Customs Agency VDB Transit, your specialist in the application for transit plates

X Export plate

An X-plate is only intended for the export of a vehicle, and is only valid for 30 days. In certain cases (exemption from VAT), the validity period may be longer.

W temporary plate

A W-plate is intended for people staying temporarily in Belgium. Download the table to see which people are eligible for this.

For an application for Belgian X & W transit plates, we need the following documents:

• Sales invoice (if the sale is between private individuals, it is compulsory to have a copy of the seller's identity card)
• Original car registration document (PART I + PART II)
• Valid official technical inspection certificate with a minimum of 1 month validity if the car is more than 4 years old
• Original valid passport or identity card of the buyer

If the buyer is a foreign firm in Europe, then we need the latest articles of association (translated into Dutch, English, French or German) plus original passport or identity card of the company manager.

If this involves an application for more than 1 month or an imported vehicle, a pre-sale official technical inspection certificate is required.

The Belgian vehicle registration authority (DIV) does not hand out number plates any more! The plates are delivered here daily as the only postal delivery point in West and East Flanders by bpost.

Austrian transit plates

These number plates are valid for a maximum of 21 days. We need the following items:

• Sales invoice
• Passport or identity card
• Vehicle registration document

If you order these before 12.30, then they will be delivered to the office here the next day.