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    Applying for Dutch licence plates for a motor vehicle from Ukraine

    Did you come to the Netherlands as a displaced person from Ukraine? If you have brought a car (or another motor vehicle) from Ukraine, your vehicle must have Dutch licence plates. You can read more about this in the step-by-step plan.

    Step-by-step: what you need to do to get Dutch licence plates

    1. First, apply for BPM exemption as follows

      Complete and return the form Exemption from BPM for motor vehicles from Ukraine. You will then receive a letter from the Tax Administration, letting you know whether you qualify for the exemption. (BPM is the Private Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Tax).

    2. After receiving the letter, you must have your vehicle inspected by the RDW

      You can find more information at rdw.nl/ukraine. RDW is the Netherlands Vehicle Authority.

    3. If the RDW approves your vehicle, you must file a BPM return

      You must file the form BPM return, notification or specification (Aangifte, melding of opgaaf bpm, only available in Dutch). The Tax Administration will process your BPM return. After that the RDW will register your vehicle. The RDW will then provide you with the vehicle registration certificate (kentekenbewijs), which states the licence plate number (kenteken).

    4. With the registration certificate, you must have licence plates made

      You can find the addresses where this is possible at rdw.nl/locatiewijzer (only available in Dutch). You will need to attach the licence plates to your vehicle yourself.

    5. Arrange for third-party liability insurance

      With the vehicle registration certificate, you need to arrange for third-party liability insurance with a Dutch insurance company.

    6. Is your vehicle older than 3 years? (petrol vehicles: older than 4 years)

      And did you not receive a technical inspection report (in Dutch: APK-keuringsrapport) from the RDW? If this is the case, make an appointment for a mandatory periodic motor vehicle test (APK) at one of the RDW-approved garages. You can find the APK locations at rdw.nl/locatiewijzer (only available in Dutch).

    7. After your vehicle is registered, you'll receive a MRB invoice from the Tax Administration

      A few weeks later, you'll receive a direct debit authorisation form for the MRB (Motor Vehicle Tax). You can complete and return this form if you want the Tax Administration to automatically deduct the MRB from your account. However, you must pay any MRB invoices you receive in the meantime.

    How much MRB do you have to pay?

    The amount of MRB you have to pay depends on your vehicle. You can calculate the amount at MRB berekenen (only available in Dutch). You will automatically receive a notification from us as soon as your vehicle is registered in the Netherlands.

    Do you have any questions?

    You can read more about MRB (only available in Dutch) on our website. At BPM you can find information about BPM. Or call the Tax Information Line Vehicles at 0800 - 0749. Do you have any questions about your licence plates or about registering your vehicle? You can find information from the RDW at rdw.nl/en. Or call them at 088 - 008 74 47.