Motor vehicle registration plates - Apply for a green license plate
Kraftfahrzeugkennzeichen - Grünes Kennzeichen beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
A licence plate with green lettering can be applied for a vehicle whose Halter (registered keeper) is exempt from motor vehicle tax. The green licence plate can also be applied for at the registration authority in the course of a registration or re-registration.
The customs administration (Zollverwaltung) is responsible for further information on tax concessions, as well as for providing the relevant forms.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• The registered keeper of the vehicle is exempt from Kraftfahrzeugsteuer (motor vehicle tax)
Documents you need
• Application for vehicle registration
• Valid identity card or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy)
• If applicable, an informal power of attorney (Vollmacht), including the identity document of both the person granting the power of attorney and the authorized representative
unless it is a notarized power of attorney
• Extract from the Commercial Register (Handelsregister) and trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung) (original or certified copy)
for companies
• Extract from the Register of Associations (Vereinsregister) (original or certified copy)
for associations
• Written consent and identity card of both parents/legal guardians
for minor vehicle owners
• Vehicle registration document (Fahrzeugbrief) / Certificate of Registration Part II (Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II) / for vehicles exempt from registration, the operating permit (Betriebserlaubnis)
• Vehicle registration certificate (Fahrzeugschein) or Certificate of Registration Part I (Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I)
• Electronic insurance confirmation (Elektronische Versicherungsbestätigung, EVB) for vehicles subject to registration
• Proof of a valid main inspection (Hauptuntersuchung)
• License plate(s)
Forms
• Application for vehicle registration (Kfz-Zulassung) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass
• Declaration of authorization to receive service/mail (Empfangsbevollmächtigung) (only if you have no residence within Germany) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/empfangsbevollma
• Declaration of consent for registration in the name of a minor 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 applicable version and amounts to a minimum of 31.80 EUR, if the service is not provided as part of a registration (Zulassung) and the vehicle is already registered.
Please note that this fee may be higher depending on the individual case — this depends on the specific application submitted.
The manufacture of the license plates is not a service provided by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (Berlin Vehicle Registration Authority). No information can be given about separately incurred costs.
Legal basis
• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) [Vehicle Registration Regulation] §§ 3, 6, 10 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/
• Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO) [Road Traffic Licensing Regulations] § 29 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__29.html
• Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002 (KraftStG 2002) [Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002] www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/
• 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 Regulation for Road Traffic Measures] Annex to § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html
• Pflichtversicherungsgesetz (PflVG) [Compulsory Insurance Act] § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflvg/__1.html
Further information
• Information on tax reductions / tax exemptions (Generalzolldirektion [Directorate General of Customs]) www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Kraftfahrzeugsteuer/Steuerverg
• General information on vehicle registration for companies and associations (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [LABO, State Office for Civic and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p
• Personal requirements for registering a vehicle (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274605.p
• Reserve a personalised licence plate online (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/
Who is responsible
This service can be used at the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority).
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO)
- Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde-Friedr.-KreuzbergJüterboger Str. 3, 10965 Berlin
- Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde-LichtenbergFerdinand-Schultze-Str. 55, 13055 Berlin
Original
Service number 121482 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121482/