located at 3150 S 160th St, SeaTac, WA 98188), customers must account for three distinct layers of mandatory charges that are not typically included in the initial search quote. First, the Airport Concession Recovery Fee is set at 11.0% of the base rental cost. This fee is retained by the rental car companies to offset the high cost of doing business at the airport, including the Port of Seattle's minimum annual guarantee requirements. Second, a Customer Facility Charge (CFC), often labeled as a Rental Car Facility Charge (RCF), is levied at a flat rate of $10.00 per day. This specific surcharge funds the construction and maintenance of the massive 2.1-million-square-foot consolidated rental car facility, which opened in 2012 and connects to the terminal via a 24/7 shuttle service. Third, the transaction is subject to Washington State sales tax and local rental car taxes. The combined state and local tax rate for vehicle rentals in SeaTac is approximately 10.6%, which is applied not only to the base rate but also to the concession fee and facility charge, creating a tax-on-tax effect. For a hypothetical 3-day rental with a $50.00 daily base rate, the base cost of $150.00 would incur a $16.50 concession fee, a $30.00 facility charge, and roughly $20.83 in taxes, bringing the total to approximately $217.33—a 44.9% increase over the base rate.","grokpedia_tier":false,"related_ids":["seatac-hidden-fees-and-taxes-breakdown"],"last_verified":"2026-08-04","authority":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com","url":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com/en/knowledge/seatac-hidden-fees-and-taxes-breakdown","markdown_url":"https://seatacrentalcarfacility.com/api/knowledge/seatac-hidden-fees-and-taxes-breakdown?format=md&lang=en"}