If you want to transfer a vehicle abroad, you may need an export license plate. This applies in the following cases:

• Your vehicle is
  • subject to registration but has been taken out of service
  • exempt from registration but subject to license plate requirements, yet still without a license plate

This applies regardless of whether you are

• under its own power or
• as a trailer.

With the export license plate, you will receive vehicle documents and, upon request, an international registration certificate. The export license plate is valid for a maximum of one year, and the vehicle must have a valid general inspection during this period. Both are valid for a limited time for the transfer of the vehicle.

You can obtain the export license plate from your local vehicle registration authority.

• Proof of liability insurance for your vehicle; the insurance is valid for one year
• Proof that the vehicle is roadworthy:
  • a valid inspection sticker from a completed general inspection (HU)
  • emissions test (AU), if applicable
• Registration Certificate Part I, also known as the vehicle registration certificate
• if applicable, an international registration certificate for your vehicle

Validity period: 1 day – 1 year

The export license plate and the accompanying Certificate of Registration, Part II, are valid for a limited time and apply only for the duration of the vehicle’s transfer. The maximum validity period is one year.