diff --git a/analyzer/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory b/analyzer/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory
index 66a24fce8504..36a5197e0ad5 100644
--- a/analyzer/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory
+++ b/analyzer/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.Cargo$Factory
 org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.Carthage$Factory
 org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.CocoaPods$Factory
 org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.Composer$Factory
diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/package-managers/build.gradle.kts
index 9ab1e92ce214..575ae188087f 100644
--- a/plugins/package-managers/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/build.gradle.kts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ javaPlatform {
 dependencies {
     api(project(":plugins:package-managers:bower-package-manager"))
     api(project(":plugins:package-managers:bundler-package-manager"))
+    api(project(":plugins:package-managers:cargo-package-manager"))
     api(project(":plugins:package-managers:gradle-model"))
     api(project(":plugins:package-managers:gradle-package-manager"))
     api(project(":plugins:package-managers:pub-package-manager"))
diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/cargo/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..310a7d0d4e0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 The ORT Project Authors (see <https://github.com/oss-review-toolkit/ort/blob/main/NOTICE>)
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ * License-Filename: LICENSE
+ */
+
+plugins {
+    // Apply core plugins.
+    `java-library`
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    api(project(":analyzer"))
+
+    implementation(project(":downloader"))
+
+    implementation(libs.toml4j)
+    constraints {
+        implementation("com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1") {
+            because("Earlier versions have vulnerabilities.")
+        }
+    }
+
+    funTestImplementation(testFixtures(project(":analyzer")))
+}
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-expected-output.yml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-expected-output.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-expected-output.yml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-expected-output.yml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-client-expected-output.yml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-client-expected-output.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-client-expected-output.yml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-client-expected-output.yml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-integration-expected-output.yml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-integration-expected-output.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-integration-expected-output.yml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-integration-expected-output.yml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-lib-expected-output.yml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-lib-expected-output.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-lib-expected-output.yml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate-lib-expected-output.yml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/.gitignore b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/.gitignore
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/.gitignore
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.lock b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.lock
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.toml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.toml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.lock b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.lock
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.toml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.toml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/src/main.rs b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/src/main.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/src/main.rs
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/client/src/main.rs
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.lock b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.lock
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.toml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.toml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/src/lib.rs b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/src/lib.rs
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/integration/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/src/lib.rs b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/src/lib.rs
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo-subcrate/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/.gitignore b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/.gitignore
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/.gitignore
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.lock b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.lock
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.lock
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.toml b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.toml
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/Cargo.toml
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/src/lib.rs b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/src/lib.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/src/lib.rs
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/assets/projects/synthetic/cargo/src/lib.rs
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoFunTest.kt b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoFunTest.kt
similarity index 94%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoFunTest.kt
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoFunTest.kt
index fe32a4b88208..b685c06aabf2 100644
--- a/analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoFunTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoFunTest.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
  * License-Filename: LICENSE
  */
 
-package org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers
+package org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.cargo
 
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.StringSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 
+import org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.resolveSingleProject
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.downloader.VersionControlSystem
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.config.AnalyzerConfiguration
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.config.RepositoryConfiguration
diff --git a/analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt
index 9fc11502be37..59778617f83f 100644
--- a/analyzer/src/funTest/kotlin/managers/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/funTest/kotlin/CargoSubcrateFunTest.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
  * License-Filename: LICENSE
  */
 
-package org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers
+package org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.cargo
 
 import io.kotest.core.spec.style.StringSpec
 import io.kotest.matchers.shouldBe
 
+import org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers.resolveSingleProject
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.downloader.VersionControlSystem
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.config.AnalyzerConfiguration
 import org.ossreviewtoolkit.model.config.RepositoryConfiguration
diff --git a/analyzer/src/main/kotlin/managers/Cargo.kt b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/kotlin/Cargo.kt
similarity index 99%
rename from analyzer/src/main/kotlin/managers/Cargo.kt
rename to plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/kotlin/Cargo.kt
index cf8aea58065e..9068f6ccbdac 100644
--- a/analyzer/src/main/kotlin/managers/Cargo.kt
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/kotlin/Cargo.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 @file:Suppress("TooManyFunctions")
 
-package org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.managers
+package org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.cargo
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode
 
diff --git a/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f780befa0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/package-managers/cargo/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.ossreviewtoolkit.analyzer.PackageManagerFactory
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.ossreviewtoolkit.plugins.packagemanagers.cargo.Cargo$Factory
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index ce92918100ed..551ad2576c41 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ include(":plugins:package-curation-providers:sw360")
 include(":plugins:package-managers")
 include(":plugins:package-managers:bower")
 include(":plugins:package-managers:bundler")
+include(":plugins:package-managers:cargo")
 include(":plugins:package-managers:gradle")
 include(":plugins:package-managers:gradle-model")
 include(":plugins:package-managers:pub")
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ project(":plugins:package-curation-providers:sw360").name = "sw360-package-curat
 
 project(":plugins:package-managers:bower").name = "bower-package-manager"
 project(":plugins:package-managers:bundler").name = "bundler-package-manager"
+project(":plugins:package-managers:cargo").name = "cargo-package-manager"
 project(":plugins:package-managers:gradle").name = "gradle-package-manager"
 project(":plugins:package-managers:pub").name = "pub-package-manager"
 project(":plugins:package-managers:python").name = "python-package-manager"