Media: since October, cars from Ukraine are subject to registration in Germany

From October, refugees from Ukraine will have to obtain German license plates for their cars imported to Germany, if their cars have been in Germany for more than a year. The relevant legal norms are established by the federal government. Until September 30, exemptions granted by the federal states still apply to Ukrainian cars, he reports UNN with reference to DW.

According to the publication, the procedure for re-registration of Ukrainian vehicles is described in the catalog developed in recent months by the Ministry of Transport of the Federal Republic of Germany together with the federal states. Car owners must provide the German authorities with an identity card with their first and last name in Latin, a Ukrainian vehicle registration certificate and insurance.

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Ukrainian documents in digital format are not accepted. After re-registration of the vehicle, Ukrainian license plates are replaced by German ones. Ukrainian cars are also subject to registration at German customs. Ukrainian refugees who resettle in the EU can be exempted from customs duties on the import of a vehicle, as well as any other personal property.

The Ministry of Transport of Germany did not specify how many Ukrainian cars are currently in Germany and how many of them are subject to re-registration. According to the rules that have been in effect until now, Ukrainians had to apply for exemption from re-registration of a vehicle based on their place of residence in the Federal Republic. To do this, they had to confirm the fact of having the civil liability insurance of the motor vehicle owner and a certificate of car safety for road traffic.

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