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Car license plates by region of Ukraine are one of the biggest mysteries on our roads. We will never know who encrypted the codes of our regions and why, just as we will never understand the logic of this action. Fortunately, deciphering the codes is no secret.

The current format of license plates for passenger cars was adopted in Ukraine in 2004, with a slight correction in 2015, when the field of colors of the Ukrainian flag on the left edge of the number was replaced by blue with a small blue and yellow flag on it. The registration plate carries the four-digit vehicle number itself and two letter indices before and after it.

Only the first group of two letters is related to the region of registration of the car; the remaining symbols refer to the registration number itself

The first pair of letters indicates the region code to which the vehicle is assigned. The second pair of letters that complete the inscription on the plate is a serial number, which allows you to expand the number of registrations in the future.

In this case, only those letters of the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet are used that have analogues in the Latin alphabet - supposedly so that the car can travel abroad without problems. There are only twelve such letters in the Ukrainian alphabet: A, B, E, I, K, M, N, O, R, S, T, X.

Ukrainian model numbers 1995 - 2004. belonging to the region was determined by a digital code. Assignment logic – alphabetical arrangement of areas

For some reason, the current letter indices of the regions of the 2004 model are not morphologically related to the names of the regions; to identify the place of registration of the car, the codes must be memorized or use the table below.

	CA	Kyiv
	KB	Vinnytsia region
	KS	Volyn region
	KE	Dnipropetrovsk region
	KH	Donetsk region
	KI	Kyiv region
	KM	Zhytomyr Oblast
	CO	Transcarpathian region
	KP	Zaporozhye region
	CT	Ivano-Frankivsk region
		Kharkov region
		Kirovograd region
		Lugansk region
		Lviv region
		Nikolaevkskaya area
		Odessa region
		Poltava region
		Rovenskaya region
		Sumy region
		Ternopil region
		Kherson region
		Khmelnitsky region
		Cherkasy region
		Chernihiv region
		Chernivtsi region

The picture was even more confused by an attempt to “refresh” the indices at the end of 2013, when the first letters in regional codes began to be replaced: A was changed to K, B to N, C to I. But the previous codification also remained.

The series of numbers for “untouchable” owners was canceled and reintroduced over the years

Car license plates by region in Ukraine, in addition to the usual ones for “passenger” cars described above, there can be several other types - temporary, bus, diplomatic, police, military, volunteer and others. Many of them have their own codification, their own variations of execution and their own history, and perhaps we will talk about them next time.

Vehicle country codes are required to identify the vehicle's state of registration. Previously, a sticker on which the country code was indicated in capital letters served this purpose. The distinguishing sign of the country of registration must be affixed to the rear of the vehicle near the license plate and may also be included in the registration number of the vehicle. If the decal is included in the registration number, it must also appear on the front registration plate of the vehicle.

The distinctive sign may be supplemented by the flag or emblem of the national state or the emblem of the regional economic integration organization to which the country belongs. The insignia must be displayed on the far left or far right corner of the registration plate. If a symbol/flag/emblem is present on the registration number, the decal must be placed at the leftmost position on the registration plate.

Recently, countries have been moving to determine ownership on registration plates. For example, in the European Union countries this code is displayed on the standard vehicle registration number. In this case, the sticker is no longer required.

Nevertheless, there were cases (for example, in Germany) when a fine was issued for its absence. To avoid misunderstandings, even if you do not want to stick it, it is better to take the sticker with you and stick it on request.

According to the Convention on International Traffic, the sticker must be in the form of an ellipse, the main axis of which is horizontal, and the letters must be black on a white background.

The data in all tables can be sorted in ascending/descending order by clicking on the column header.

European car codes

Car codes for European countries

Code	A country	Valid from	Previous code	Notes
A	Austria	1910
ABH*	Abkhazia	2006
AL	Albania	1934
A.M.	Armenia	1992	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
AND	Andorra	1957
AX*	Åland Islands	2002	SF	Official code - FIN
AZ	Azerbaijan	1993	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
B	Belgium	1910
B.G.	Bulgaria	1910
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992	YU	Previously part of the SFRY
BY	Belarus	1992	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
BZH*	Brittany			Region in northwestern France
CAT*	Catalonia			Autonomous community of Spain located in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula
CD*	diplomatic corps
CH	Switzerland	1911		C onfoederatio H elvetica
C.Y.	Cyprus	1932
CYM*	Wales	1932		Cym ru
CZ	Czech	1993	C.S.	Formerly part of Czechoslovakia
D	Germany	1910		D eutschland
DK	Denmark	1914
E	Spain	1910		E spaña
EH*	French Basque Country			Located in the southwestern part of the French department of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques
ENG*	England
EST	Estonia	1993	EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993 SU 1940–1991	Previously part of the USSR
F	France	1910
FIN	Finland	1993	SF	Suomi Finland
FIN	Liechtenstein	1923		Fürstentum L iechtenstein
F.O.	Faroe islands	1996	FR 1976–1996	Fø royal
G.B.	Great Britain	1910
GBA	Alderney	1924		G reat B ritain – A lderney
GBG	Guernsey	1924		G reat B ritain – G uernsey
G.B.J.	Jersey	1924		G reat B ritain – J ersey
G.B.M.	Isle Of Man	1932		G reat B ritain – M an
GBZ	Gibraltar	1924		G reat B ritain – Gibraltar ( Z used since G is already used for Guernsey)
G.E.	Georgia	1992	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
GEO	Georgia	1992	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
GR	Greece	1913
H	Hungary	1910
HR	Croatia	1992	SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–1992	HR vatska. Previously part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, then part of the SFRY
I	Italy	1919
IRL	Ireland	1962	GB−1910 SE − 1924 EIR - 1938	Formerly part of Great Britain and the Irish Free State (1922-1937). Used in conjunction with the EIR code.
IS	Iceland	1936
KN*	Greenland	1910	GRO	K alaallit N unaat. Official code - DK
L	Luxembourg	1911
LT	Lithuania	1992	SU 1940–1991	Previously part of the USSR
LV	Latvia	1992	LR 1927–1940 SU 1940–1991	Previously part of the USSR
M	Malta	1966	GBY 1924–66
M.C.	Monaco	1910
M.D.	Moldova	1992	SU−1991	Previously part of the USSR
NMK	North Macedonia	2019	YU − 1992 MK - 2019	Previously part of the SFRY. From 1992 to 2019 Macedonia.
MNE	Montenegro	2006	MN 1913–1919 SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006	Independent nation until 1918. After that, part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, then part of the SFRY, and then Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia and Krna Gora - Serbian). Independence was restored in 2006.
N	Norway	1922
NIR*	Northern Ireland			N orthern Ir eland
NL	Netherlands	1910
P	Portugal	1910
P.L.	Poland	1921
PMR*	Transnistria	1990
RKS	Kosovo	2010	KS
R.O.	Romania	1981	R 1930–1981
RSM	San Marino	1932
RSO*	South Ossetia
RUS	Russia	1992	R 1910–1917 SU 1917–1992
S	Sweden	1911
SCO*	Scotland
SCV*	Vatican
S.K.	Slovakia	1993	CS 1919–1939 & 1945–1992 SQ 1939–1945	Formerly part of Czechoslovakia
SLO	Slovenia	1992	SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–1992	Previously part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, then part of the SFRY
SMOM	Sovereign Order of Malta			S overeign M ilitary O rder of M alta
SRB	Serbia	2006	SB – 1919 SHS 1919–1929 Y 1929–1953 YU 1953–2003 SCG 2003–2006	Previously part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, then part of the SFRY, and then Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia and Krna Gora - Serbian). Independence was restored in 2006.
TR	Türkiye	1923
U.A.	Ukraine	1992	S.U.	Previously part of the USSR
V	Vatican	1931		SCV (Stato della Città del Vaticano) is used as a prefix on the license plate itself
VL*	Flanders	1923		Historical region in the territory of modern France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

* - unofficial code

America's Automotive Codes

Code	A country	Valid from	Previous code	Notes
AG*	Antigua and Barbuda
ARU*	Aruba
AXA*	Anguilla
BDS	Barbados	1955
B.H.	Belize	1938		B ritish H onduras. After independence and name change, the state did not notify about the code change
BOL	Bolivia	1967
BR	Brazil	1930
B.S.	Bahamas	1950
BVI	British Virgin Islands	1910
C	Cuba	1930
CND	Canada	1956	C.A.
CO	Colombia	1952
CR	Costa Rica	1956
DOM	Dominican Republic	1952
E.C.	Ecuador	1962
ES	Salvador	1978
G.C.A.	Guatemala	1956
GUY	Guyana	1972	BRG	Formerly British Guiana
HN*	Honduras
JA	Jamaica	1932
KAN*	Saint Kitts and Nevis			Saint K itts a nd N evis
MEX	Mexico	1952
N.A.	Netherlands Antilles	1957
NIC	Nicaragua	1952
PA	Panama	1952
P.E.	Peru	1937
PR*	Puerto Rico
PY	Paraguay	1952
R.A.	Argentina	1927		R epública A rgentina
RCH	Chile	1930		R epública de Ch ile
RH	Haiti	1952
S.M.E.	Suriname	1936
TT	Trinidad and Tobago	1964	T.D.
USA	USA	1952	US
UY	Uruguay	2012	U 1930-1979 ROU 1979-2012
W.D.	Dominica	1954
W.G.	Grenada	1932
W.L.	Saint Lucia	1932
W.V.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1932
YV	Venezuela	1962

* - unofficial code

Asian car codes

Automobile codes of the countries of America

Code	A country	Valid from	Previous code	Notes
AFG	Afghanistan	1971
BD	Bangladesh	1978	PAK	Formerly East Pakistan
BRN	Bahrain	1954
BRU	Brunei	1956
BRU	Brunei	1956
BT	Butane		BHT
C.L.	Sri Lanka	1961		Previously C ey l on
CN*	People's Republic of China
HK*	Hong Kong	1932		H ong K ong
H.K.J.	Jordan	1966	JOR	H ashemite K ingdom of J ordan
IL	Israel	1952
IND	India	1947	BI 1930-1947	Formerly British India
IR	Iran	1936	PR 1930-1936	Previously Persia
IRQ	Iraq	1930
J	Japan	1964
K	Cambodia	1956
KG	Kyrgyzstan	2016	SU−1991 KS 1991-2016	Previously part of the USSR
KGZ*	Kyrgyzstan	1992	SU−1991 KS 1991-2016	Previously part of the USSR
KP*	North Korea
K.S.A.	Saudi Arabia	1973	S.A.	K ingdom of S audi A rabia
KWT	Kuwait	1954
KZ	Kazakhstan	1992	SU−1991	Previously part of the USSR
LAO	Laos	1959
MAL	Malaysia	1972	PRK – 1957 FM 1954-1957 PTM 1957–1972	Previously Perak, then Federated Malay States, then Federation of Malaya
M.G.L.	Mongolia	2002
MV*	Maldives
MYA	Myanmar	1989	BUR 1956-1989
NEP	Nepal	1970
OM	Oman
PK	Pakistan	1947
PS*	Palestine
Q	Qatar	1972
R.C.	Republic of China (Taiwan)	1932
R.I.	Indonesia	1955		R epublik I ndonesia
R.L.	Lebanon	1952
ROK	South Korea	1971
R.P.	Philippines	1973
SGP	Singapore	1952
SYR	Syria	1952
T	Thailand	1955
T.J.	Tajikistan	1992	SU−1991	Previously part of the USSR
TL*	East Timor		P, RI	T imor- L este
TM	Turkmenistan	1992	SU − 1991, TMN	Previously part of the USSR
UAE	United Arab Emirates	1971
UZ	Uzbekistan	1992	SU−1991	Previously part of the USSR
VN	Vietnam	1953
YEM	Yemen	1990	YAR 1960-1990

* - unofficial code

African car codes

Automobile codes of the countries of America

Code	A country	Valid from	Previous code	Notes
ANG	Angola	1975	PAN 1932-1957 P 1957-1975
B.F.	Burkina Faso	1990
B.W.	Botswana	2003	BP 1967-2003
CAM	Cameroon	1952
C.G.O.	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	CB, RCL, CGO, ZR
C.I.	Cote d'Ivoire	1961
COM	Comoros
CV*	Cape Verde	1975	P
DJI*	Djibouti		F
DY	Benin	1910	F	Pre-1975 Dahomey
DZ	Algeria	1962	F − 1911
EAK	Kenya	1938		E ast A frica K enya
EAT	Tanzania	1938		E ast A frica T anzania
EAU	Uganda	1938		E ast A frica U ganda
EAZ	Zanzibar	1964		E ast A frica Z anzibar
ER	Eritrea	1993	AOI	Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian)
ET	Egypt	1927
ETH	Ethiopia	1964	AOI - 1941	A frica O rientale I taliana
G	Gabon	1974	ALEF - 1960	Afrique Équatoriale Française
G.H.	Ghana	1959	WAC - 1957	West Africa Gold Coast
GQ*	Equatorial Guinea			G uinée É q uatoriale
LAR	Libya	1972	I − 1949, LT	L ibyan A rab R epublic
LB	Liberia	1967
L.S.	Lesotho	1967	B.L.
M.A.	Morocco	1924
MOS	Mozambique	1975	MOC 1932–1956 P 1957–1975	Formerly part of Portugal
MS	Mauritius	1938
M.W.	Malawi	1965	EA 1932–1938 NP – 1938–1970 RNY option 1960–1965
NAM	Namibia	1990	S.W.A.	Formerly South West Africa
RCA	Central African Republic	1962
RCB	Republic of the Congo	1962
RG	Guinea	1972
RIM	Mauritania	1964
R.M.	Madagascar	1962		R publication M adagascar
RMM	Mali	1962	AOF − 1960	Republique du Mali.
RN	Niger	1975	AOF − 1960	R publication du N iger" Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française).
RU	Burundi	1962		R uanda- U rundi
R.W.A.	Rwanda	1964	RU − 1962	R uanda- U rundi
SD	Eswatini	1935		Previously Swaziland until 2018
SN	Senegal	1962
STP*	Sao Tome and Principe	1975	P	São T omé and P ríncipe
SUD	Sudan	1963
S.Y.	Seychelles	1938
TCH	Chad	1973
TG	Togo	1962
TN	Tunisia	1957	F − 1956
WAG	Gambia	1932		W est A frica G ambia
WAL	Sierra Leone	1937		W est A frica Sierra L eone
WAN	Nigeria	1937		W est A frica N igeria
WSA*	West Sahara	1932		W estern Sa hara
Z	Zambia	1964
ZA	South Africa	1936		Z uid- A frika
ZW	Zimbabwe	1980	SR - 1965 RSR - 1980	Previously Southern Rhodesia, then Rhodesia

* - unofficial code

Car codes of Australia and Oceania

Automobile codes of the countries of America

Code	A country	Valid from	Previous code	Notes
ARK*	Antarctica
AUS	Australia	1954
F.J.I.	Fiji	1971
FSM*	Federated States of Micronesia			F ederated S tates of M icronesia
KIR*	Kiribati
MH*	Marshall Islands			M ars h all Islands
NAU	Nauru	1968
NC*	New Caledonia	1968		N ouvelle- C aledonie
NZ	New Zealand	1958
PAL*	Palau
PNG	Papua New Guinea	1978
SOL*	Solomon islands
TO*	Tonga
TUV*	Tuvalu
VU*	Vanuatu
W.S.	Samoa	1962

* - unofficial code

Legacy codes

Automobile codes of the countries of America

Code	A country	Valid until	Replaced by	Notes
ADN	Aden	1980	Y	1938-1967 South Yemen 1967-1980 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
AEF	French Equatorial Africa	1960	G, TCH
AOF	French West Africa	1962	DY, RMM, RN
AOI	Italian East Africa	1964	ER, ETH
B.A.	Burma	1956	BUR
B.P.	Bechuanaland	1966	B.W.
C.S.	Czechoslovakia	1992	CZ, SK
D.A.	Free City of Danzig	1939	D (1939–1945) PL (1945-...)	1919-1939
DDR	GDR	1990	D	1974-1990 German Democratic Republic
G.B.Y.	Malta	1966	M
E.W.	Estonia	1940	S.U.	1919-1940
LR	Latvia	1940	S.U.	1927-1940
PR	Persia	1936	IR	1930-1936
R	Russian empire	1917	S.U.	1910-1917
RSR	Southern Rhodesia	1917	S.U.	1910-1917
S.A.	Saar	1956	D	1926–1935, 1947–1956
SHS	Kingdom of Yugoslavia	1929	Y	1919–1929
S.M.	Siam	1939	T	1930–1939
S.U.	USSR	1991	EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TM, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, AM, RUS	1917-1991
T.S.	Free Territory of Trieste	1954	I
Y	Yugoslavia	1953	YU	1929-1953
YU	Yugoslavia	2003	BIH, HR, MK, MNE, SLO, SRB	1953–2003
H.V.	Upper Volta	1984	B.F.	now Burkina Faso
MK	Macedonia	2019	NMK	Now North Macedonia

* - unofficial code

In 2004, license plates on all types of Ukrainian cars changed. Now the numbers will first indicate the region of Ukraine, then a series of numbers and, at the end, a series of letters. So, now license plates in Ukraine look like this:

Explanation of this type of numbers:

• The first two letters are the designation of the region of Ukraine;
• A series of 4 digits is a direct digital series;
• The last two letters are a letter series.

On license plates until 2004, the region was indicated by numbers from 01 to 26, but now they are indicated by Latin numerals. In order to know and distinguish, you just need to remember them. It is also worth noting the distinctive sign when the value “II” is indicated in place of the letter designation of the area. This means a national number.

Below is a breakdown of new and old license plates:

Regions of Ukraine	after 2004	until 2004
Crimea	AK	01	KR, KO, CT
Vinnytsia region	AB	02	VI, VT, VH
Volyn region	AC	03	VO, VK, VM
Dnipropetrovsk region	AE	04	AA, AB, AE, AK, AN
Donetsk region	AN	05	EA, EB, EC, EN, EO, EC
Zhytomyr Oblast	AM	06	VA, BB
Transcarpathian region	JSC	07	RE, RT
Zaporozhye region	AR	08	ON, NOT, BUT, NR, NS
Ivano-Frankivsk region	AT	09	I.B., I.C.
Kyiv region	AI	10	KK, KH, KM
Kyiv	AA	11	KA, KI, KV, KE, KN
Kirovograd region	VA	12	OM, OH, OS
Lugansk region	BB	13	AM, AO, AR, AT, AH
Lviv region	Sun	14	TA, TV, TN, TS
Nikolaevkskaya area	BE	15	HI, NK, NT
Odessa region	VN	16	OA, OV, OE, OK
Poltava region	VI	17	SK, SN, SS
Rovenskaya region	VC	18	RV, RA, RO
Sevastopol	CH	27	KS
Sumy region	VM	19	SA, SV, SE
Ternopil region	IN	20	TE, TI, TK
Kharkov region	OH	21	HA, HE, XI, XK
Kherson region	VT	22	XO, XN
Khmelnitsky region	VX	23	XM, HT
Cherkasy region	SA	24	MA, MV, ME
Chernihiv region	NE	25	MK, MM, MN
Chernivtsi region	SE	26	MO, MR, MS
National	II

For example, now the Lugansk region will be designated as “VV”, and the Odessa region – “VN”.

• For route transport

There are two types of license plate backgrounds: white and yellow. White license plates will be installed on all private civilian vehicles, and yellow, as in most countries, on public route transport.

• Transit numbers

When receiving temporary license plates, vehicles will be issued a different type of plate. Firstly, the background will be red, and the date of issue will be indicated on the left side in a special place. Based on these obvious differences, you can quickly figure it out and understand whether it is expired or not.

Special numbers are also allocated for diplomatic missions, embassies and international organizations. Their series always begins with the letter "D". Then the country to which the representative office belongs is indicated - from 001 to 199, or an intergovernmental organization - from 200 to 299, or a consulate - from 300 to 399. Then a series of the vehicle serial number, consisting of 3 digits.

• Special numbers

On government vehicles, as well as for state security, the Verkhovna Rada, etc. special numbers will be installed. The digital series will consist of two or three digits and will range from "00" and "000" to "999". Thus, it will be a limited edition, up to 1000 pieces.

All possible types of license plates with explanations are presented below.

For armed forces vehicles, a black background is adopted, as in many countries.

The absence of a registration number on a vehicle entails a fine for the driver and is considered a violation of the Traffic Rules of Ukraine.

Below is data about license plates in Ukraine, classification of license plates by region, by type of vehicle, marking of military and diplomatic vehicles, history of creation and decoding of license plate symbols in Ukraine.

License plates in Ukraine: how have they changed since 1991?

Modern license plates in Ukraine date back to the beginning of the country's independence in 1991. Until that time, in Ukraine, as well as in the territory of the former USSR, unified license plates were used. In the first years of independence and the construction of a sovereign state, Ukraine developed its own numbers. A new standard was introduced, which not only classified vehicles by region, but introduced the marking of license plates with the color designation of the national flag and the abbreviation UA.

In subsequent years, car license plates in Ukraine changed several more times, as did their overall design and shape. License plates were introduced for transit cars, special vehicles, as well as a special letter designation for cities with a special status. At that time, Kyiv and Sevastopol were given this status. Special numbers were assigned to vehicles of senior officials, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and for carriers of technological equipment. The previously existing diplomatic and military numbers retained their special status, but their design underwent changes with the acquisition of independence of Ukraine.

Types of license plates in Ukraine

Depending on the types of vehicles, departmental or official affiliation, as well as for transit or use on non-standard transport, license plates in Ukraine are available for:

• cars;
• trailers;
• buses, minibuses and taxis;
• motorcycles;
• mopeds;
• vehicles that have a license plate mounting location different from the standard;
• transit vehicles;
• single trip, issued when purchasing a vehicle from a car dealer (including for mopeds and motorcycles);
• diplomatic missions;
• technical personnel of diplomatic missions (without diplomatic status);
• individual car license plates, which consist of a set of letters, names, words;
• individual motorcycle numbers (words, names);
• transit numbers for deregistered vehicles;
• Vehicles belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Border Guard and the Emergency Situations Service (including for the senior management of these departments);
• Vehicles belonging to volunteer organizations and/or volunteer battalions;
• Vehicles belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, including for vehicles of the ministry’s apparatus;
• technological vehicles.

Car numbers by regions of Ukraine

Regional codes for license plates have a letter designation consisting of two letters written in Cyrillic, but having analogues in Latin. There are twelve such letters in the Ukrainian alphabet: A, B, E, I, K, M, N, O, R, S, T, X. Correspondence between the Cyrillic and Latin variants is necessary to identify national license plates on international routes, abroad.

Due to the growth in the number of vehicles in 2013, changes were made to the coding of license plates by region. At the same time, the old coding options remained in force, supplemented by new options. For example: if the old designation was AA, now, along with it, KA is also used.

Thus, the first letter in the license plate A is replaced by K,

B is replaced by H, and C is replaced by the letter I.

Regions of Ukraine (numbers)	Name region	Initial code	Updated code
	Kyiv region
	Vinnytsia region
	Volyn region
	Dnipropetrovsk region
	Donetsk region
	Zhytomyr Oblast
	Transcarpathian region
	Zaporozhye region
	Ivano-Frankivsk region
	Kirovograd region
	Lugansk region
	Lviv region
	Nikolaevkskaya area
	Odessa region
	Poltava region
	Rovenskaya region
	Sumy region
	Ternopil region
	Kharkov region
	Kherson region
	Khmelnitsky region
	Cherkasy region
	Chernihiv region
	Chernivtsi region
	Sevastopol

Diplomatic license plates in Ukraine

Until 2004, license plates of diplomatic missions had a red or yellow background. Now they are depicted on a white background with the corresponding code and letter designation of belonging to a particular country.

Diplomatic license plate codes in Ukraine

Number code	Affiliation of the diplomatic mission (country)
	Russia (RF)
	Great Britain
	Germany
	Bulgaria
	Australia
	Belarus
	DPRK (previously active, now reserve number)
	Mongolia
	Argentina
	Portugal
	Slovakia
	Norway
	Switzerland
	Azerbaijan
	South Korea
	Brazil
	Croatia
	Finland
	Seychelles
	United Nations
	Slovenia
	Philippines
	Pakistan
	World Bank (IBRD)
	Singapore
	Ireland
	Netherlands
	Kazakhstan
	Kyrgyzstan
	Tajikistan
	Uzbekistan
	Turkmenistan
	Liechtenstein
	Indonesia
	Luxembourg
	OSCE (until 2004)
	Red Cross Organization
	Afghanistan
	STTC (Ukrainian Science and Technology Center)
	Previously belonged to Yugoslavia
	Macedonia
	NATO (Communications Department)
	NATO (information center)
	New Zealand
	Bangladesh
	EU Commission
	EBRD (European Bank)
	Service series
	OSCE (until 2004)

Military and special numbers in Ukraine

In addition to the encoding of license plates for civilian and general-purpose cargo vehicles and diplomatic license plates, there is a special numbering system for vehicles belonging to military units subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, other government ministries and departments that make up the so-called security bloc of the country.

An alphanumeric combination is used to designate vehicle license plates of these formations (see table).

Number encoding	Ministry/department
A, B, E, K, N, R, S, T - cars, I, M, O, X - trailers).	APU (Armed Forces of Ukraine)
F4 - for vehicles, F5 - for trailers	National Guard of Ukraine
	State Special Transport Service
	SBU (Security Service of Ukraine)
C2 (vehicles), O2 (trailers)	State Service of Special Communications
Yu with numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7	State Border Service of Ukraine (State Border Service)
	State Service for Emergency Situations of Ukraine
	Society for Assistance to the Defense of Ukraine

Reserved numbers (letter series) in Ukraine

Series/code	Who owns it
AA (0001-1000)	Secretariat of the President of Ukraine
	Administration of the city of Kyiv
BB (00xx, 29xx, 99xx	State security
VR, KA ((00хх, 77хх),КI (00хх, 77хх)	Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU)
	Supreme Court of Ukraine
KA (33xx), KI (33xx), KS (33xx), KV (33xx), KK (33xx), KT (33xx), II (33xx), KM	Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
	NBU (National Bank of Ukraine)
	MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine)
KS (00xx, 70xx)	Constitutional Court of Ukraine
MM (00xx), TT (00xx)	Cars of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Outdated encoding of Ukrainian license plates

Number	Name region	Letter code
		KA, KI, KB, KE, KN (KI, XT)
	Kyiv region	KK, KX, KМ (KХ)
	Vinnytsia region	VI, BT, BX (BI)
	Volyn region	VO, VK, BM (VH)
	Dnipropetrovsk region	AA, AB, AE, AK, AH (DN, DP)
	Donetsk region	EA, EB, EK, EN, EO, ES (DO, DC, SL)
	Zhytomyr Oblast
	Transcarpathian region
	Zaporozhye region	NA, HE, HO, HP, NS (ZP, ZP)
	Ivano-Frankivsk region	IB, IC (ИБ, СЯ)
	Kirovograd region	OM, OH, OC (KD)
	Lugansk region	AM, AO, AP, AT, AX (BG, LU)
	Lviv region	TA, TV, TN, TS (LV)
	Nikolaevkskaya area	HI, NK, HT (HI)
	Odessa region	OA, OB, OE, OK (OD, OE)
	Poltava region	CK, CH, SS (PO)
	Rovenskaya region	PB, PA, PO (PB)
	Sumy region	CA, SV, CE (SU)
	Ternopil region	TE, TI, TK (TE)
	Kharkov region	XA, XE, XI, XK (XA, XK)
	Kherson region
	Khmelnitsky region
	Cherkasy region	MA, MB, ME (CHK)
	Chernihiv region	MK, MM, MH (CHH, CHT)
	Chernivtsi region	MO, MP, MC (BH)
		KR, KO, KT (KP, TS)
	Sevastopol

Database of license plates in Ukraine

On the platform of the state website of electronic services iGov, a car search service using state license plates is operating in test mode. Thus, anyone can “punch” a car license plate in Ukraine for free, but only after registering on the website and entering their data. The functionality of the service can be seen.

Services for searching car license plates in Ukraine with access to the database are also offered by other specialized resources. Therefore, checking the car by license plate number will not be difficult. The license plate database in Ukraine opened recently, but previously access was either paid or through third-party resources that provided such a service not entirely legally.

Possible letter combinations in license plates

Car license plates by region may have the following letter combinations:

It is obvious that the classification and typification of license plates has a wide gradation according to ownership, nature of use, legal status and regions of Ukraine. Specialists and representatives of the road inspection can read them correctly. However, information that is publicly available on the Internet can be useful for all road users.

When registering a vehicle, the car owner is issued a license plate, which, as mentioned above, is a mandatory attribute of any transport. If for some reason your license plate is lost or has become unusable, you should register and get a new one. To do this, you should contact the territorial office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs service center.

Standard materials (metal, paint) are used in the production of license plates. When ordering personalized plates, repetitions of number and letter combinations of state plates should be avoided, and swear words should also be excluded. The production of personal license plates in Ukraine is provided by service centers, which for an additional fee will not only produce the plate, but will also take care of all the paperwork at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.