apply for export licence plates

Prerequisites for allocation

• Tax liability: Since 1.7.2010, export licence plates are subject to tax from the first day of allocation. The license plates are issued after a domestic bank account has been provided for the collection of the tax. If there is no domestic bank account, the applicant must pay the tax in cash at the relevant main customs office. The tax is assessed on the basis of a vehicle tax declaration. This is issued by the registration authority when the application is made. The registration process can only be completed once the tax assessment notice from the main customs office and the confirmation of payment have been submitted.
• Existing operating licence of the vehicle - deleted vehicles require a full certificate in accordance with § 21 StVZO to regain operating licence
• valid main inspection or safety inspection or an expert opinion on the inspection to this extent with confirmation of road safety

Registration period

Export licence plates are issued for the duration of the proven insurance cover. The maximum period is 1 year. The registration period always begins on the day the licence plate is issued and ends on the day indicated in the red box. After the expiry date of the export licence plate, vehicles bearing it may no longer be used or parked on public roads.

In addition to the new registration certificate Part I, an international registration certificate can also be applied for (the details are then described in different languages).

• Vehicle registration document or registration certificate Part I
• Vehicle registration document or registration certificate Part II
• Vehicle registration number, if the vehicle is registered
• Valid main inspection (original) or safety inspection or an expert opinion on the inspection to this extent
• SEPA direct debit mandate for collection of motor vehicle tax or proof of motor vehicle tax paid
• Confirmation of insurance (yellow)
• General documents on the vehicle owner (see Downloads)

The registration authority uses special adhesive seals with special security features for the vehicle documents. This increases the total fees by € 0.30 per adhesive seal used.

• § 19 of the Vehicle Registration Ordinance (FZV)
• § 7 of the International Motor Traffic Regulations (VOInt)
• Annex 4 Section 8 FZV (Design of registration plates)