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Apply for export registration plates (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) for imported brand-new vehicles from abroad with Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle registration document) or Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (registration certificate part II)

Ausfuhrkennzeichen beantragen für eingeführte fabrikneue Fahrzeuge aus dem Ausland mit Fahrzeugbrief bzw. Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
A vehicle is considered brand new if it has never been registered before, either within Germany or abroad. Anyone relocating their vehicle abroad for permanent use there needs an export licence plate (Ausfuhrkennzeichen). Vehicles must be presented to the registration authority (Zulassungsbehörde) before the export licence plate is issued. A prior deregistration (Abmeldung) is no longer required. For already registered vehicles, however, the existing licence plates must be submitted. Once the validity period has expired (15 days to 1 year, depending on the insurance contract and the authority's decision in the individual case), the vehicle may no longer be operated on public roads. Please note that, in addition to administrative fees, costs for the licence plates will also apply. Applicants without a residence in Germany are also required to provide and register the details of an authorised recipient (Empfangsbevollmächtigter) with a residence in Berlin, or with a residence in Germany and a place of stay in Berlin.

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Requirements

• COC certificate (Certificate of Conformity) - entry for Germany Please make sure that item 47 of the COC certificate contains an entry for Germany (pollutant class / emissions key). • Presentation of the vehicle www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/ in accordance with § 14 Abs. 8 FZV (Vehicle Registration Ordinance) • Documents in original Please always bring all documents in their original form.

Documents you need

• Application for allocation of an export registration plate (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) (completed) (under "Formulare" [forms]) • valid personal identity document • if applicable, an informal power of attorney (Vollmacht), including the personal identity document of the person granting the power of attorney and of the authorized representative unless it is a notarized power of attorney • Vehicle registration document (Fahrzeugbrief) / Certificate of Registration Part II (Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II) together with a COC certificate – "Certificate of Conformity" – or manufacturer's data confirmation • Extract from the commercial register (Handelsregister) and trade registration (Gewerbeanmeldung), in the original or as a certified copy, plus the personal identity documents of the authorized representative(s) (for companies) • Extract from the register of associations (Vereinsregister), in the original or as a certified copy, plus the personal identity documents of the authorized representative(s) (for associations) • Insurance confirmation for the export registration plate (Ausfuhrkennzeichen) • Notification for VAT purposes (Umsatzsteuer) concerning the intra-Community acquisition of a new motor vehicle (under "Formulare" [forms]) (for EU imports) • Customs clearance certificate (Zollunbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung) for imports from a non-participating EU member state pursuant to Section 6 (6) FZV (Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung, Vehicle Registration Regulation) • SEPA direct debit mandate (SEPA-Lastschriftmandat) or certificate confirming payment of the motor vehicle tax (Kfz-Steuer) From 01.03.2014, a SEPA direct debit mandate can be issued for the collection of the motor vehicle tax. If cash payment is preferred, this can only be made at the Zollamt Marzahn (Marzahn customs office). • Expert report (Gutachten) pursuant to Section 21 StVZO (Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) or Section 13 EG-FGV (EC Vehicle Approval Regulation) if the vehicle is not type-approved

Forms

• Antrag auf Zuteilung eines Ausfuhrkennzeichens (application for allocation of an export registration plate) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • Mitteilung für Umsatzsteuerzwecke über den innergemeinschaftlichen Erwerb eines neuen Kraftfahrzeugs (notification for VAT purposes concerning the intra-Community acquisition of a new motor vehicle) (bei EU-Importen) (for EU imports) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/labo3499.pdf • Erklärung zur Empfangsbevollmächtigung (declaration of authorization to receive documents) (nur wenn kein Wohnsitz im Inland vorhanden ist) (only if you have no place of residence in Germany) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/empfangsbevollma

Fees

The fee is based on the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (fee schedule for road traffic measures) in its currently applicable version and amounts to at least 36.70 EUR in the most favorable case. The production of the license plates is not a service provided by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (motor vehicle registration authority). No information can be given about separately incurred costs.

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) §§ 6, 14, 45 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/ • Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) § 21 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__21.html • Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz (FzZulGebEinfG BE, Berlin Act on Vehicle Registration Requirements) § 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-FzZulGebEinfGBErahmen • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Regulation for Road Traffic Measures) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/__1.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 • EG-Fahrzeuggenehmigungsverordnung (EG-FGV, EC Vehicle Approval Regulation) § 13 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/eg-fgv_2011/__13.html • Umsatzsteuergesetz (UStG, Value Added Tax Act) § 18 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ustg_1980/__18.html • Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002 (KraftStG 2002, Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/__1.html

Further information

• Customs information on tax concessions / tax exemptions (Generalzolldirektion, Directorate General of Customs) www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Kraftfahrzeugsteuer/Steuerverg • Contact for the Zollamt Marzahn (Marzahn customs office) (Generalzolldirektion) <https://www.zoll.de/SharedDocs/Dienststellen/DE/1_DSSD_Importer/Hauptzollamt/HZA_Berlin/ZA/ZA_Marzahn_2101/ZA_Marzahn_2101.html?category=KFZSteuer&bcnn=128770> • General information on vehicle registrations 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 • Book an appointment (Termin) at the vehicle registration authority (KFZ-Zulassungsbehörde) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/formular.910499.

Who is responsible

• Processing is carried out exclusively by the Kraftfahrzeugzulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority) in Berlin-Lichtenberg. • Book an appointment www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/formular.910499. with the KFZ-Zulassungsbehörde (motor vehicle registration authority)

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German original

Service number 324168 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324168/