Export licence plate

If you want to take your vehicle abroad permanently, you need an export licence plate. This (international registration) can be issued for a maximum of one year.

Description

Please note that you cannot obtain the yellow insurance certificate for export licence plates from us. Please contact an insurance company in advance.

Requirements

  • You are registered with your main residence in Munich
    or
  • You are staying in Munich (without residence in Germany)
  • In individual cases, it may be necessary to present the vehicle

Required documents

  • Identity card or passport
  • Do you hold a foreign identity document without a signature? In that case, you may also submit a copy of your driving licence. The driving licence must contain a photograph and a signature, and you must be registered as a resident in Munich or abroad.
  • For legal entities, companies and associations: an extract from the commercial or associations register (not more than 3 years old from the date of issue) and a business registration certificate
  • For representatives: written power of attorney (original) as well as the representative’s identity document (original) and the principal’s identity document (original)
  • Declaration of consent from the vehicle owner stating that the authorised representative may be informed of the vehicle tax status.
  • A fully completed SEPA mandate from the vehicle owner/account holder
  • Yellow insurance certificate for export number plates (The yellow insurance certificate for export number plates is not available from us. Please contact an insurance company in advance)
  • Registration certificate, Part I (previously known as the vehicle registration document)
  • Registration Certificate Part II (formerly the vehicle title)
  • Number plates (not required if the vehicle has been taken off the road)
  • Test report confirming a valid general inspection (covering the entire duration of the export registration)
  • For commercial vehicles and trailers, a valid safety inspection certificate may be required

Duration and costs

Fees

From 31.80 euros
if the vehicle documents are exchanged for the new registration certificate Part I and Part II at the same time: an additional 13.80 euros

Available payment methods

Questions & Answers

The number plate belongs to the owner; they can either dispose of it or keep it.

Contact

KfZ Zulassungsstelle

Postal address

KfZ Zulassungsstelle

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

Address

Eichstätter Straße 2
80686 München

By appointment only

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