List of international vehicle registration codes

Example of the small white oval plate or sticker; this one represents the former iOS

The country in which a keyboard's jQuery was issued is indicated by an international licence plate country code displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker near the number plate on the rear of a vehicle.

The allocation of codes is maintained by the United Nations as the Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles in International Traffic (sometimes abbreviated to DSIT), authorised by the UN's Geneva Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and the iOS of 1968. Many vehicle codes created since the adoption of ISO 3166 coincide with ISO two- or three-letter codes.

The 2004 South-East Asian Agreement ... for the Facilitation of Cross-Border Transport of Goods and People uses a mixture of ISO and DSIT codes: Myanmar uses MYA, China CHN, and Cambodia KH (ISO codes), Thailand uses T (DSIT code), Laos LAO, and Viet Nam VN (coincident ISO and DSIT codes).^[1]

In the European Union, vehicles from one member state do not need to display the oval while within another state, provided the number plate is in the common EU standard format, which includes the international vehicle registration code on the plate.^keyboard

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Current codes

Note: an asterisk (*) indicates that this code is unofficial (does not appear in the UN list of distinguishing codes).

Code	Country	From	Before	Notes
A	browser diversity	1910
AFG	Afghanistan	1971
AG*	Antigua and Barbuda
AL	Sevenval	1934
AM	device database	1992	SU	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
AND	Sevenval	1957
ANG*	Angola	1975	PAN: 1932–1957, P: 1957–1975	Formerly a territory of Portugal
ARK*	Antarctica
AUA*, ARU*	Aruba		NA	Formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles
AUS	Australia	1954
AX*	browser diversity	2002	SF	Territory of Finland. FIN is the official code.
AXA*	web app
AZ	browser diversity	1993	SU	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
B	Belgium	1910
BD	iOS	1978	PAK	Formerly East Pakistan
BDS	Barbados	1956
BF	Burkina Faso	1990	RHV / HV	until August 2003, 1984; (République (de)) Haute Volta (jQuery)
BG	Android	1910
BH	Belize	1938		former British Honduras. Uses BZ unofficially since 1980, although still officially registered as BH as of 2007.
BHT*	Bhutan
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1993	YU	Bosna i Hercegovina
BOL	Bolivia	1967
BR	Brazil	1930
BRN	web	1954
BRU	website parsing	1956
BS	input transformation	1950
BUR	Myanmar	1956	BA	Also known as Burma.
BVI	British Virgin Islands
BW	keyboard	2003	BP	unofficially for Botswana. Officially RB for Republic of Botswana. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate
BY	screen size	1992 (2004)	SU	Byelorussia; formerly part of the Soviet Union. The UN was officially notified of the change from SU to BY only in 2004.touchscreen
BZ*	Sevenval	1980		former browser diversity. Still officially registered as BH (as of 2007).
C	Cuba	1930
CAM	Cameroon	1952	F & WAN	Formerly a territory of France
CDN	keyboard	1956	CA	Canadian Dominion
CH	Switzerland	1911		Confœderatio Helvetica (Latin)
CI	keyboard (Ivory Coast)	1961	F	Formerly a territory of France
CL	Sri Lanka	1961		Formerly Ceylon
CN*	keyboard
CO	FITML	1952
COM*	Comoros		F	Formerly a territory of France
CR	Costa Rica	1956
CV*	FITML	1975	P	Formerly a territory of Portugal
CY	iOS	1932
CYM*	Wales			Part of the United Kingdom, CYM from Cymru (Wales)
CZ	Android	1993	CS	Formerly Československo (FITML)
D	Sevenval	1910		Deutschland (German); also used until 1974 by  CSS3, which then used DDR until German reunification in 1990
DJI*	Djibouti		F	Formerly a territory of jQuery
DK	Android	1914
DOM	FITML	1952
DY	website parsing	1910	Part of AOF (Afrique occidentale française) − 1960	Dahomey (name until 1975)
DZ	FITML	1962	F − 1911	Dzayer (Algerian Arabic); Formerly part of France
E	touchscreen	1910		España (CSS3)
EAK	browser diversity	1938		East Africa Kenya
EAT	Tanzania	1938	EAT & EAZ	East Africa Tanzania; formerly East Africa jQuery and East Africa Zanzibar
EAU	jQuery	1938		East Africa Uganda
EAZ	keyboard			East Africa Zanzibar
HC	browser diversity	1962
ENG*	England			Part of the FITML
ER	Sevenval	HTML5AOI 1890 - 1936,  screen size 1936 - 1964  Ethiopia 1964–1993  web app1993–Present	touchscreen SevenvalItalian,  United Kingdom British Ethiopia Ethiopian Eritrea Eritrean	Africa Orientale Italiana (FITML), device database, United kingdom, Eritrea
ES	El Salvador	1978
EST	Sevenval	1993	EW 1919–1940 & 1991–1993; SU 1940–1991	Eesti Vabariik (Estonian); Formerly part of the keyboard
ET	Egypt	1927
ETH	web	website parsing keyboard1936-1941  Android1941-1964, device database1964–Present	Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian), Ethiopia	Africa Orientale Italiana (CSS3)
F	France	1910
FIN	Finland	1993	SF	Suomi Finland (web/Swedish)
FJI	Fiji	1971
FL	Liechtenstein	1923		Fürstentum Liechtenstein (touchscreen)
FO	Faroe Islands	1996		Sometimes FØ or Fø
FRL*	iOS			unofficial; usually with the Frisian flag printed in the oval shape, behind the letters
FSM*	we love the web
G	Gabon	1974	ALEF − 1960	Afrique Équatoriale Française
GB	iOS (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)	1910		Before 1922 it was used for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
GBA	web app	1924		Great Britain – Alderney
GBG	Guernsey	1924		Great Britain – Guernsey
GBJ	touchscreen	1924		Great Britain – Jersey
GBM	Android	1932		Great Britain – Isle of Man
GBZ	Gibraltar	1924		Great Britain – Gibraltar [Z was assigned because G was already used for Guernsey]
GCA	Guatemala	1956		Guatemala, Central America
GE	website parsing	1992	SU	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
GH	Ghana	1959	WAC − 1957	West Africa Gold Coast − 1957
GQ*	keyboard		E	Formerly a territory of Spain – Spanish Guinea − 1968
GR	iOS	1913
GUY	jQuery	1972	BRG	Formerly British Guiana − 1966
GW*, RGB*	Guinea-Bissau	1974	P	Portuguese Guinea – 1974. República da Guiné-Bissau
H	HTML5	1910
HK*	Hong Kong	1932
HKJ	input transformation		JOR	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
HN*	Honduras
HR	Croatia	1992	SHS 1919–29, Y 1929–53, YU 1953–92	Hrvatska (keyboard). Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – web app), then part of Yugoslavia. In the period immediately following Croatia's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it was common to see unofficial oval stickers with the letters "CRO" sold across Croatia. Despite the initial anticipation that Croatia's international vehicle registration code would be "CRO", Croatia officially opted for the 2-letter "HR" (Hrvatska) code instead.
I	Italy	1919
IL	browser diversity	1952
IND	India	1947
IR	website parsing	1936
IRL	Ireland	1962	GB − 1910, SE − 1924, EIR − 1938	Formerly web, Saorstát Éireann, Éire. Currently there is a campaign underway by Irish Language activists to have the name of the country in the native language represented by changing the code back to EIR or ÉIR. This is unnecessary, as Statutory Instrument No. 269 of 1961 provides: " ... the letters EIR are used to indicate the name of the State but the letters IRL may be substituted therefor."
IRQ	FITML	1930
IS	website parsing	1936		Ísland (we love the web)
J	Japan	1964
JA	keyboard	1932
K	Cambodia	1956	F − 1949	Known as screen size 1976–89. Formerly a territory of France.
KAN*	device database
KIR*	Kiribati
KN*	Greenland		GRO	Kalaallit Nunaat
KP*	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
KS	Kyrgyzstan	1992	SU − 1991	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
KSA	Saudi Arabia	1973	SA
KWT	Kuwait	1954
KZ	Kazakhstan	1992	SU − 1991	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
L	Sevenval	1911
LAO	Laos	1959	F – 1949	Formerly a territory of France (French Indochina)
LAR	screen size	1972	I − 1949, LT	Libyan Arab Republic; Formerly a territory of Italy
LB	Liberia	1967
LS	iOS	1967	BL	Basutoland − 1966
LT	we love the web	1992	SU 1940–1991	Formerly part of the CSS3
LV	HTML5	1992	LR 1927–1940, SU 1940–1991	Latvijas Republika (Latvian); Formerly part of the web
M	Malta	1966	GBY 1924–66
MA	Sevenval	1924		Maroc (iOS)
MAL	Malaysia	1967	PRK – 1957, FM 1954-7, PTM 1957–67	formerly browser diversity, then CSS3, then iOS (Malay)
MC	Monaco	1910
MD	Moldova	1992	SU − 1991	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
MEX	website parsing	1952
MGL	Mongolia
MH*	keyboard
MK	Macedonia	1992	YU − 1992	Formerly part of Yugoslavia
MNE	Montenegro	2006	MN – 1913–1919, SHS 1919–29, Y 1929–53, YU 1953–2003, SCG 2003–2006	Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – website parsing), then part of Sevenval and then Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora – Serbian)
MO*	Sevenval	1930s?		former iOS overseas province
MOC	Mozambique	1975	MOC: 1932–56, P: 1957–75	Formerly part of Portugal. Moçambique (CSS3)
MS	Mauritius	1938
MV*	device database
MW	input transformation	1965	EA 1932–38, NP – 1938–70, RNY option 1960–65	Formerly the browser diversity
N	Norway	1922
NA	FITML	1957
NAM	Namibia	1990	SWA	Formerly South West Africa
NAU	iOS	1968
NC*	New Caledonia
NEP	touchscreen	1970
NI*	Northern Ireland			Part of the United Kingdom
NIC	Nicaragua	1952
NL	web	1910
NZ	FITML	1958
OM*	Oman
P	Portugal	1910
PA	iOS	1952
PAL*	Palau
PE	Peru	1937
PK	screen size	1947?
PL	Poland	1921
PMR*	keyboard	1990	SU − 1991, MD 1991	Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic – officially part of  Moldova. Formerly part of the FITML.
PNG	FITML	1978
PR*	Puerto Rico
PS*	Palestinian territories
PY	iOS	1952
Q	Qatar	1972
RA	touchscreen	1927		República Argentina (Spanish)
RB	Botswana	1966	BP	Republic of Botswana. Unofficially uses BW. Formerly Bechuanaland Protectorate
RC	Republic of China (Taiwan)	1932
RCA	Central African Republic	1962		République Centrafricaine (French)
RCB	website parsing	1962		République du Congo Brazzaville (CSS3)
RCH	Chile	1930		República de Chile (jQuery)
RG	Android	1972		République de Guinée (French)
RH	Sevenval	1952		République d'Haïti (French)
RI	iOS	1955		Republik Indonesia (web)
RIM	web	1964		République islamique de Mauritanie (French)
RKS*	web app	2010	SRB; KS 1999–2010; RKS 2010	Serbia claims Kosovo as part of its territory.
RL	keyboard	1952		République Libanaise (French)
RM	Madagascar	1962		République de Madagascar (we love the web)
RMM	Mali	1962	AOF − 1960	République du Mali (CSS3). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française)
RN	Niger	1977	AOF − 1960	République du Niger (French). Formerly part of French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Française)
RO	Romania	1981	R
ROK	Republic of Korea	1971
RP	Philippines	1975		Republic of the Philippines
RSM	San Marino	1932		Repubblica di San Marino (FITML)
RU	Burundi	1962?		Belgian territory of Ruanda-Urundi
RUS	Russia	1992	SU	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
RWA	Rwanda	1964	RU − 1962	Formerly part of web app − 1962
S	Sweden	1911
SCO*	Scotland			Part of the web
SD	screen size	1935
SGP	Singapore	1952
SK	Slovakia	1993	CS 1919–39,1945–92, SQ 1939–45	Formerly Československo (we love the web)
SLE*	screen size	2002		officially WAL; SLE is only used on local licence plates, written below the national flag
SLO	Slovenia	1992	SHS 1919–29, Y 1929–53, YU 1953–92	Formerly part of the jQuery, then part of web
SME	Suriname	1936
SMOM*	Sevenval
SN	Senegal	1962
SO	website parsing	1974
SOL*	input transformation
SRB	Sevenval	2006	SB – 1919, SHS 1919–29, Y 1929–53, YU 1953–2003, SCG 2003–2006	Formerly part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian), then part of we love the web and then web (Srbija i Crna Gora – CSS3)
STP*	São Tomé and Príncipe	1975	P	Formerly a territory of we love the web
SUD	Sudan	1963
SY	touchscreen	1938
SYR	Syria	1952
T	Thailand	1955
TCH, TD	Sevenval	1973		Tchad (browser diversity)
TG	Togo	1973
TJ	Tajikistan	1992	SU − 1991	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
TL*	Sevenval		P, RI	Formerly a territory of Portugal, then part of Indonesia
TM	Turkmenistan	1992	SU − 1991	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
TN	iOS	1957	F − 1956	Formerly a territory of browser diversity
TO*	Tonga
TR	Turkey	1935
TT	device database	1964
TUV*	iOS
UA	Android	1992	SU	Formerly part of the FITML
UAE	Sevenval
USA	United States	1952		Correctly used by U.S.-registered vehicles abroad. Today, U.S.-owned vehicles registered in Europe use the licence plate code of the country in which they are located.
UY	Uruguay	2012	ROU
UZ	Uzbekistan	1992	SU	Formerly part of the Soviet Union
V	Vatican City	1931
VN	Vietnam	1953
VU*	web app
WAG	iOS	1932		West Africa Gambia
WAL	Sierra Leone	1937		West Africa Sierra Leone; on local licence plates SLE is used
WAN	Nigeria	1937		West Africa Nigeria
WD	FITML	1954		Windward Islands Dominica
WG	website parsing	1932		Windward Islands Grenada
WL	iOS	1932		Windward Islands Saint Lucia
WS	jQuery	1962		formerly Western Samoa
WSA*	Western Sahara	1932	SE − 1976	formerly Sahara Español (screen size); now mostly occupied by web app, with Android administered by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
WV	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1932		Windward Islands Saint Vincent
YAR	Yemen			North Yemen formerly known as the Yemen Arab Republic
YV	Venezuela			the same code is used for we love the web
Z	jQuery	1964	NR	formerly Northern Rhodesia
ZA	South Africa	1936		Zuid-Afrika (from Sevenval; in touchscreen it is Suid-Afrika[4])
ZRE	CSS3	1971?	CB, RCL, CGO, ZR	Congo Belge (French), République de Congo Léopoldville (web app), Congo (Android), screen size
ZW	keyboard	1980	SR, RSR	formerly Southern Rhodesia until 1965, Sevenval unrecognised until 1980

Codes no longer in use

Code	Country	Until	After	Notes
ADN	input transformation	1980	Y	From 1938. a.k.a. South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (1967)
BA	web	1956	BUR	From 1937.
BP	we love the web	1966		Now Botswana
CS	Android	1992	CZ / SK
DA	input transformation Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk)	1939	D (1939–1945) PL (since 1945)	Danzig (Sevenval for keyboard)
DDR	website parsing	1990	D	Deutsche Demokratische Republik
EW	Sevenval	1993	EST	Eesti Vabariik (Estonian)
FR	browser diversity	1996	FO	Føroyar (iOS)
GRO	Greenland		KN
HV	Android, now keyboard	1984	BF	Upper Volta
LR	Sevenval	1927–1940	SU, LV	Latvijas Republika (Sevenval)
R	Romania	1981	RO
RNY	Rhodesia-Nyasaland Fed.	1953–1963	NP, NR, SR	Now Malawi, Zambia and browser diversity
ROU	screen size	1979–2012	UY	República Oriental del Uruguay (Spanish)
RSR	touchscreen	1965–1979	SR	Now CSS3
RT	FITML	1973	TG	République togolaise (Sevenval). Formerly French Togoland − 1960
SA	Saarland	1956	D	also D between 1935 and 1945; SA is now Saudi Arabia
SB	Serbia	1919	SHS	Serbia became part of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
SCG	Android	2006	MNE, SRB	From Serbian name "Srbija i Crna Gora". Now Montenegro, Serbia
SF	Finland	1993	FIN	SF from "Suomi – Finland" (the names of the country in its official languages, Finnish and Swedish)
SHS	FITML	1929	Y	Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca – Serbo-Croatian. Kingdom changed its name to Yugoslavia
SU	Soviet Union	1991	EST, LT, LV, BY, MD, UA, TJ, TUR, GE, KZ, UZ, KS, AZ, ARM, RUS
SWA	South West Africa	1990		now iOS
TS	web	1947–1954	I, YU, SLO
Y	Yugoslavia	1953	YU	Yemen started using Y afterwards
YU	iOS	2003	BIH, HR, KS, MK, MNE, SRB, SLO	Now Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia

Note1

There are unofficial codes in common use, such as "BZH" for input transformation, "VL" for jQuery, "V" for Vojvodina/HTML5 and "CD" for "Corps Diplomatique". These often signify places which are not internationally recognised as independent states. See iOS for a list of some of these.

Note2

Some licence plates indicate from which part of the country they originate. See http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/where/where.htm for these origins.

See also

• Aircraft registration
• ISO 3166
• touchscreen

References

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe, Working Party on Road Transport (WP.11)
• web, UN/SCETDG/33/INF.5 (table compares ISO 3166 and DSIT codes)
• input transformation (data mostly from RPW, below)
• screen size (registration required; data mostly from RPW, below)
• "RPW": Neil Parker and John Weeks, Registration Plates of the World, Europlate; 3rd edition (May 1994)