Circular No. 79/2024/TT-BCA dated November 15, 2024 on issuance and revocation of certificate of registration or license plate of vehicle or construction machinery
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MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY OF VIETNAM |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No. 79/2024/TT-BCA |
Hanoi, November 15, 2024 |
CIRCULAR
ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OR LICENSE PLATE OF VEHICLE OR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY
Pursuant to the Civil Code dated November 24, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety dated June 27, 2024;
Pursuant to Government’s Decree No. 01/2018/ND-CP dated August 06, 2018 on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Public Security;
At the request of the Director of Department of Traffic Police;
The Minister of Public Security promulgates Circular on issuance and revocation of certificate of registration or license plate of vehicle or construction machinery.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
1. This Circular provides for procedures for issuance and revocation of a certificate of registration or a license plate of a vehicle or construction machinery (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle/construction machinery registration”), including issuance of a new certificate of registration of or license plate of vehicle/construction machinery; issuance of certificate of registration of vehicle/construction machinery in case of change of its owner; replace of certificate of registration of or license plate of vehicle/construction machinery; re-issuance of certificate of registration of or license plate of vehicle/construction machinery; temporary registration of vehicle/construction machinery; revocation of certificate of registration of or license plate of vehicle/construction machinery.
2. This Circular does not regulate registration of vehicles/construction machinery managed by the Ministry of National Defense.
Article 2. Regulated entities
1. People’s Public Security officers and non-commissioned officers in charge of registration of vehicles/construction machinery (hereinafter referred to as “registration officers”);
2. Police officers working for competent units and local governments;
3. Organizations and individuals related to registration of vehicles/construction machinery.
Article 3. Vehicle/construction machinery registration principles
1. Any vehicle or construction machinery (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle") that has legal origin and meets standards of the quality and technical and environmental safety shall be eligible for registration and obtainment of a license plate according to regulations in this Circular.
2. If a vehicle owner is an organization that has its head office located in or an individual that resides (permanent or temporary residence) in any province, it/he/she shall follow vehicle registration procedures at a vehicle registration authority at such province; except for the cases specified in clause 8 and clause 9 of this Article.
3. A license plate shall be managed according to its owner’s ID number (hereinafter referred to as “ID license plate”) and regulated as follows:
a) If the vehicle owner is a Vietnamese citizen, the license plate shall be managed according to his/her personal ID number;
b) If the vehicle owner is a foreigner, the license plate shall be managed according to the foreigner’s ID number generated by the electronic identification and authentication system, permanent residence card, temporary residence card or 9-digit ID card number issued by the competent authority;
c) If the vehicle owner is an organization, the license plate shall be managed according to its electronic identification code generated by the electronic identification and authentication system. If the organization has not yet been issued with the electronic identification code, the license plate shall be managed according to TIN or establishment decision number;
d) In case of an end-of-life vehicle, a damaged and unusable vehicle or a vehicle with title transfer, the ID license plate shall be revoked and retained within 05 years by the vehicle registration authority and re-issued when the vehicle owner initiates procedures for registering such license plate for another vehicle under their ownership (unless the vehicle associated to the license plate acquired through auction is transferred, traded, gifted, or bequeathed). After 05 years from the date of revocation, if the vehicle owner has not yet initiated registration procedures, the ID license plate shall be transferred to the license plate storage for registration and issuance to another organization or individual according to regulations.
4. Vehicle registration shall be declared or an application for vehicle registration shall be submitted by one of the following methods:
a) National public service portal, public service portal of the Ministry of Public Security or other online public service channels in accordance with regulations (hereinafter referred to as “public service portal”);
b) National identification application;
c) In person at the vehicle registration authority.
5. Vehicle registration fees shall be paid via banks or intermediary payment service providers that have connected, integrated and provided online payment services via the public service portal or in person at the vehicle registration authority.
6. Vehicle registration results may be received via the public service portal or the national identification application or by post or in person at the vehicle registration authority upon request of the vehicle owner.
7. Electronic data scanned from documents included vehicle registration application components, pencil prints of engine numbers, chassis numbers, results of processing administrative procedures produced from physical documents bearing digital signatures of vehicle registration officers or authorities (hereinafter referred to as “document digitization”) or electronic data included in documents in vehicle registration application components received by the vehicle registration and management system from the public service portal or databases established by ministries and central authorities shall have the same legal effect as physical ones.
8. A winner of an automobile license plate auction may choose to apply for issuance of the license plate at a Traffic Police Division affiliated to the police authority of the province or central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as “Traffic Police Division”) where the winner’s head office (in case of an organization) is located or the winner resides (in case of an individual) or a Traffic Police Division managing the automobile license plate.
9. A winner of a motorbike/moped license plate auction may choose to apply for issuance of the license plate at a police authority of suburban, rural or urban district, provincial city, or city controlled by central-affiliated city (hereinafter referred to as “police authority of district") where the winner’s head office (in case of an organization) is located or the winner resides (in case of an individual) or the Traffic Police Division or the police authority of district managing the motorbike/moped license plate. In case of a motorbike/moped confiscated and put into the public treasury or a motorbike with a displacement volume of 175 cm3 or more, the registration shall be applied for and the license plate purchased at auction shall be issued at a Traffic Police Division of province/district where the owner’s head office (in case of an organization) is located or the winner resides (in case of an individual) or the Traffic Police Division managing the license plate.
10. If an organization or individual commits violations against regulations on road traffic order and safety but it/she/he has not yet met all requirements imposed by a competent authority for handling of such violations, its/his/her vehicle must not be registered.
Article 4. Vehicle registration authorities
1. Department of Traffic Police shall be responsible for registration of vehicles owned units affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security; automobiles and construction machinery owned by organizations and authorities specified in Appendix 01 issued together with this Circular; automobiles owned by diplomatic missions, representative offices of international organizations of which head offices are located in Hanoi city and automobiles owned by foreigners working for these ones.
2. The Traffic Police Division shall be responsible for registration of the following vehicles (except for vehicles specified in clause 1 of this Article):
a) Automobiles, trailers, semi-trailers, four-wheeled motorized passenger vehicles, four-wheeled motorized goods transport vehicles, other vehicles similar to automobiles (hereinafter referred to as “automobiles”) and construction machinery owned by organizations whose head offices are located in or individuals who reside in an urban district or city controlled by the central-affiliated city or a city, district or district-level town affiliated to a province where the Traffic Police Division’s head office is located;
b) Automobiles with license plates purchased at auctions; motorbikes with license plates purchased at auctions and managed by the Traffic Police Division.
c) Confiscated vehicles, motorbikes with displacement volume of 175 cm3 or more;
d) Automobiles, construction machinery, motorbikes, mopeds and other vehicles similar to motorbikes (hereinafter referred to as “motorbikes”) owned by foreign organizations or individuals.
3. The police authority of district shall be responsible for registration of motorbikes with license plates purchased at auctions; automobiles, construction machinery, motorbikes owned domestic organizations whose head offices are located in or individuals who reside in the district (except for the vehicles specified in clause 1, clause 2 and clause 4 of this Article).
4. The police authority of a commune, ward or commune-level town (hereinafter referred to as “commune-level police authority”) shall be responsible for registration of motorbikes (except for confiscated motorbikes, motorbikes with displacement volume of 175 cm3 or more and motorbikes with license plates purchased at auctions) as follows:
a) The commune-level police authorities of districts and district-level towns affiliated to cities controlled by central- affiliated cities shall be responsible for registration of motorbikes owned by domestic organizations whose head offices are located in or individuals who reside in such districts and towns;
b) The commune-level police authorities of districts, district-level towns and provincial cities (except for the police authorities of communes where head offices of Traffic Police Divisions or the police authorities of districts, district-level towns and cities are located) that have processed an average of at least 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year during the latest 03 years shall be responsible for registration of motorbikes owned by domestic organizations whose head offices are located in or individuals who reside in such districts, district-level towns and cities.
5. With regard to a commune with a specific area, according to the actual number of registered vehicles, the nature of the area and the geographical distance, the Director of the provincial police authority shall agree with the Traffic Police Department on decision on organization of vehicle registration as follows:
a) In case of less than 150 applications for registration of new vehicles per year, the police authority of the commune is assigned to directly organize vehicle registration, or the police authority of the district, district-level town or city assigned or the commune-level police authority delegated to take charge of registration of vehicles shall organize cluster-based registration of vehicles;
b) In case the number of applications for registration of new vehicles exceeds the capacity of the commune-level police authority, the police authority of the district, district-level town or city or adjacent commune delegated to take charge of registration of vehicles shall assist in processing vehicle registration applications submitted by domestic organizations whose head offices are located in or individuals who reside in such commune on a cluster scale.
6. Vehicle registration authorities shall be responsible for fully providing facilities and designating convenient locations to receive and process vehicle registration applications and procedures. In a vehicle registration location, a direction map, work schedule, title plates of vehicle registration officers, seats, a parking lot, a suggestion box and a public posting of regulations on procedures for vehicle registration and vehicle registration fees are required.
Article 5. Responsibilities of vehicle registration officers and authorities
1. Each vehicle registration authority shall receive vehicle registration applications on weekdays. If necessary, the Director of the provincial police authority shall decide and publicly announce organization of receipt of vehicle registration applications overtime, on days off and public holidays. Vehicle registration officers shall be assigned to inspect the vehicle registration and management system and receive applications to make sure that such applications are punctually processed in accordance with regulations.
2. Receive and inspect applications for vehicle registration, conduct physical inspection of vehicles, take pencil prints of engine number and chassis number and digitize vehicle applications on the vehicle registration and management system.
3. Receive and process vehicle registration applications in case where vehicle registration applications and their electronic data meet regulations of the law. Give clear and detailed guidelines, fill these guidelines in application guideline notes and take responsibility for such guidelines in case where applications that have been submitted fail to follow the required procedures.
4. During the process of vehicle registration, officers shall strictly follow orders issued by the People's Public Security and have right attitudes and respect the People. They shall comply with regulations in this Circular and other regulations of laws related to vehicle registration and not require additional vehicle registration procedures which are contrary to this Circular.
Article 6. Responsibility of a vehicle owner
1. Strictly abide by laws and regulations on vehicle registration; declare information and regulations on vehicle registration in a full, honest and accurate manner; take responsibility to the law for legality of the vehicle and the vehicle registration application; open a bank account upon online payment of the vehicle registration fee or receipt of the refunded fee.
2. Have their vehicle physically inspected at a vehicle registration authority when the owner initiates procedures for issuance of a new vehicle registration certificate or license plate (except for full-process online vehicle registration) or issuance of a vehicle registration certificate in case of change of the vehicle owner or replacement of the vehicle registration certificate in case of modification and color change.
3. In case procedures for issuance of a new certificate of registration of or license plate of a domestically manufactured/assembled or imported vehicle owned by a Vietnamese citizen are wholly processed by using online public services, the vehicle owner shall use a level 2 e-identification account to make declaration and submit their application via the public service portal or the national identification application, is not required to have their vehicle physically inspected, and upon result receipt, shall submit a certificate of ex-factory quality inspection accompanied with the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number fan-stamped by the manufacturer (in case of a domestically manufactured/assembled vehicle) or a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicles or a notification of exemption from inspection of conformity with the technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicle accompanied with the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number fan-stamped by the importer (in case of an imported vehicle) to the vehicle registration authority.
If the physical certificate of ex-factory quality inspection accompanied with the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number fan-stamped by the manufacturer (in case of a domestically manufactured/assembled vehicle) or certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicles or notification of exemption from inspection of conformity with the technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicle accompanied with the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number fan-stamped by the importer (in case of an imported vehicle) is not available, the one printed from the electronic database system shall be submitted.
4. Within 30 days from the date on which the vehicle owner is issued with a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for modified vehicles by the competent authority or there is any change in information on the vehicle owner (change of name or ID number of the vehicle owner) or the vehicle registration certificate expires, the vehicle owner shall initiate procedures for replacement or revocation of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate at the vehicle registration authority (hereinafter referred to as “revocation procedures”) according to regulations.
5. When transferring, exchanging, gifting or bequeathing a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “vehicle title transfer):
a) The vehicle owner shall retain the vehicle registration certificate or license plate (not transfer the registration certificate or license plate to the transferee) and submit them to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures; in case of vehicle title transfer together with the license plate purchased at auction, the vehicle owner shall submit the vehicle registration certificate to the vehicle registration authority for revocation procedures;
b) Within 30 days from the date of initiation of procedures for vehicle title transfer, the vehicle owner named in the vehicle registration certificate shall initiate procedures for revocation; within the aforesaid duration, if the vehicle owner fails to initiate procedures for revocation or transfer the vehicle registration certificate or license plate to the transferee to initiate revocation procedures, before processing procedures, a competent person shall follow procedures for imposing administrative penalties in accordance with regulations; in case the vehicle owner fails to initiate procedures for revocation, the competent person shall make an administrative violation record for the vehicle owner and impose penalties as per law and the transferee is entitled to sign the record in the capacity of a witness and documents related to revocation procedures;
c) After the vehicle registration processes revocation procedures, the transferee shall initiate procedures for issuance of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate in accordance with regulations.
6. Within 07 working days from the date on which vehicle’s life cycle ends, the vehicle is broken and unusable or destroyed, the vehicle owner shall make declaration on the public service portal or in person at the vehicle registration authority and submit the vehicle registration certificate or license plate to the vehicle registration authority or to the commune-level police authority (regardless of the vehicle owner’s head office or place of residence) for revocation procedures.
7. The organization/individual named in the vehicle registration certificate shall continue to take responsibilities of the vehicle owner when they have not yet initiated procedures for revocation of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate that must be revoked in accordance with regulations.
Article 7. Duration for processing vehicle registration procedures
1. Issuance of vehicle registration certificate
a) In case of application for a new vehicle registration certificate, change of vehicle owner or application for replacement of vehicle registration certificate, the vehicle registration certificate shall be issued or replaced within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application;
b) In case of re-issuance of the vehicle registration certificate, the verification shall be conducted within 30 days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application; if the verification result shows that all conditions for re-issuance are satisfied, the vehicle registration certificate shall be re-issued within 02 working days.
2. Issuance of license plate
a) A new license plate shall be immediately issued after receipt of the valid and complete application;
b) A new license plate purchased at auction or ID license plate shall be issued or the license plate shall be replaced within 07 working days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application;
c) In case of re-issuance of the license plate, the verification shall be conducted within 30 days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application; if the verification result shows that all conditions for re-issuance are satisfied, the license plate shall be re-issued within 02 working days.
3. Issuance of certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate
a) In case procedures for issuance of a certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate are wholly processed by using online public services, the certificate shall be issued within 08 working hours from the time of receipt of the valid and complete application;
b) In case procedures for issuance of a certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate are partly processed by using online public services or are processed in person at the vehicle registration authority, the certificate shall be issued within 02 working days from the time of receipt of the valid and complete application;
c) In case of issuance of a certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate, when the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate is lost, the verification shall be conducted within 30 days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application; if the verification result shows that all conditions for issuance are satisfied, the certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate shall be issued within 02 working days;
d) In case of issuance of a copy of the certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate, the verification shall be conducted within 30 days from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application; if the verification result shows that all conditions for issuance are satisfied, the copy of the certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate shall be issued within 02 working days.
4. Issuance of temporary vehicle registration certificate
a) In case procedures for issuance of a temporary vehicle registration certificate are wholly processed by using online public services, the certificate shall be issued within 08 working hours from the time of receipt of the valid and complete application;
b) In case procedures for issuance of a temporary vehicle registration certificate are partly processed by using online public services or are processed in person at the vehicle registration authority, the certificate shall be issued within 01 working day from the date of receipt of the valid and complete application.
5. In case the vehicle registration fee must be paid, the duration for processing vehicle registration procedures shall begin from the time on which the valid and complete application is received and the vehicle owner fully pays the vehicle registration fee.
Chapter II
VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Section 1. ISSUANCE OF NEW CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR LICENSE PLATE
Article 8. Application for issuance of new certificate of vehicle registration or license plate
An application for issuance of a new certificate of vehicle registration or license plate (hereinafter referred to as “initial vehicle registration") includes the following documents:
1. Vehicle registration form.
2. Legal documentation of the vehicle owner
3. Vehicle origin certificate.
4. Legal ownership certificate.
5. Certificate of fulfilling financial obligations.
Article 9. Vehicle registration form
1. If vehicle registration procedures are wholly processed by using online public services, the vehicle owner shall log into the public service portal, declare all contents specified in the vehicle registration form in a full, accurate and honest manner and conduct authentication using the digital signature. If the digital signature is not available, the vehicle owner shall print the vehicle registration form from the public service portal, sign and write full name in it and the vehicle registration form shall bear seal of the vehicle owner in case the vehicle owner is an authority or organization.
2. In case initial vehicle registration procedures are wholly processed by using online public services, the vehicle owner shall use their level 2 e-identification account to log into the public service portal or the national identification application and declare all contents specified in the vehicle registration form in a full, accurate and honest manner, and is not required to sign.
3. If vehicle registration procedures are processed in person at the vehicle registration authority, the vehicle owner shall declare all contents specified in the vehicle registration form in a full, accurate and honest manner.
Article 10. Legal documentation of the vehicle owner
1. If the vehicle owner is a Vietnamese, he/she shall use his/her level 2 e-identification account to initiate procedures for vehicle registration on the public service portal or the national identification application or present his/her citizen ID card, ID card or passport;
If the vehicle owner is a member of armed forces' personnel, he/she shall present his/her people’s police or military ID card or document certified by the head of working agency/unit of regiment, division of police authority of district or higher (in the absence of ID card of the armed forces' personnel).
2. Regarding a vehicle owner who is a foreigner
a) As for a foreigner who is working for a diplomatic mission/consulate/representative office of an international organization in Vietnam, he/she shall present referral letter to Directorate of State Protocol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Department of Foreign Affairs and a valid Diplomatic Identity Card, Official Identity Card, Consul Identity Card, Honorary Consul Identity Card, Ordinary Identity Card;
b) The vehicle owner who is a foreigner living and working in Vietnam (except for the foreigners specified at point a of this Clause) shall present his/her permanent residence card or temporary residence card that is still valid for residence in Vietnam (for at least 06 months).
3. Regarding a vehicle owner that is an organization
a) If the vehicle owner is an organization (except for the entities specified in point b, clause 3 of this Article), the level 2 e-identification account shall be used to initiate procedures for vehicle registration on the public service portal; if the organization has not yet been issued with the level 2 e-identification account, it shall show notification of TIN or the establishment decision.
Regarding an automobile used for transport business, a copy of the license for automobile-based transport business issued by the Department of Transport enclosed with its authentic copy for comparison shall be shown; in case of a vehicle owned by another organization or individual, a vehicle rental contract or a business cooperation contract or a service contract is required;
Regarding a vehicle owned by a military enterprise, a referral letter of Department of Vehicle - Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense shall be shown;
b) If the vehicle owner is a diplomatic mission, consulate or representative office of international organization in Vietnam, a referral letter prepared by Directorate of State Protocol or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Department of Foreign Affairs shall be presented.
c) A person nominated to initiate procedures by an organization or authority shall submit documentation of the vehicle owner according to regulations and present his/her identity documents in accordance with clause 1 and clause 2 of this Article.
4. The person authorized to follow vehicle registration procedures, apart from the documentation of the vehicle owner as prescribed in clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, shall show his/her identity documents and submit a power of attorney which is notarized or certified according to regulations.
Article 11. Vehicle origin certificate
1. Regarding imported vehicles
a) Electronic customs data shall be transferred to the vehicle registration and management system from the public service portal or the database established by the customs authority;
b) In case of a vehicle whose e-customs data is unavailable, its origin certificate is an origin declaration of an imported vehicle as prescribed (with regard to an imported vehicle under a commercial contract), temporary import license as prescribed (with regard to a temporarily imported and re-exported vehicle owned by an organization/individual that is eligible for diplomatic privileges and immunities in accordance with legal regulations or International Treaties to which Vietnam is a signatory); a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported construction machinery or a notification of exemption from inspection of conformity with the technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported construction machinery in accordance with regulations.
2. Regarding manufactured/assembled vehicles
a) Electronic certificates of ex-factory quality inspection shall be transferred to the vehicle registration and management system from the public service portal or the database established by the Registry Office;
b) If the electronic certificate of ex-factory quality inspection is unavailable, the vehicle origin certificate is a physical certificate of ex-factory quality inspection according to regulations;
c) Regarding a manufactured/assembled vehicle owned by the People’s Public Security Force, its origin certificate is a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for manufactured/assembled vehicles/construction machinery.
3. Regarding confiscated vehicles as per law
a) The vehicle origin certificate is an authentic copy of decision on confiscation or decision on establishment of universal ownership in respect of the confiscated vehicle according to regulations of the law or citation of a judgment concerning confiscation of vehicle (hereinafter referred to as “confiscation decision”) issued to each vehicle. The decision or the citation shall clearly state all characteristics of the vehicle, including make, model number, model, engine number, chassis number and cylinder capacity and year of manufacture (regarding a vehicle's service life). The vehicle is a complete unit and has engine and chassis with the same technical specifications.
b) The invoice of selling public property or state-owned property or confiscated property shall be submitted according to regulations of the law.
Article 12. Legal ownership certificate
A legal ownership certificate is a vehicle title transfer documentation, including:
1. Electronic invoice transferred to the vehicle registration and management system from the public service portal or the database established by the tax authority. If the electronic invoice is unavailable, a paper invoice or paper invoice converted from the electronic invoice as per law is required.
2. Decision issued by a competent authority or a document on transferring, exchanging, gifting or bequeathing the vehicle or a financial document in accordance with the law.
3. As for a liquidated vehicle owned by the police authority: a decision on liquidation of the vehicle made by the competent authority and an invoice in accordance with regulations.
4. As for a liquidated vehicle owned by a military agency: a document certifying that the vehicle has been moved out of the military equipment and prepared by the Department of Vehicle - Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense and an invoice according to regulations.
Article 13. Certificate of fulfilling financial obligations
A certificate of fulfilling financial obligations is a proof of payment of vehicle registration fee (except for construction machinery), including one of the following documents:
1. Electronic proof of payment of vehicle registration fee transferred to the vehicle registration and management system from the public service portal or the database established by the tax authority.
2. In case the electronic proof of payment of vehicle registration fee is unavailable, a written proof of payment to the state budget or another documentation on payment of vehicle registration fee as per the law is required; as for a vehicle exempt from paying the registration fee, a written notification of payment of vehicle registration fee containing information about exemption from paying vehicle registration fee issued by the tax authority is required.
Article 14. Initial vehicle registration procedures
1. In case procedures for initial registration of a manufactured/assembled/imported vehicle owned by a Vietnamese citizen are wholly processed by using online public services:
a) The vehicle owner shall comply with regulations in clause 3 Article 6 of this Article, apply for registration of public post services in order to receive the vehicle registration certificate or license plate and submit their application to the vehicle registration authority as per law.
b) The vehicle owner shall press the license plate on the public service portal or the national identification application in accordance with regulations and receive a notification of the issued license plate and the vehicle registration fee payable via phone message or email or the national identification application in order to pay the fee via utility payment integrated into the public service portal or the national identification application.
After successful payment of the vehicle registration fee, the vehicle owner shall be notified of completion of payment of the fee by the public service portal or the national identification application;
c) The vehicle registration officer shall receive the application for initial vehicle registration transferred from the public service portal or the national identification application to the vehicle registration and management system by the wholly online public service to inspect and adjust vehicle registration data (it is not required to conduct physical inspection of the vehicle and take pencil prints of engine number and chassis number and photo of the vehicle according to regulations); print the vehicle registration form and vehicle registration certificate; request the competent authority to approve and sign the vehicle registration application, the vehicle registration certificate and relevant documents; and stamp the vehicle registration application. The vehicle registration certificate or license plate (an identification tag shall be affixed to the license plate purchased at auction or a tag shall be affixed to the license plate of the vehicle which uses environmentally friendly, clean and green energy) shall be returned to the vehicle owner by post;
d) The vehicle owner shall submit the documents specified in clause 3 Article 6 of this Circular when receiving the vehicle registration certificate or license plate. If the vehicle owner fails to submit these documents or the provided information on pencil prints of engine number and chassis number is contrary to the declared information, the vehicle owner shall have their vehicle physically inspected at the vehicle registration authority and receive vehicle registration results;
dd) The vehicle registration officer shall receive the application in accordance with clause 3 Article 6 of this Circular in order to inspect and compare it with the data on the vehicle registration and management system, sign to certify that the inspection has been conducted and the comparison with pencil prints of engine number and chassis number has been made for the purpose of storage in the vehicle registration application; take pencil prints of engine number and chassis number and update them on the vehicle registration and management system.
2. In case procedures for registration of a vehicle are partly processed by using online public services
a) The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular, receive number of e-application for vehicle registration and an appointment to process the application notified by the public service portal via phone message or via email to complete procedures for vehicle registration; have their vehicle physically inspected at the vehicle registration authority, provide the number of e-application for vehicle registration and submit relevant documents specified in Articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Circular to the vehicle registration authority; apply for registration of public post services (if necessary) in order to receive the vehicle registration certificate or license plate;
b) After the vehicle registration officer inspects the application and conducts physical inspection of the vehicle, if the application and the vehicle are satisfactory, the license plate shall be issued as follows:
A new license plate shall be issued in case the vehicle owner has not yet been issued with an ID license plate or has been issued with an ID license plate which is being used for registration of another vehicle.
An ID license plate shall be issued in case the vehicle owner has their ID license plate revoked from August 15, 2023.
If the application and the vehicle are not satisfactory, the application shall be adjusted and completed according to guidelines issued by the vehicle registration officer and provided in the application guideline note;
c) The vehicle owner shall receive the appointment note to return vehicle registration result, and pay vehicle registration fee and receive license plate (in case a new ID license plate is issued or the vehicle owner applies for reuse of the old ID license plate that has been revoked if the vehicle registration authority has not yet destroyed such license plate according to regulations).
d) The vehicle owner receives the result in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post.
3. In case procedures for registration of a vehicle are processed in person at the vehicle registration authority
The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular, have their vehicle physically inspected at the vehicle registration authority, submit the documents specified in Articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Circular and comply with regulations in points b, c and d clause 2 of this Article.
Section 2. ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE PLATE
Article 15. Issuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate in case of change of vehicle owner (hereinafter referred to as "registration of title transfer”)
1. In case of vehicle title transfer, the vehicle owner shall initiate revocation procedures at the vehicle registration authority of the local area where the vehicle owner’s head office (in case of an organization) is located or the vehicle owner resides (in case of an individual) in accordance with Article 4 of this Circular.
2. The transferee shall initiate procedures for registration of title transfer at the vehicle registration authority in accordance with Article 4 of this Circular.
Article 16. Application for title transfer
1. An application for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate and includes:
a) Declaration form for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate;
b) Vehicle owner’s documentation according to Article 10 of this Circular;
c) 02 pencil prints of engine numbers, chassis numbers;
d) Copy of vehicle title transfer documentation according to regulations;
dd) Certificate of vehicle registration or license plate; if the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate is lost, reasons shall be clearly stated in the declaration form for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate.
Pending the revocation result, the vehicle owner may retain the license plate for use and shall return it when receiving the revocation certificate; in case the vehicle owner does not return the license plate, the vehicle registration authority will cancel the result and request the vehicle owner to re-initiate revocation procedures if the license plate is lost according to regulations.
2. An application for title transfer
a) Vehicle registration form;
b) Vehicle owner’s documentation;
c) Vehicle title transfer documentation according to regulations;
d) Proof of payment of vehicle registration fee as per law;
dd) Certificate of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate.
Article 17. Procedures for registration of title transfer
1. Revocation procedures
a) The vehicle owner shall make a declaration form for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration, license plate on the public service portal, provide the number of the e-application for vehicle registration or make the declaration form for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration, license plate (according to Form DKX11 enclosed with this Circular) in person at the vehicle registration authority; submit the revocation application specified in clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular and receive the appointment note to return the result of certificate of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration, license plate according to regulations;
b) After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue 02 certificates of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate according to regulations (the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number shall be pasted on such certificates and a seal of the vehicle registration authority shall be affixed on the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number). One shall be filed and the other one shall be sent to the vehicle owner. Regarding a temporarily imported and re-exported vehicle owned by an organization/individual that is eligible for diplomatic privileges and immunities, 03 certificates of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate shall be issued (02 certificates shall be returned to the vehicle owner that will submit them to the customs authority and the vehicle registration authority and the other one shall be filed).
A temporary vehicle registration certificate shall be issued together with the certificate of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate to the vehicle owner at the request of the vehicle owner and the temporary vehicle registration application is not required.
2. Procedures for registration of title transfer
a) The transferee shall compete the vehicle registration form according to regulations in Article 9 of this Circular; have their vehicle physically inspected, and submit the application specified in clause 2 Article 16 of this Circular;
b) After inspection of the application and physical inspection of the vehicle, if the application and the vehicle are satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a vehicle registration certificate or license plate according to point b clause 2 Article 14 of this Circular;
c) The vehicle owner shall receive the appointment note to return the result and the license plate and pay the vehicle registration fee (in case the license plate is issued in accordance with point c clause 2 Article 14 of this Circular); if the vehicle owner wishes to receive the vehicle registration result by post, it/he/she shall register with the public post office.
d) The vehicle owner receives the vehicle registration certificate in person at the vehicle registration authority or from the public post office.
If the issued license plate is a 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate, it shall be converted into an ID license plate according to regulations in this Circular.
Section 3. REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE PLATE
Article 18. Cases of replacement of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. The vehicle registration certificate or license plate is faded or damaged.
2. The vehicle is modified; the vehicle's color is changed.
3. The automobile has been registered and issued with the license plate with a white background and black letters and numbers which is now changed to a license plate with a yellow background, black letters and numbers (an automobile used for transport business) and vice versa.
4. The information on the vehicle owner is changed (name or ID number of the vehicle owner) or the vehicle owner wishes to replace the old vehicle registration certificate with a new vehicle registration certificate in which the new address is indicated.
5. The vehicle registration certificate expires.
6. The old vehicle registration certificate or license plate is replaced with a new vehicle registration certificate or license plate as per this Circular; the vehicle owner wishes to replace the short license plate by a long license plate or vice versa.
Article 19. Application for replacement of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. Vehicle registration form.
2. Vehicle owner’s documentation according to Article 10 of this Circular;
3. Vehicle registration certificate (in case of replacement of the vehicle registration certificate) or license plate (in case of replacement of the license plate).
4. Other documents:
a) In case the vehicle is modified and its engine or chassis is replaced, a vehicle origin certificate, proof of payment of vehicle registration fee and title transfer certificate related to such engine or chassis is required in accordance with regulations. If the replacing engine or chassis has a different make, a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for a modified vehicle/construction machinery is required according to regulations;
b) In case the vehicle is modified and the replacing engine is the engine of another vehicle that has been registered, a certificate of revocation of certificate of registration of or license plate of the vehicle with such engine is required;
c) If the vehicle is modified and its type is changed, a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for a modified vehicle/construction machinery is required according to regulations;
d) In case the license plate with a yellow background, black letters and numbers is replaced by the license plate with a white background, black letters and numbers, a document on revocation of the transport business license or signage is required;
dd) In case the vehicle owner wishes to replace their vehicle registration certificate when the address (the address of the head office or the place of residence) is changed into a new location outside of the jurisdiction of the registration authority in charge of replacement of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate, a vehicle application certificate according to Form DKX14 enclosed with this Circular is required;
Article 20. Procedures for replacement of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. If procedures for replacement of vehicle registration certificate or license plate are partly processed by using online public services or in person at the vehicle registration authority, the vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular, submit an application for replacement of vehicle registration certificate or license plate according to Article 19 of this Circular and pay the fee as prescribed. If the vehicle is modified or its color is changed, the vehicle owner shall have their vehicle physically inspected.
2. After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall replace the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate in accordance with regulations; the vehicle owner will receive the vehicle registration result in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post;
In case of replacement of the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate, the ID license plate shall be retained; in case the old license plate of the registered vehicle is a 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate, the ID license plate shall be issued according to regulations and the vehicle registration certificate, 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate shall be revoked;
If a license plate with a white background, black letters and numbers is replaced by a license plate with a yellow background, black letters and numbers or vice versa, a new ID license plate shall be issued (in case the ID license plate has not yet been issued) or re-issued (in case the ID license plate has yet been issued).
3. In case the vehicle registration certificate is replaced when the address (the address of the head office or the place of residence) is changed into a new location outside of the jurisdiction of the vehicle registration authority that has issued such certificate:
a) The vehicle owner shall submit the vehicle registration certificate and the application for certifying the vehicle registration application (according to Form DKX13 enclosed with this Circular) to the vehicle registration authority which manages such application in order to be issued with a vehicle registration application certificate;
b) The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form and submit the vehicle registration application certificate to the vehicle registration authority at the new address in accordance with Article 4 of this Circular for replacement of the vehicle registration certificate.
Section 4. RE-ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE PLATE
Article 21. Procedures for re-issuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. The vehicle owner shall initiate procedures for re-issuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate by the wholly online public service (except for registered vehicles with 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates). To be specific:
a) The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular and submit the pencil prints of engine and chassis numbers to the vehicle registration authority by post;
b) After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall send a notification to the vehicle owner so that the owner pays vehicle registration fee and postal fee on the public service portal and then the vehicle registration authority shall return vehicle registration result according to regulations;
c) The vehicle owner may receive the vehicle registration certificate or license plate according to regulations by post.
2. The vehicle owner shall initiate procedures for re-issuance of vehicle registration certificate or license plate by the partly online public service or in person at the vehicle registration authority. To be specific:
a) The vehicle owner shall complete the vehicle registration form according to regulations in Article 9 of this Circular; submit the application specified in clause 1, clause 2 Article 19 of this Circular and pay fee as prescribed;
b) After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall reissue the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate in accordance with regulations; the vehicle owner will receive the vehicle registration result in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post;
3. In case of reissuance of the vehicle registration certificate or the license plate, the ID license plate shall be retained; in case the old license plate of the registered vehicle is a 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate, the ID license plate shall be issued according to regulations and the vehicle registration certificate, 3-digit license plate or 4-digit license plate shall be revoked;
Section 5. TEMPORARY VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Article 22. Temporary vehicle registration application
1. Vehicle registration form.
2. Vehicle owner’s documentation according to Article 10 of this Circular;
3. Vehicle origin certificate, including one of the following documents:
a) E-certificate of ex-factory quality inspection or e-certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicles or a copy of certificate of ex-factory quality inspection or certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicles (in case of transportation from a factory to a storage unit, port or from a storage unit, port, factory, sale agency to a vehicle registration location, another sale agency, or storage unit in accordance with point a clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety);
b) Certificate of ex-factory quality inspection for a vehicle subject to research and development and participating in road traffic according to regulations (in case of research and development test vehicles participating in road traffic in accordance with point c Clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety).
c) Document prepared by the competent authority on permission for the vehicle to participate in traffic, enclosed with a list of vehicles and a copy of vehicle registration certificate issued by the host country (in case of vehicles, including right-hand drive vehicles, that are registered overseas and allowed by competent authority for transit, temporary import, temporary re-export, and used in convention, fairs, exhibits, sports, athletic events, tourism in Vietnam in accordance with point b Clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety);
d) Written request for temporary vehicle registration enclosed with a photocopy of vehicle registration certificate, list of vehicles (in case of vehicles which serve events organized by the Communist Party, the State in accordance with point b Clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety);
4. If the vehicle owner initiates procedures for revocation for the purpose of re-export to home country or title transfer in Vietnam, the temporary vehicle registration shall be issued and enclosed with the revocation application (upon request of the vehicle owner) and the application for temporary vehicle registration is not required (in case of vehicles that are subject to revocation procedures for re-export in accordance with point b Clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety);
Article 23. Procedures for temporary vehicle registration
1. In case procedures for temporary vehicle registration are wholly processed by using online public services in the case specified in point a clause 5 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety (e-certificate of ex-factory quality inspection or e-certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicles is available on the public service portal):
a) The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form on the public service portal;
b) After inspection of the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall send a notification to the vehicle owner so that the owner pays vehicle registration fee as prescribed; the vehicle owner may receive results of authentication of temporary vehicle registration and print the certificate of temporary vehicle registration on the public service portal.
2. In case procedures for temporary vehicle registration are partly processed by using online public services or in person at the vehicle registration authority
a) The vehicle owner shall make a vehicle declaration form in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular and submit temporary vehicle registration documents according to regulations in Article 22 of this Circular; the vehicle owner may initiate procedures in person at the vehicle registration authority of choice;
b) After receiving and inspecting the vehicle application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall collect fee and issue a certificate of temporary vehicle registration or license plate to the vehicle owner according to regulations.
Article 24. Validity period of certificate of temporary vehicle registration
1. In case of a vehicle subject to revocation procedures for re-export or title transfer or a vehicle issued with a certificate of ex-factory quality inspection or certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for motor vehicle/construction machinery used for transportation from a factory to a storage unit, port or from a storage unit, port, factory, sale agency to a vehicle registration location, another sale agency, or storage unit, the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration is 15 days, and may be extended once for up to 15 more days.
2. In case of a vehicle serving events organized by the Communist Party, the State; a vehicle, including a right-hand drive vehicle, that is registered overseas and allowed by competent authority for transit, temporary import, temporary re-export, and used in convention, fairs, exhibits, sports, athletic events, tourism in Vietnam, the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration shall be the same as the period within which the vehicle is permitted by the competent authority to serve these events or activities.
3. In case of a research and development test vehicle participating in road traffic, the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration shall be the same as the period proposed by the authority/organization owning the test vehicle but must not exceed 06 months. If necessary, the validity period may be extended for up to 6 more months a time
4. Upon extension, the vehicle owner shall complete the temporary vehicle registration form on the public service portal or in person at the vehicle registration authority.
5. The temporarily registered vehicle shall be allowed to operate within a specific period of time, on specific routes and within areas defined in the certificate of temporary vehicle registration.
Section 6. REVOCATION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE PLATE
Article 25. Application for revocation of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. In case of title transfer or in case where the vehicle associated to the license plate acquired through auction is transferred, traded, gifted, or bequeathed, only vehicle registration certificate shall be revoked; in case an imported vehicle is exempted from tax or a temporarily imported vehicle owned by a foreign agency, organization, or individual is re-exported, has its ownership changed, or is destroyed; in case of a vehicle of which registration period in a special economic-commercial zone, an economic zone at an international border check point expires; in case where the vehicle engine is removed for use in another vehicle in accordance with points a, b and c clause 6 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, a revocation application shall be made according to clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular;
With regard to any vehicle owned by a diplomatic mission, consulate or representative office of an international organization in Vietnam or a foreigner who is a member of such mission, post or office, a referral letter prepared by Directorate of State Protocol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in case of the diplomatic mission or representative office of the international organization) or Department of Foreign Affairs (in case of the consulate) is required.
2. In case of an end-of-life vehicle or an unusable and damaged vehicle; or in case where a vehicle is discarded or lost and the vehicle owner applies for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration, license plate in accordance with point d, point d clause 6 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, a revocation application shall be made according to points a, b and dd clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular.
3. In case the vehicle registration certificate or license plate is illegally issued or the registered vehicle application is fabricated or there is a conclusion on illegal replacement of chassis number, engine number made by the competent authority according to regulations in point c and point e clause 6 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a decision on revocation of the vehicle registration certificate or license plate and revoke the vehicle registration certificate or license plate (the revocation application is not required).
Article 26. Procedures for revocation of vehicle registration certificate or license plate
1. With regard to an end-of-life vehicle or an unusable and damaged vehicle; or a discarded or lost vehicle with its certificate of vehicle registration or license plate proposed to be revoked by the owner, in case procedures for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate are wholly processed by using online public services
a) The vehicle owner shall complete a declaration form for revocation of the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate on the public service portal and submit the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate to the vehicle registration authority by post;
b) After receiving and inspecting the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a certificate of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate, digitally sign and return the result to the vehicle owner on the public service portal.
2. In case procedures for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate are partly processed by using online public services or in person at the vehicle registration authority
a) The vehicle owner shall complete a declaration form for revocation of the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate on the public service portal or in person at the vehicle registration authority, submit the revocation application according to Article 25 of this Circular and receive the appointment note to return the result according to regulations;
b) After receiving and inspecting the application, if the application is satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue 02 certificates of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate according to regulations (one shall be filed and the other one shall be sent to the vehicle owner). Regarding a temporarily imported and re-exported vehicle owned by an organization/individual that is eligible for diplomatic privileges and immunities, 03 certificates of revocation of vehicle registration or license plate shall be issued (02 certificates shall be returned to the vehicle owner that will submit them to the customs authority and the vehicle registration authority and the other one shall be filed).
In case of revocation according to regulations in point a, point b clause 6 Article 39 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety, the vehicle registration authority shall issue a certificate of revocation of vehicle registration or license plate (the pencil prints of engine number and chassis number fan-stamped by vehicle registration authority shall be pasted on the certificate).
Article 27. Responsibilities held by police units for revocation of certificates of vehicle registration or license plates
1. Responsibility of the vehicle registration authority
a) Conduct review and notify vehicle owners of revocation procedures according to lists of end-of-life automobiles, discarded vehicles and vehicles that are not allowed to run on roads as stipulated by laws provided by the Registry Office or the competent authority. Within 30 days from the notification date, if such vehicle owners fail to initiate procedures for revocation, they shall incur administrative penalties according to regulations of the law;
b) Update the information declared by vehicle owners on the website of the Department of Traffic Police or the national public service portal on end-of-life vehicles, discarded vehicles and vehicles that are damaged and unusable to proceed revocation procedures as prescribed in this Circular;
c) Notify police units that take charge of traffic order and safety of the list of end-of-life vehicles, discarded vehicles, vehicles that are not allowed to run on roads and stolen vehicles for settlement according to regulations of the law and notify vehicle owners via email, phone message or the public service portal;
d) Notify vehicle owners and issue decisions to revoke certificates of vehicle registration and license plates in case vehicles have been registered and issued with license plates in an illegal manner; vehicles have been registered but their applications are fabricated or there are conclusions on illegal replacement of chassis numbers, engine numbers made by competent authorities. In case the vehicle application is fabricated or the engine number or chassis number is illegally cut, welded, removed, modified or reattached according to the conclusion made by the competent authority, the investigation authority shall carry out investigation and settlement according to regulations of the law.
2. Responsibilities of police units and functional forces that take charge of traffic order and safety
a) By the performance of tasks in assurance of traffic order and safety, if any vehicles specified in clauses 2 and 3 Article 25 of this Circular are detected, police units and functional forces shall make records, handle such vehicles as per law and notify in writing registration authorities that have registered such vehicles for supervision;
b) According to the list of end-of-life automobiles, discarded vehicles or vehicles that are not allowed to run on roads as stipulated by laws provided by the vehicle registration authority, a commune-level police authority shall notify the vehicle owner/user that has its head office located in (if the vehicle owner/user is an organization) or that resides in (if the vehicle owner/user is an individual) such commune in order to revoke the registration certificate or license plate, and issue a physical or electronic revocation certificate. If the commune-level police authority has not yet been devolved to register the vehicle, the vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be revoked and transferred to the district-level police authority for revocation on the vehicle management and registration system according to regulations.
c) In the event of a vehicle that has been totally destroyed due to traffic accident, the competent agency where such accident is handled shall temporarily confiscate the certificate of vehicle registration or license plate and send a written notice to the registration authority that has registered such vehicle for revocation procedures according to regulations.
Section 7. REGISTRATION OR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATE PURCHASED AT AUCTION
Article 28. Application for registration or issuance of license plate purchased at auction
1. Regarding a vehicle that has not been registered
a) Vehicle registration documents specified in Article 8 of this Circular;
b) Decision on certification of license plate auction winner issued by the Department of Traffic Police that remains valid; in case the period of registration of the license plate purchased at auction expires, a decision to extend this period issued by the Department of Traffic Police is required.
2. Regarding a vehicle that has been registered and owned by an auction winner
a) Vehicle registration form;
b) Vehicle registration certificate and license plate;
c) Decision on certification of license plate auction winner issued by the Department of Traffic Police that remains valid; in case the period of registration of the license plate purchased at auction expires, a decision to extend this period issued by the Department of Traffic Police is required.
d) A vehicle application certificate issued the vehicle registration authority that is managing such vehicle application (in case the authority in charge of registration and issuance of the license plate purchased at auction is not the authority that is managing the vehicle application).
3. Regarding a vehicle whose ownership is transferred from another organization or individual
a) Vehicle registration form;
b) Vehicle title transfer documentation;
c) Proof of payment of vehicle registration fee;
d) Certificate of revoking certificate of vehicle registration or license plate;
dd) Decision on certification of license plate auction winner issued by the Department of Traffic Police that remains valid; in case the period of registration of the license plate purchased at auction expires, a decision to extend this period issued by the Department of Traffic Police is required.
Article 29. Vehicle registration procedures
1. The auction winner of a license plate shall initiate procedures for registration and issuance of the license plate as follows:
a) Complete the vehicle registration form specified in Article 9 of this Circular;
b) Have the vehicle physically inspected at the vehicle registration authority in accordance with Article 4 of this Circular (except for initial vehicle registration by the wholly online public service); provide number of e-application for vehicle registration and submit the application as prescribed in Article 28 of this Circular;
c) After the vehicle registration officer inspects the application and conducts physical inspection of the vehicle, if the application and vehicle are satisfactory, the vehicle registration authority shall issue the license plate purchased at the auction; the appointment note to return vehicle registration result shall be given and the vehicle registration fee shall be paid as prescribed;
d) Receive the vehicle registration result in person at the vehicle registration authority or by post;
dd) In case procedures for initial vehicle registration and issuance of the license plate purchased at auction are wholly processed by using online public services on the public service portal or the national identification application, regulations in Article 14 of this Circular shall be complied with.
2. In case of vehicle title transfer without license plate purchased at auction
a) The vehicle owner shall submit the application and initiate procedures for revocation according to regulations in clause 1, Article 16 and clause 1, Article 17 of this Circular;
b) The transferee shall submit the application and initiate procedures for registration of title transfer according to regulations in clause 2, Article 16 and clause 2, Article 17 of this Circular.
3. In case of vehicle title transfer with license plate purchased at auction
a) The vehicle owner shall submit the application and initiate procedures for revocation according to regulations in clause 1, Article 16, clause 1, Article 17 of this Circular (the vehicle title transfer documentation shall clearly state vehicle title transfer together with the license plate purchased at auction); and is not required to submit the license plate purchased at auction;
b) The transferee shall submit the application and initiate procedures for registration of title transfer according to regulations in clause 2, Article 16, clause 2, Article 17 of this Circular (the vehicle title transfer documentation shall clearly state vehicle title transfer together with the license plate purchased at auction); and may register the vehicle and retain their license plate purchased at auction.
Article 30. Management of license plate purchased at auction after vehicle registration
1. When a vehicle is using a license plate that was purchased at auction and the vehicle owner registers another license plate that is also purchased at auction for that same vehicle, the old license plate shall be retained and issued by the vehicle registration authority to another vehicle of the same owner when it is requested by such owner.
2. If the vehicle owner initiates procedures for revocation of the vehicle registration or the license plate purchased at auction (except for the case of vehicle title transfer with license plate purchased at auction), the license plate purchased at auction is retained by the vehicle registration authority and issued when the vehicle owner registers another vehicle which has not yet been issued with license plate under their ownership.
3. During the period of use, if the vehicle registration certificate or license plate is damaged or lost; the vehicle is modified; the vehicle’s color is changed or it is required to replace the vehicle registration certificate when the address is changed, the vehicle owner shall initiate procedures for replacement or re-issuance according to regulations.
Section 8. GUIDANCE ON SETTLEMENT OF SOME SPECIFIC CASES
Article 31. Cases related to engine and chassis numbers
1. Cases where the engine or chassis number is re-stamped for vehicle registration
a) If an imported vehicle is designed without the engine or chassis number, the vehicle registration authority shall re-stamp the engine or chassis number according to the number of the license plate. If the engine or chassis number has been found through physical inspection of the vehicle, the customs authority shall be informed of the verification (regarding an unregistered vehicle) or a consularly legalized confirmation by the manufacturer is required.
b) Regarding a manufactured/assembled/imported vehicle which has the engine or chassis number printed on a tag, has VIN or has the number painted or stamped by laser, the vehicle registration authority shall re-stamp the engine or chassis number according to the number recorded in the vehicle origin certificate; if the vehicle has only VIN and no the engine number or chassis number, the vehicle registration authority shall re-stamp the chassis number according to the VIN and the engine number according to the number of the license plate.
c) Regarding a vehicle which has its engine or chassis number stamped with technical errors or a vehicle of which engine and chassis numbers are overlapped or are proved to remain intact according to an appraisal conclusion and a written confirmation by the manufacturer (in case of an imported vehicle, the written confirmation of the foreign manufacturer shall be consular legalized), the vehicle may be registered and its engine or chassis number may be re-stamped according to the number recorded in the vehicle origin certificate;
d) Regarding a vehicle of which the engine, engine block or chassis without number is changed, its engine or chassis number shall be stamped according to the number of license plate;
dd) If the vehicle has been registered, but during the process of use, its engine number or chassis number is corroded, faded, rusted or one or more characters is lost and the inspection agency concludes that the engine number or chassis number remains intact, the engine number or chassis number shall be re-stamped according to the number recorded in the vehicle origin certificate.
2. Re-stamping the engine number or chassis number of a vehicle confiscated and put into the public treasury
If the engine or chassis number of a confiscated vehicle is welded, cut, chiseled, corrected, erased or unidentified, but the vehicle is still roadworthy, the presiding authority shall, before confiscation, request the local Traffic Police Division to cooperate in re-stamping the engine or chassis number according to serial number of the local authority where the vehicle is registered; the last two digits of the year of the record of temporary seizure of material evidences and means used for commission of administrative violations, practicing certificate and number of the record;
The re-stamped engine or chassis number shall be stated in the confiscation decision or record enclosed with the decision to stamp the engine or chassis number (accompanied with the pencil print of the engine or chassis number).
3. In any case, the engine or chassis number specified in clause 1 and clause 2 of this Article shall be re-stamped by the vehicle registration authority.
4. Regarding a vehicle of which both or either of engine and chassis numbers may be illegally welded, chiseled, corrected, erased or re-stamped; or a vehicle of which the engine or chassis number is unidentified in the confiscation decision or record, such vehicle shall not be registered.
Article 32. Solutions to registration of title transfer for vehicles that have their ownership transferred to various organizations and individuals
1. A vehicle user shall initiate revocation procedures in person at the vehicle registration authority which manages such vehicle application.
After that, the vehicle user shall initiate procedures for registration of title transfer in person at the vehicle registration authority of the local area where the user has its head office located (if the user is an organization) or the user resides (if the user is an individual).
2. A revocation application shall be made according to clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular.
3. Revocation procedures
a) If the vehicle user holds the certificate of the title transfer of the vehicle owner and the certificate of the title transfer of the person who is the end-seller, within 02 working days from the date on which the vehicle registration authority initiating revocation procedures receives the satisfactory application, the competent person shall make an administrative violation record and impose penalties as per law, and the vehicle user shall sign the record in the capacity of the witness and documents related to revocation procedures; after that, a certificate of revoking the vehicle registration certificate or license plate shall be issued in accordance with regulations.
b) If the vehicle user does not hold the certificate of the title transfer of the vehicle owner and the certificate of the title transfer of the person who is the end-seller, after receipt of the complete revocation application, the competent person shall make an administrative violation record and impose penalties as per law, and the vehicle user shall sign the record in the capacity of the witness and documents related to revocation procedures, the vehicle registration authority shall provide a valid appointment to use the vehicle within 30 days.
Within 02 working days, the vehicle registration authority shall send a notice to the vehicle owner, make a post public at its head office, search and verify the archive of stolen vehicle and vehicle registration data. After 30 days, if there is no any dispute or lawsuit, the competent person shall initiate procedures for imposing administrative penalties in accordance with regulations and then issue a certificate of revoking the vehicle registration certificate or license place as per law.
4. Title transfer registration application and procedures shall comply with regulations in clause 2 Article 16, clause 2 Article 17 of this Circular.
5. Responsibilities of authorities in charge of management of database of stolen vehicles and vehicles used as material evidence
Within 07 working days from the date of receipt of a written request for verification from the vehicle registration authority, the authority in charge of management of database of stolen vehicles and vehicles as material evidence shall reply in writing to the vehicle registration authority.
Article 33. Solutions to specific cases upon registration and issuance of license plate
1. Regarding invoice
a) With regard to a vehicle issued with a new registration certificate and license plate and sold through various organizations or enterprises, an invoice issued by the organization/enterprise that sold the vehicle for the last time is required;
b) With regard to a vehicle owned by a business establishment/enterprise, a VAT invoice or sales invoice as per law is required; in case of purchase of a liquidated vehicle owned by a competent authority, a state or public property sale invoice is required; in case of a confiscated vehicle, a confiscated property sale invoice as per law or a state or public property sale invoice (an authentic copy or a notarized or authenticated copy or validation) is required; in case of an auctioned vehicle owned by a credit institution, an invoice according to regulations or electronic invoices which are above-mentioned are required.
c) If an organization or individual contributes capital to an enterprise whose capital contribution document is a capital contribution record or a property delivery note, when the capital is withdrawn from the enterprise, record of vehicle return, property delivery and receipt record and invoice are required (in case of capital contribution to an enterprise with an invoice).
2. Regarding a modified vehicle
a) In case of an imported vehicle that has been used and modified before registration, an application for initial vehicle registration specified in Article 8 of this Circular and a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for a modified vehicle/construction machinery are required in accordance with regulations;
b) The registration for an automobile of a different kind that is modified and converted into a passenger vehicle (except for a vehicle serving security purposes), a special-purpose vehicle or a refrigerator truck that is repurposed 05 years and 03 years before the date of importation, respectively shall be rejected;
c) The engine taken from an end-of-life vehicle, a discarded vehicle, a vehicle that is not allowed to run on roads as per law, a tax-exempt vehicle, a temporarily imported and re-exported vehicle owned by a diplomatic mission, consulate or representative office of international organization that has been offered diplomatic and consular immunities and privileges must not be used to replace the engine of another vehicle;
d) During the period in which a vehicle is used, either engine or chassis is replaced (it is prohibited from replacing both the engine and chassis).
3. Regarding a trailer or semi-trailer, a vehicle origin certificate is a certificate of conformity with technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for an imported vehicle (used for registration of license plate).
4. Regarding a vehicle subject to the handling of dead stock and stored at a warehouse in a customs area as per law, it is required to submit the application according to Article 9 or 10 of this Circular and the following documents:
a) An authentic copy of state or public property sale invoice;
b) An authentic copy of contract for purchase and sale of an auctioned property;
c) An authentic copy of delivery note of a unit assigned to store and preserve the vehicle;
Regarding a vehicle included in the list of vehicles prohibited from import according to the Government’s regulations, a vehicle confiscation decision is required according to regulations in point a clause 3 Article 11 of this Circular.
5. Regarding a vehicle subject to retrospective collection of import duty, it is required to submit the application in accordance with Article 8 of this Circular and the following documents:
a) Decision on retrospective duty collection made by the customs authority;
b) Certificate of payment for the import duty to the state budget.
6. Regarding a national reserve vehicle, it is required to submit the application as prescribed in Article 9, 10, 11 or 13 of this Circular, enclosed with a decision on sale of national reserve goods, issued by the head of Ministry or department of national reserve good management; where a sale decision is issued to multiple vehicles, a copy of such decision certified by the Ministry or department of national reserve good management shall be issued to each vehicle;
In case where the imported vehicle origin certificate is not available, an authentic copy of written certification issued by the customs authority to each vehicle, specifying type, make, model number, engine number, chassis number, cylinder capacity and vehicle's year of manufacture is required.
7. Regarding a vehicle sold for enforcement of a judgment or debt collection under a decision
a) Regarding a vehicle that is subject to the property settlement but still able to show its legal original file and a written proof of legitimate vehicle ownership, it may be registered. In the event of a vehicle that is subject to the property settlement and fails to define its own origin as well as show a written proof of legitimate vehicle ownership, its registration shall not be accepted and the vehicle owner shall be advised to seek solutions at the place where the auction sale decision has been made;
b) Regarding a vehicle to be sold to ensure the judgment enforcement according to a decision issued by the judgment enforcement authority, the vehicle registration application includes a copy of the Court’s decision or a proper extract of the judgment, a judgment enforcement decision issued by the competent civil enforcement authority, a receipt of monetary payment or a written property transfer record.
In case of an unregistered vehicle, an application for vehicle registration is required according to regulations in Article 8 of this Circular.
Regarding a registered vehicle, the vehicle purchaser shall initiate procedures for revocation of the registration certificate or license plate as prescribed in Article 16 of this Circular (if the vehicle registration certificate is no longer available, a written certification from the judgment enforcement authority is required) and submit the application for vehicle registration, including: a vehicle registration form, the vehicle owner's documentation as prescribed in Article 10 of this Circular, a proof of payment of vehicle registration fee as prescribed, and a certificate of revocation of the license plate or vehicle registration certificate;
c) Regarding a vehicle used as a collateral that is sold by a credit institution for debt collection, the vehicle registration application includes a copy of a mortgage contract or a credit contract or a contract for assurance about application for loan which is also credit contract (signed by the credit institution); and an invoice as required by law.
In case of an unregistered vehicle, an application for vehicle registration is required according to regulations in Article 8 of this Circular.
Regarding a registered vehicle, the vehicle purchaser shall initiate procedures for revocation of the registration certificate or license plate as prescribed in Article 16 of this Circular (if the vehicle registration certificate is no longer available, a written certification from the credit institution is required) and submit the application for vehicle registration, including: a vehicle registration form, the vehicle owner's documentation as prescribed in Article 10 of this Circular, a proof of payment of vehicle registration fee as prescribed, and a certificate of revocation of the license plate or vehicle registration certificate;
d) Regarding a vehicle that has been handled by a decision on a compulsory distrainment issued by the competent authority in order to ensure the compliance with a written notice of debt and late payment as prescribed in the law on customs, it is required to submit the application as required in Article 8 of this Circular, enclosed with a copy of a decision on compulsory administrative distrainment for the property to be sold at auction, a written property auction sale record made by the competent authority; an invoice as per law.
8. Regarding a special-purpose automobile rented from a foreign entity
a) Application specified in Article 8 of this Circular;
b) Lease contract.
9. With regard to a registered vehicle of a foreign-aided project that will be transferred to Vietnam’s partner after expiration, it is required to submit an application for registration of title transfer according to regulations in Article 16 of this Circular and the following documents:
a) A decision on establishment of public ownership for such vehicle (as for the central government body and local authority, the Ministerial Head and the Chairperson of provincial People’s Committee respectively shall manage to release it); a written proof of property transfer from the donor;
b) Decision on property settlement issued by the competent authority (in case of a vehicle of foreign-aided project after expiration and before sale of such vehicle).
10. With regard to a vehicle that has been registered for this project and transferred to another project to continue to be used, it is required to submit an application for registration of title transfer according to regulations in Article 16 of this Circular and the following documents:
a) A written record of vehicle transfer from the foreign project owner;
b) A written confirmation of validated aids from the competent authority.
11. With regard to a registered vehicle that is subject to a decision made by the competent authority on the settlement and revocation of the property from the completed project and of other state-owned property, it is required to submit an application for registration of title transfer according to regulations in Article 16 of this Circular and the following documents:
a) A written decision on the property settlement, made by the competent authority;
b) A state-owned or public property sale invoice, issued by the competent authority, in case where the property is settled in the form of legal liquidation; a written property delivery and receipt record in case where the property is settled in the form of legal transfer.
12. With regard to a registered vehicle that is liquidated by a dissolved enterprise, the vehicle purchaser shall apply for registration of the title transfer according to regulations in Article 16, Article 17 of this Circular, and submit the following documents:
a) Vehicle registration certificate
b) Decision on dissolution issued by the competent authority or a copy of the decision to revoke the enterprise registration certificate.
13. Where a vehicle has been registered as a collateral, upon the title transfer, re-issuance or replacement of its registration certificate or license plate, a physical or electronic certificate of collateral release is required.
14. Regarding a confiscated vehicle as per law
a) In case of a confiscated and registered vehicle, upon registration, revocation procedures are not required but the vehicle registration authority shall send a notification to the authority managing such vehicle to cancel the application after vehicle registration procedures are completely processed;
b) If the confiscation decision does not specify the vehicle's characteristics, a confiscation record signed by the person competent to confiscate the vehicle, fully stating the vehicle's characteristics as prescribed at point a, clause 3, Article 11 of this Circular is required;
c) If the confiscation decision or record does not fully state the vehicle's characteristics; or the vehicle is not a complete unit, or the engine and chassis do not have matching specifications, the vehicle shall not be registered.
15. Registration of title transfer and transfer of vehicle owned by a military force/enterprise
a) With regard to a vehicle owned by a military force/enterprise and registered at the police authority and now transferred to the Department of Vehicle – Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense, the revocation application according to regulations in clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular and a decision on vehicle transfer for registration at the Department of Vehicle – Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense are required. After completing procedures, the vehicle owner shall be issued with a certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration certificate and the original file;
b) With regard to a vehicle owned by a military force/enterprise and registered at the military authority, and now transferred to a civil area, it is required to submit a vehicle registration application according to regulations in Article 8 of this Circular, enclosed with the vehicle registration certificate and vehicle application registered by the military authority;
c) In case where a vehicle owned an organization/individual has been registered at the police authority, but now the vehicle has its title transferred to the military force/enterprise and is registered at the Department of Vehicle – Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense, the revocation application according to regulations in clause 1 Article 16 of this Circular and a decision on vehicle transfer for registration at the Department of Vehicle – Machinery affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense are required; After completing procedures, the vehicle owner shall be issued with a certificate of revocation of license plate and vehicle registration certificate and the original file;
d) In case where a vehicle owned a military enterprise has been registered at the police authority, but now the vehicle has its title transferred and has been still registered at the police authority, its application and procedures for title transfer shall comply with regulations in Article 16 and Article 17 of this Circular.
16. Regarding a temporarily imported vehicle, a vehicle of an unexpired project, a vehicle transferred into Vietnam
a) The vehicle owner shall initiate revocation procedures at the vehicle registration authority as prescribed in Article 26 of this Circular; and then initiate transfer procedures and pay taxes at the customs authority as prescribed and return the transfer application, proof of payment of registration fee to the vehicle registration authority for initiation of procedures for title transfer according to regulations;
b) If the tax on vehicle is retrospectively collected by the customs authority or is not retrospective collected, under a written response, by the relevant authority affiliated to the Ministry of Finance, the vehicle is eligible for registration of title transfer and the written response will be archived in the vehicle application.
17. Vehicles that are imported duty-free and have been used in Vietnam with dutiable value of 0% as prescribed by law; vehicles that are movable property owned Vietnamese citizens who are residing overseas and have been granted permanent residence in Vietnam and arrived at a port of Vietnam before April 1, 2014 will be eligible for vehicle title transfer according to regulations of this Circular.
If the vehicle owned such a Vietnamese citizen arrives at a port of Vietnam from April 01, 2014 onward, it must be registered before it is transferred; its title can only be transferred if there is proof of tax arrears payment according to regulations of this Circular.
18. Regarding an unregistered vehicle whose all or some documents are lost (vehicle title transfer certificate, proof of payment of vehicle registration fee, vehicle origin certificate), the vehicle registration officer shall instruct the vehicle owner to contact the agency that has issued those documents to request re-issuance of copies. Regarding a vehicle that is domestically manufactured and assembled, the manufacturing and assembling establishment shall re-issue the certificate of ex-factory quality inspection (the physical certificate is required in case the electronic certificate is unavailable).
19. In case of registration of a vehicle owned by a financial leasing institution, if the financial leasing institution sends an application for physical inspection of the vehicle at the lessee’s address, the vehicle registration authority of the administrative division where the lessor is headquartered shall consider, within 03 working days authorizing the vehicle registration authority of the administrative division where the lessee is headquartered or resides to conduct the physical inspection of the vehicle, sign and affix the seal on the pencil prints of the engine and chassis numbers in the vehicle registration certificate.
Chapter III
APPENDICES, FORMS, VALIDITY PERIOD OF CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION, DETERMINATION OF VEHICLE'S YEAR OF MANUFACTURE AND LICENSE PLATE
Article 34. Appendices and forms used for vehicle registration
1. This Circular is promulgated together with the following appendices:
a) Appendix No. 01. Automobile and construction machinery registration authorities affiliated to the Traffic Police Department;
b) Appendix No. 02. Signs of license plates issued to domestic automobiles, motorcycles and construction machinery;
c) Appendix No. 03. Signs of license plates issued to automobiles, motorcycles and construction machinery owned by foreign organizations and individuals;
d) Appendix No. 04. Regulations on sizes of license plates, letters and numbers on license plates of automobiles, motorcycles, trailers, semi-trailers and construction machinery owned by domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.
2. This Circular is promulgated together with the following forms:
a) Motorcycle/moped registration certificate (Form DKX01);
b) Automobile registration certificate (Form DKX02);
c) Trailer/semi-trailer registration certificate (Form DKX03);
d) Electronic certificate of temporary vehicle registration (Form DKX04);
dd) Certificate of temporary vehicle registration (Form DKX05);
e) Construction machinery registration certificate (Form DKX06);
g) Certificate of revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate (Form DKX07);
h) Decision on revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate (Form DKX08);
i) Decision to stamp engine/chassis numbers (Form DKX09);
k) Vehicle registration form (Form DKX10);
l) Declaration form for revocation of certificate of vehicle registration or license plate (Form DKX11);
m) Application guideline note (Form DKX12);
n) Application for certification of vehicle application (Form DKX13);
p) Vehicle application certificate (Form DKX14);
q) Identification tag affixed to license plate purchased at auction (Form DKX15);
r) Identification tag affixed to license plate of vehicle which uses environmentally friendly, clean and green energy (Form DKX16).
3. The forms specified in points a,b,c,dd,e,q and r clause 2 of this Article shall be securely printed at the Institute of Science and Technology affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security. The Traffic Police Department shall be responsible for placing printing orders as requested by the local police authorities. The traffic police division or the police authority of district shall send a written request to the Traffic Police Department and the manufacturer to place printing orders and make payment according to regulations; the district-level police authority shall be responsible for placing printing orders for the commune-level police authority.
4. The forms specified in points d,g,h and p clause 2 of this Article shall be printed from the vehicle registration and management system.
5. The forms specified in points I, k, l, m and n clause 2 of this Article shall be printed from the public service portal or the vehicle registration and management system or be self-printed.
6. Forms’ contents shall not be changed when they are printed.
7. Local police authorities using the forms specified in clause 3 of this Article shall have monitoring and management books in accordance with regulations.
Article 35. Validity period of certificate of vehicle registration
1. The validity period of certificate of registration of a truck/passenger automobile/modified vehicle shall be the same as its service life as per law.
2. The validity period of certificate of registration of a vehicle owned by a foreigner working for a diplomatic mission, a consulate or a representative office of an international organization shall be the same as the validity period of his/her Diplomatic Identity Card, Official Identity Card, Consul Identity Card, Honorary Consul Identity Card or Ordinary Identity Card; the validity period of certificate of registration of a vehicle owned by a foreigner residing and working in Vietnam shall have the same as the validity period of his/her permanent or temporary residence card.
3. The first validity period of certificate of automobile or motorcycle owned by a diplomatic mission, a consulate or a representative office of an organization is 05 years. This period may be extended every 03 years.
Article 36. Determination of vehicle's year of manufacture
1. A vehicle's year of manufacture shall be determined by the electronic data shared by the Registry Office with the vehicle registration and management system.
Regarding an imported vehicle without electronic data, the vehicle owner shall present a quality certificate or a notification of exemption from inspection of conformity with the technical safety quality and environmental protection standards for imported vehicle in order to determine the year of manufacture.
2. In other cases, the year of manufacture shall be determined by the 10th character of the engine/chassis number, as stipulated by applicable standards.
Article 37. Regulations on license plate
1. The license plate shall be made according to national technical standards issued by the Ministry of Public Security. The license plate of the vehicle temporarily registered according to the Appendix No. 02 enclosed with this Circular shall be the physical license.
2. Symbols, series and sizes of letters and digits on license plates that have been registered and applied to various types of vehicles, shall comply with regulations at Appendices 02, 03 and 04 enclosed with this Circular.
3. An automobile/construction machinery requires 02 license plates, including 01 short license plate with the following measurements: 165 millimeters in height and 330 millimeters in length and 01 long license plate with the following measurement: 110 millimeters in height and 520 millimeters in length.
a) Format of a license plate of a vehicle owned by a domestic organization/agency/individual: the first two numerals are the regional code, followed by a series of letters; the second group consists of 05 natural numbers ranging from 000.01 to 999.99;
b) Format of a license plate of an automobile owned by a foreign organization/agency/individual: the first two numerals are the regional code; the next three numerals are the country/territory/international organization code; the third group indicates that the vehicle belongs to a foreign individual or organization; the forth group consists of 02 natural numbers ranging from 01 to 99;
c) A tractor, trailer or a semi-trailer must affix 1 license plate at the back end of the vehicle with the measurements: 165 millimeters in height and 330 millimeters in length; the format is the same as that of domestic license plate.
4. A motorcycle must affix 1 license plate at the back with the measurements: 140 millimeters in height and 190 millimeters in length.
a) Format of a license plate of a motorcycle owned by a domestic organization/agency/individual: the first group of numerals are the regional code, followed by a series of letters. The second group consists of 05 natural numbers ranging from 000.01 to 999.99.
b) Format of a license plate of a motorcycle ơ a foreign organization/agency/individual: the first group of numerals are regional code, the second group of numerals are the country/territory/international organization code, followed by a series of letters; the forth group consists of 03 natural numbers ranging from 001 to 999.
5. Color and a series of license plate of a vehicle owned by a domestic organization or individual:
a) License plates have blue backgrounds, white letters and numbers, and series of 11 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M granted to vehicles owned by the Communist Party’s regulatory bodies; the Office of the President and the Office of the National Assembly and other regulatory bodies of the National Assembly; Office of the National Assembly’s Delegation; the People’s Councils at all levels; Central Directing Committees; the People’s Public Security, People’s Courts, and Procuracy; ministries, ministerial authorities and the Governmental authorities; National Traffic Safety Committee; People’s Committees at all administrative levels and other professional bodies affiliated to the People’s Committee of a province or district; political and social organizations ( including Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Vietnam Trade Union, Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Women's Union, Vietnam Veterans Association, Vietnam Farmers' Union); public service providers, except a state-owned center of driving training and examination; a project management board with state administrative function;
b) License plates have blue backgrounds, white letters and numbers, series of 11 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M in connection with 01 natural number ranging from 1 to 9, granted to vehicles owned by the entities specified in point a of this Clause;
c) License plates have white backgrounds, black letters and numbers, and series of 20 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, granted to automobiles owned by domestic organizations/individuals, other than those specified in point a of this Clause;
d) License plates have white backgrounds, black letters and numbers, series of 20 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z in connection with one of 20 letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, granted to motorcycles owned by domestic organizations/individuals, other than those specified in point b of this Clause;
dd) License plates have yellow backgrounds, black letters and numbers, series of 20 successive letters, such as: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, S, T, U, V, X, Y, Z, granted to automobiles used for transport business;
e) Certain license plate inscribed with a particular series of signs:
“CD” indicates a construction machinery;
“RM” indicates a trailer or a semi-trailer;
“HC” indicates an automobile operating in a certain restricted area; a four-wheeled motorized goods transport vehicle; a four-wheeled motorized passenger transport vehicle;
“KT” indicates a vehicle owned a military enterprise, issued at the request of the Department of Vehicle - Machinery;
The vehicle that has the similar specifications to a single vehicle shall receive the registered license plate identical to the latter;
The color of the license plate inscribed with a particular series shall comply with regulations in point a, point c, point d Clause 5 of this Article;
A license plate purchased at auction shall be accompanied with an identification tag with a red and yellow background, and blue letters (according to the Appendix No. 04 enclosed with this Circular);
A license plate of a vehicle using environmentally friendly, clean and green energy shall be accompanied with a green identification tag (according to the Appendix No. 04 enclosed with this Circular).
6. Color and a series of license plate of a vehicle owned by a foreign organization/agency/individual:
a) Designed with a white background, red letters, black numbers and a red series of the symbols “NG”, which shall be issued to a diplomatic mission, consulate or foreign staff member who takes possession of the diplomatic ID card at the entity. To be specific: the license plate of the Ambassador and Consular General shall be inscribed with the registered number “01” inclusive of a red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing the nationality and registered numeric order (the license plate 01 is re-issued upon registration of new vehicle);
b) Designed with a white background, red letters, black numbers and a red series of the symbols “QT”, which shall be issued to a representative office of international organization or foreign staff member who takes possession of the diplomatic ID card at the entity. To be specific: the license plate of the vehicle owned by the head of a representative office of an United Nations’ organization shall additionally include a red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing his/her nationality and registered numeric order;
c) Designed with a white background, black letters and numbers, and a series of the symbols “CV”, which shall be issued to technical and administrative staff who takes possession of official ID card granted by a diplomatic mission, consulate or international organization;
d) Designed with a white background, black letters and numbers, and the symbol “NN”, which shall be issued to a vehicle owned by a representative office or organization or foreign individual (except for the entity specified in point a, b or c of this clause).
7. The publication of a series of license plate, made by the local authority, shall be carried out in a successive manner and ascending order, which entirely uses 20 consecutive series of one categorized symbol before changing to a new one (regardless of the vehicle type).
8. Regarding types of automobiles (except for cars), the vehicle owner shall draw or stick the license plate number on the back and sides of the vehicle; inscribe the name of the agency or unit and weight of the cargo, the weight itself on both sides of the vehicle door (except for individual vehicles).
9. License plates shall be manufactured at manufacturers affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security. License plates shall be manufactured and provided at the request of the vehicle registration authority. Initial license plates (size, quality, security) shall be inspected and accepted by the Traffic Police Department before such license plates are manufactured and provided for the vehicle registration authority; during manufacture and provision of license plates, manufacturers shall make statistics, update data, and connect and share this data with the vehicle registration and management system.
Chapter IV
IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSES
Article 38. Effect
1. This Circular comes into force from January 01, 2025.
2. The following documents shall be annulled:
a) Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA dated July 01, 2023 of the Minister of Public Security, except for regulations in clause 7 Article 39 of this Circular;
b) Article 2 of the Circular No. 28/2024/TT-BCA dated June 29, 2024 amended by the Circular No. 32/2023/TT-BCA dated August 01, 2023 of the Minister of Public Security; Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA dated July 01, 2023 of the Minister of Public Security.
Article 39. Transitional clauses
1. If vehicles have been issued with 5-digit license plates before the effective date of this Circular but procedures for revocation of these license plates have not yet been processed, such license plates shall be identified as ID license plates of vehicle owners, except for license plates that have symbols “MK”, “TD”, “LD”, “DA”, “MD”, “R”, “CT”, “LB”, “CD”.
2. With regard to vehicles issued with 5-digit license plates, if vehicle owners have initiated procedures for revocation of these license plates before August 15, 2023, such license plates shall be transferred to the license plate storage for issuance of license plates according to regulations.
3. Vehicles issued with license plates that have symbols “MK”, “TD”, “LD”, “DA”, “MD”, “R”, “CT”, “LB”, “CD” before the effective date of this Circular or 3-digit license plates or 4-digit license plates may continue to operate on roads. In case where vehicle owners wish to replace these license plates or vehicle owners initiate procedures for replacement or re-issuance of vehicle registration certificates and license plates or registration of title transfer, such license plates shall be replaced by license plates according to regulations in this Circular.
4. With regard to vehicles that have been temporarily registered to undergo road trials before the effective date of this Circular, the temporary registration period may continue to be extended as requested by their owners in accordance with this Circular.
5. The commune-level police authority devolved to register motorcycles before August 15, 2023 may continue to register such motorcycles according to regulations.
6. License plates with series not regulated by this Circular and certificates of registration of vehicles manufactured before the effective date of this Circular may continue to be used until December 31, 2025.
7. Construction machinery registration certificates and license plates issued by transport authorities before January 01, 2025 may continue to be used until the end of December 31, 2026; from January 01, 2027 registration certificates and license plates specified in this Circular will be used.
When processing procedures for title transfer, replacement, re-issuance or revocation of certificates of registration or license plates of construction machinery registered by transport authorities before January 01, 2025, vehicle registration authorities, according to valid vehicle registration applications handed over by transport authorities shall process such procedures according to regulations.
8. With regard to procedures for registration of vehicles that have their ownership transferred to various organizations and individuals, if revocation procedures have been processed before the effective date of this Circular, registration authorities in charge of title transfer shall continue to process such procedures according to Article 31 of the Circular No. 24/2023/TT-BCA.
9. Vehicle owners granted at least level 2 e-identification accounts are entitled to initial registration of vehicles by the wholly online public service, applicable to vehicle owners that are foreign organizations/individuals.
Article 40. Responsibility for implementation
1. The Director of Department of Traffic Police shall be responsible for directing, urging and instructing police officers serving in competent units and local departments to implement this Circular and inspecting implementation; and providing guidance on organization of handover of construction machinery registration applications from transport authorities to vehicle registration authorities.
2. Heads of units affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security, Directors of Police Departments of provinces and central- affiliated cities and relevant agencies and units shall be responsible for implementation of this Circular.
3. Any difficulty arising during the implementation of this Circular shall be reported to the Department of Traffic Police affiliated to the Ministry of Public Security for prompt guidance./.
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