How to distinguish between those license plates by colors and symbols in Vietnam

No.

Symbol and color

 License plate

Subject

1

Blue background

White letters and numbers

The Communist Party’s regulatory bodies;

The Office of the President and the National Assembly and other regulatory bodies of the National Assembly;

The Office of the National Assembly’s Delegation;

The People’s Council at all administrative levels;

The Central Directing Committees;

The People’s Public Security, Court, and Procuracy;

The ministries, ministerial bodies and the Government’s bodies;

The National Traffic Safety Committee;

The People’s Committee at all administrative levels and other professional bodies of the People’s Committee of a province and district;

The political and social organizations; (Vietnamese Fatherland Front, Vietnam Trade Union, Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Women's Union, Vietnam Veterans Association, Vietnam Farmers' Union);

The public sector entities, except a state-owned center of driving training and examination;

The project management board with state administrative function; năng quản lý nhà nước

2

Blue background,

White letters and numbers along with the symbol “CD”

Vehicles of the People’s Public Security for the purpose of security

3

White background

Black letters and numbers

Vehicles of Enterprises (including joint stock companies of police and military),

Vehicles of the project management board of these enterprises,

Vehicles of social and socio-vocational organizations,

Vehicles of private sector entities,

Vehicles of the public center of driving training and examination, 

Personal vehicles.

4

Yellow background

Red letters

Numbers with a symbol of a residential location where the vehicle is registered and two-letter abbreviation of special economic - commercial zones

Vehicles used at special economic - commercial or international border gate zones in accordance with the Government’s legal regulations;

5

Yellow background

BBlack letters and numbers

Vehicles used in transport business

No.

Symbol and color

 License plate

Subject

1

White background

Black numbers

Red series of the symbols “NG”

Vehicles of Diplomatic missions, consular posts and foreign staff members who take possession of the diplomatic identity card at these entities

Registered number “01” inclusive of a red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing the nationality and registered numeric order

Vehicles of the Ambassador and Consular General

2

White background

Black numbers

A red series of the symbols “QT”

Vehicles of representative offices of international organizations and foreign staff members who take possession of the diplomatic identity card at these entities

A red dash crossing over in the middle of letters showing their specific symbols and registered numeric order

Vehicles of heads of representative offices of United Nations’ organizations

3

White background

Black letters and numbers

Series of the symbols “CV”

Vehicles of technical and administrative staff who takes possession of official identity cards granted by diplomatic missions, consular posts and international organizations

4

White background

Black letters and numbers,

The symbol “NN”

vehicles of representative offices or organizations and foreign individuals (except for those who have been regulated above).

No.

Symbol on License plate

1

KT

Vehicles of military enterprises, at the request of the Department of Vehicles affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense.

2

LD

Vehicles of foreign-invested companies, foreign rented vehicles and foreign selected bidders.

3

DA

Vehicles owned by the management board of foreign-invested projects.

4

R

Towed vehicles (trailers and semi-trailers).

5

T

Temporarily registered vehicles.

6

MK

Tractors

7

MĐ

Electric-powered vehicles

8

TĐ

Motor vehicles that are manufactured, assembled, and enabled to be piloted by the Government

9

HC

Automobiles operating in certain restricted areas