Instructions for procedures for temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam

Instructions for procedures for temporary vehicle registration in Vietnam (Internet image)

DECLARATION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION

Step 1: Prepare documents

According to Article 13 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security, which stipulates the procedures for issuance and revocation of vehicle registration and license plates of road motor vehicles, the documentation of temporary vehicle registration for each type of vehicles is as follows:

For vehicle, manufactured and assembled in Vietnam:

• The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);

• The copy of sales invoice as prescribed or warehouse discharge note.

For Imported vehicles; those that are temporarily imported and re-exported within an expiration date:

• The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);

• The copy of declaration of import and export goods or a detailed declaration of imported vehicle. If a vehicle completes the procedure for importation, the application for the registration and issuance of temporary license plate must include certain documents as stipulated at Clause 1 Article 8 of this Circular.

Vehicles permitted by competent authorities to enter Vietnam for tourism, conferences, trade fairs, exhibition, and sports; foreign vehicles travelling in Vietnam and vehicles used for conferences held by the Communist Party, the State, or the Government: The copy of certificate of vehicle registration or list of vehicles applied for registration approved by the competent authority.

As for automobiles, owned by foreigners and registered in foreign countries, and built with right-hand drive, or “canavan” left-hand drive that are allowed to run on the roads as per the law, the application for its legal operation on the roads shall include:

• The declaration of vehicle registration (form 01);

• A document which allows the automobile to run on the roads in Vietnam made by the competent authority.

Step 2: Submit documents

The vehicle owner can temporarily register the vehicle at the nearest vehicle registration agency.

Specifically, Clause 4, Article 3 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA stipulates the vehicle registration agency as follows:

- Division of Traffic Police, Division of Roadway - Railway Traffic Police, and Division of Road Traffic Police affiliated to the Department of Public Security of provinces and centrally-affiliated cities shall register and issue the license plate for the following types of vehicles:

• Automobiles, tractors, trailers and semi-trailers; motorcycles built with a cylinder capacity of over 175 cm3 or those confiscated by competent authorities, and certain vehicles built with the similar specifications to the aforesaid, owned by agencies, organizations and individuals, enterprises, military enterprises, individuals, all of which establish their head office or residence in the local areas where these vehicles are registered;

• Motorcycles, mopeds, electric vehicles and others built with the similar specification to the aforementioned, owned by foreign agencies, organizations and individuals, or used at projects, foreign joint-venture economic institutions at the local areas where these vehicles are registered, and those owned by organizations and individuals who establish their head offices and residence in districts, towns and provincial municipalities where Traffic Police Division is located.

- The Police of a district, town and provincial municipalityshall be eligible to grant the vehicle registration and issue the license plate for the above vehicles owned by domestic agencies, organizations and individuals who establish their head offices and residence where their vehicles are registered 

Step 3: Receive a certificate of temporary vehicle registration

According to Article 4 of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA, the license plate shall be issued or replaced immediately after receiving a duly completed application.

Note: The certificate of temporary vehicle registration is valid within 30 days.

For  Imported vehicles; those that are temporarily imported and re-exported within an expiration date; Vehicles permitted by competent authorities to enter Vietnam for tourism, conferences, trade fairs, exhibition, and sports; foreign vehicles travelling in Vietnam and vehicles used for conferences held by the Communist Party, the State, or the Government; automobiles, owned by foreigners and registered in foreign countries, and built with right-hand drive, or “canavan” left-hand drive that are allowed to run on the roads as per the law, the validity period of the certificate of temporary vehicle registration is recorded according to the period permitted by competent authorities to serve such activities.

Le Vy

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