What are guidelines for looking up license plates of 63 provinces of Vietnam in 2024? Are motorcycles subject to registration fee in Vietnam?

What are guidelines for looking up license plates of 63 provinces of Vietnam in 2024?

Based on Appendix 02 issued along with Circular 24/2023/TT-BCA regarding the designation of motor vehicle license plates in the country, including the license plates of 63 provinces and the Traffic Police Department, specifically as follows:

What are guidelines for looking up license plates of 63 provinces of Vietnam in 2024? Are motorcycles subject to registration fee in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

Are motorcycles subject to registration fee in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 6, Article 4 of Decree 10/2022/ND-CP, regulations regarding subjects liable to registration fees are as follows:

Subjects Liable to Registration Fees

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4. Boats, including yachts.

5. Aircraft.

6. Two-wheeled, three-wheeled motorbikes, motorcycles, types of vehicles similar to motorbikes, motorcycles must be registered and fitted plates issued by competent state agencies (hereinafter collectively referred to as motorcycles).

7. Automobiles, trailers or semi-trailers pulled by automobiles, types of vehicles similar to automobiles must be registered and fitted plates issued by competent state agencies.

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According to the above regulations, motorcycles are subject to registration fees.

How to determine the registration fee of motorcycles in Vietnam?

According to Clause 3, Article 7 of Decree 10/2022/ND-CP, the registration fee of motorcycles is determined according to the Decision on the Price Table for calculation of registration fees issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Currently, the price table for motorcycle registration fees is stipulated in Decision 2353/QD-BTC of 2023, adjusted and supplemented by Decision 449/QD-BTC of 2024, Decision 1707/QD-BTC of 2024.

Download Registration Fee Price Table for Motorcycles (Decision 2353/QD-BTC of 2023)

Download Adjusted Registration Fee Price Table for Motorcycles (Decision 449/QD-BTC of 2024)

Download Adjusted Registration Fee Price Table for Motorcycles (Decision 1707/QD-BTC of 2024)

The registration fee of motorcycles is determined as follows:

- The registration fee in the Registration Fee Price Table is determined based on the principle of ensuring suitability with the market transfer price of assets at the time of making the Registration Fee Price Table.

- The market transfer price of each type of automobile, motorcycle (for automobiles, motorcycles is by vehicle model; for trucks is based on the country of manufacture, brand, cargo mass allowed in traffic; for passenger cars is based on the country of manufacture, brand, number of people allowed to be transported including the driver).

- In case of newly arising types of automobiles, motorcycles, at the time of submitting the registration fee declaration not yet included in the Registration Fee Price Table, the tax agency shall, based on the data source in accordance with Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree 10/2022/ND-CP, decide the registration fee of newly arising automobiles, motorcycles (for automobiles, motorcycles is by vehicle model; for trucks is based on the country of manufacture, brand, cargo mass allowed in traffic; for passenger cars is based on the country of manufacture, brand, number of people allowed to be transported including the driver).

- In the event of newly arising types of automobiles, motorcycles not yet included in the Registration Fee Price Table or automobiles, motorcycles already in the Registration Fee Price Table with the market transfer price increasing or decreasing by 5% or more compared to the price in the Registration Fee Price Table, the Tax Department consolidates and reports to the Ministry of Finance by the 5th of the last month of the quarter.

The Ministry of Finance issues a Decision on the adjusted, supplemented Registration Fee Price Table before the 25th of the last month of the quarter for application from the beginning of the next quarter. The adjusted, supplemented Registration Fee Price Table is issued in accordance with the regulations on issuing the Registration Fee Price Table at point a of this item or based on the average registration fee of the tax authority in provinces.

How to declare and pay registration fees for motorcycles in Vietnam?

Based on Article 11 of Decree 10/2022/ND-CP, the declaration and payment of registration fees are conducted as follows:

- Organizations and individuals shall declare and pay the registration fee in accordance with the provisions of the law on tax administration when registering ownership or use rights of assets with competent state agencies.

- Electronic data for paying the registration fee through the State Treasury, commercial banks, or intermediary payment service providers is digitally signed by the General Department of Taxation and provided on the National Public Service Portal, holding the same value as paper documents for the traffic police, environmental resources agencies, and other competent state agencies connected to the National Public Service Portal to access and exploit data for administrative procedure resolution related to the registration of ownership and use rights of assets.