Official: Up to 3 times more expensive inspections for agricultural machinery

From December 1, 2025, new tariffs for the registration and control services of agricultural and forestry machinery will come into effect, approved by Resolution No. 238 of the Council of Ministers and published on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture. The document contains a detailed tariff table with fees in both leva and euros. According to the new tariff, the annual technical inspection for wheeled tractors is set at 29.34 BGN (15 euros), and for tracked tractors, it is 23.47 BGN (12 euros). For a number of services, the increase is significant compared to the previous amounts—in some categories, fees have doubled or even tripled. Here is how the fees look in practice—before and now. Farmers and industry representatives are already signaling expected pressure on the operating costs of farms—the increase in fees for inspections and identification of machinery will affect all owners of tractors and attached machines, especially in areas with a high concentration of small ...