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Registration of a new vehicle imported from a non-EU member state

Zulassung eines aus einem Nicht-EU-Mitgliedstaat eingeführten Neufahrzeuges
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
This applies where a new vehicle is to be registered that was purchased in a state outside the European Union or a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. A vehicle counts as new if it has never before been registered, either within Germany or abroad. Registration depends on your having declared participation in the SEPA direct debit procedure in the event of tax liability, i.e. providing a bank account is mandatory! You may have a licence plate of your choice reserved for the vehicle, provided the licence plate is free and available. As a rule, all documents are required in the original.

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Requirements

• The vehicle has never been registered before (neither domestically nor abroad) • You are in possession of all required documents

Documents you need

• completed Zulassungsantrag (vehicle registration application) • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy) • if applicable, an informal Vollmacht (power of attorney), including the identity document of the person granting the power of attorney - unless it is a notarized power of attorney - and the identity document of the authorized representative • extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register) and Gewerbeanmeldung (trade registration) in the original or as a certified copy (for companies) • extract from the Vereinsregister (register of associations) in the original or as a certified copy (for associations) • SEPA-Lastschriftmandat (SEPA direct debit mandate) • COC papers (Certificate of Conformity) or an expert report pursuant to § 13 EG-FGV for cars, trucks, trailers, or an expert report pursuant to § 21 StVZO (not older than 18 months) for motorcycles, special-purpose vehicles Section 47 of the COC certificate must contain an entry for Germany (emission class / emission key). • if applicable, an Ausnahmegenehmigung (exemption permit), if deviations were found in the expert report under § 21 StVZO or § 13 EG-FGV In this case, an application for the granting of an Ausnahmegenehmigung (exemption permit) must be submitted. • foreign vehicle documents, if applicable, otherwise a bill of sale or import certificate • Zollunbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung (customs clearance certificate) If this is not submitted, the responsible Hauptzollamt (main customs office) will be informed of the import of the vehicle by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority). • electronic insurance confirmation (eVB)

Forms

• Application for vehicle registration (Antrag auf KFZ-Zulassung) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat) (fillable) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat) (print version) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • Declaration of authorized recipient (Erklärung zur Empfangsbevollmächtigung) (only if you have no domestic residence) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/empfangsbevollma • Declaration of consent for registration of a vehicle to a minor (Einverständniserklärung für Zulassung auf Minderjährige) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/einverstaendnise

Fees

The fee is based on the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (fee schedule for road traffic measures) in its respective current version and amounts to 34.70 EUR in the most favorable case. Please note that this fee may be higher depending on the individual case - this depends on the specific application. If the issuing of an exemption permit is necessary, separate fees apply for issuing it. The production of the license plates is not a service provided by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (vehicle registration authority). No information can be given about separately incurred costs.

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) §§ 3, 6, 8 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/ • Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) §§ 21, 29, 70 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/ • EG-Fahrzeuggenehmigungsverordnung (EG-FGV, EC Vehicle Approval Regulation) § 13 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/eg-fgv_2011/__13.html • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures) Anlage zu § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html • Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz (FzZulGebEinfG BE, Berlin Act on Requirements for Vehicle Registration Fees) § 1 <https://gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/?docId=jlr-FzZulGebEinfGBEpP1&query=JURISLINK%3A%22FzZulGebEinfG+BE+%C2%A7+1%22> • Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002 (KraftStG 2002, Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/ • Pflichtversicherungsgesetz (PflVG, Compulsory Insurance Act) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflvg/__1.html

Further information

• Reserve a personalized license plate (Wunschkennzeichen) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/ • General information on vehicle registration for companies and associations (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p • Information from Customs (Zoll) on tax reductions / tax exemptions (Generalzolldirektion, Directorate General of Customs) www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Kraftfahrzeugsteuer/Steuerverg

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Service number 120892 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120892/