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Motor Vehicle - Apply for Re-registration

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Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
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Requirements

• You have your residence or registered office within the area of responsibility of the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (motor vehicle registration authority). • There must be no outstanding motor vehicle tax (Kraftfahrzeugsteuer) owed to the Hauptzollamt (main customs office) or outstanding fees owed to the Land Berlin. • The vehicle must have a valid Hauptuntersuchung (main safety inspection). • For the online application: This must be retrievable in the central vehicle register. • For the online application: The Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (ZB Teil II, vehicle registration certificate part II) must have a security code. A change of owner and/or license plate via the online procedure is only possible with a Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (ZB Teil II) that was issued on or after 01.10.2017. • For the online application: The Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (ZB Teil I, vehicle registration certificate part I) must have been issued on or after 01.01.2015. • For the online application: The vehicle has not been taken out of service for longer than seven years. • For the online application: Online-Ausweisfunktion (online identification function) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329833/ For this you will need: • Your Personalausweis (identity card) or Aufenthaltstitel (residence permit) with the online identification function (eID) activated, and the six-digit PIN • an external card reader or a modern smartphone with an Android or iOS operating system • the software (e.g. the AusweisApp) • For the online application: consent to the electronic payment procedure • credit card (Visa, Mastercard) • PayPal

Documents you need

• Application for re-registration www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass Possible online or in person. • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy) • SEPA-Lastschriftmandat (SEPA direct debit mandate) for the collection of the Kraftfahrzeugsteuer (motor vehicle tax) • Proof of valid motor vehicle liability insurance via the eVB procedure, with receipt of a seven-digit electronic insurance confirmation number (eVB) The keeper's data (the data on the Personalausweis) must not differ from the eVB data, unless a deviating keeper is permitted by the insurer. • if applicable, an informal 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 person • Extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register) and Gewerbeanmeldung (trade registration) in the original or a certified copy, as well as the identity documents of the person(s) authorized to represent the company (for companies) • Extract from the Vereinsregister (register of associations) in the original or a certified copy, as well as the identity documents of the person(s) authorized to represent the association (for associations) • Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (registration certificate part II) / Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle title) / Betriebserlaubnis (operating permit) (for vehicles exempt from registration) • Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (registration certificate part I) / Fahrzeugschein (vehicle registration document) • Proof of a valid Hauptuntersuchung (main safety inspection) pursuant to § 29 StVZO (Road Traffic Licensing Regulation) HU test report: Submission of the test report for the last Hauptuntersuchung (main inspection) is only required if the due date of the next HU (main inspection) is not evident from the Fahrzeugschein or the Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I.

Forms

• Application for vehicle registration www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (fillable) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (print version) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • Declaration of consent for registration to minors www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/einverstaendnise

Fees

• 19,60 Euro (minimum) • 12,20 Euro: for online applications 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 motor vehicle registration authority). No information can be given regarding separately incurred costs.

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) §§ 6, 16 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 • Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz (FzZulGebEinfG BE, Berlin Act on Requirements for Motor Vehicle Registration) § 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-FzZulGebEinfGBErahmen • Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002 (KraftStG 2002, Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/ • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Regulation for Road Traffic Measures) Anlage zu § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html • Pflichtversicherungsgesetz (PflVG, Compulsory Insurance Act) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflvg/__1.html

Processing time

For an online application, delivery of the admission documents can be expected within seven days of submitting the application.

Further information

FAQ i-KFZ / internet-based applications (online vehicle registration) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs]) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/faq-online-zulas • Information on and download of the AusweisApp (identity card app) (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik [Federal Office for Information Security]) www.ausweisapp.bund.de/ausweisapp2/ • Information on tax benefits / tax exemptions (Generalzolldirektion [Directorate General of Customs]) www.zoll.de/DE/Privatpersonen/Kraftfahrzeugsteuer/Steuerverg • Information on iKfz (Bundesministerium für Verkehr [Federal Ministry of Transport]) www.bmv.de/i-Kfz • Reserve a vehicle registration plate (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/ • Apply for a particulate matter sticker (Feinstaubplakette) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121490/

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German original

Service number 329036 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329036/