Let's continue the series of articles about license plates. Today we will touch on license plates introduced in already independent Ukraine. After the collapse of the USSR, license plates of the 1959-1980 model were in effect in Ukraine. In 1992, in the absence of others, Soviet car license plates of the 1980 model continued to be issued: 1) for private cars: a small letter on a white background, four numbers separated in the middle by a hyphen and two capital letters(abbreviated name of the region, region, Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic); 2) for state ones, on a white background, four numbers separated by a hyphen and three capital letters (the first two of them are the name of the region).
For example an ambulance medical care had the following license plate, which indicated that she belonged to some institution (i.e., not a private car enthusiast).
The new authorities decided not to philosophize and not to compose new numbers, to diversify the old ones by adding the decimal letter “i”. In the same year, another modernized number appeared with the flag of Ukraine and the inscription “UA”. Its structure was the same as that of the Soviet number, but the coding of the regions changed somewhat.
On this license plate, unfortunately, the flag and the abbreviation “UA” on the left side of the license plate are no longer distinguishable.
We will provide a table with the new regional numbers introduced in 1992 below.
| Region | Auto series | Trailer series |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | KR, MY, MH | KR, NY |
| Vinnytsia | VI, VX | XO, VI |
| Volynskaya | VN, VYa | VN, IC |
| Dnepropetrovsk | YA, YAS, YAV, AE | XX, JAV, JAS, JE |
| Donetsk | YAN, YAM, YAI, YAO | HE, YAM, YANG |
| Zhytomyr | IO, IP | NN, IO |
| Transcarpathian | IK, IM | NM, IM |
| Zaporozhye | YAT, YAYA, YAH, IT | EE, YA, YAH |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | IB, IA | EY, IG |
| Kyiv | KH, MI | KH, MI |
| Kyiv | KI, XE, XT | KI, SY |
| Kirovogradskaya | EI, EM, EE | VS, EI |
| Lugansk | AI, AY | BP, AI, IE |
| Lvovskaya | IN, II | ХР, IН, II |
| Nikolaevskaya | HI, NV, NY | NK, HI |
| Odessa | OI, OYA | OE, OYA, RH |
| Poltavskaya | IX, II | XT, IX |
| Rivne | RV, RN | RV, PI |
| Sumskaya | SI, SY, SR | OT, CI |
| Ternopil | TE, TI | TE, TI |
| Kharkovskaya | HA, XI, HC | HA, XI, YaI |
| Kherson | XO, XY | ХН, ХЯ, IP |
| Khmelnitskaya | HM, TY | ХМ, IВ, IК |
| Cherkasy | RK, RS, PI | RK, IA |
| Chernigovskaya | RM, RH | HV, IT |
| Chernivtsi | IC, IE | OX, OI |
In 1995, new state license plates were introduced on the territory of Ukraine. On the left side there was a yellow-blue flag, and below it a region code, which I will tell you about which one it belongs to a little later. This was followed by two digital blocks of 3 and 2 digits, separated by a hyphen and two large letters indicating the name of the region (see below).
Although license plates of this type began to be issued in 1995, for some time old “Soviet” license plates could still be issued, which were naturally cheaper, but they were not allowed to cross the state border.
Sorting of these numbers by region was carried out according to letter 
area designation located on the right. According to this sorting, the regions were assigned serial numbers - automobile codes of the regions. I would especially like to emphasize that although the license plates used only those alphabetic characters of the Cyrillic alphabet that coincide in spelling with the Latin alphabet, the numbers were still sorted according to the Cyrillic alphabet.
| Region | Ukraine license plate codes | Series |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | 01 | KO, KR, CT |
| Vinnytsia | 02 | VT, VH, BI |
| Volynskaya | 03 | VK, VM, VO |
| Dnepropetrovsk | 04 | AA, AB, AE, AK, AN |
| Donetsk | 05 | EA, EB, EC, EH, EO, EU |
| Zhytomyr | 06 | VA, BB, BE |
| Transcarpathian | 07 | RE, RR, RT |
| Zaporozhye | 08 | ON, NOT, BUT, HP, NS |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | 09 | IB, IC |
| Kyiv | 10 | KK, KM, KH |
| Kyiv | 11 | KA, KB, KE, KN, KI |
| Kirovogradskaya | 12 | OM, OH, OS |
| Lugansk | 13 | AM, JSC, AR, AT, AX |
| Lvovskaya | 14 | TA, TV, TN, TS |
| Nikolaevskaya | 15 | NK, NT, HI |
| Odessa | 16 | OA, OV, OE, OK |
| Poltavskaya | 17 | SK, SN, SS |
| Rivne | 18 | RA, RV, RO |
| Sumskaya | 19 | SA, SV, SE |
| Ternopil | 20 | TE, TK, TI |
| Kharkovskaya | 21 | HA, HV, HC |
| Kherson | 22 | XN, XO |
| Khmelnitskaya | 23 | XM, XI |
| Cherkasy | 24 | MA, MB, ME |
| Chernigovskaya | 25 | MK, MM, MN |
| Chernivtsi | 26 | MO, MR, MS |
| Sevastopol | 27 | KS |
The next significant reform took place in 2004. So the structure of the license plate became as follows. On the left side of the license plate was a vertical rectangle, horizontally divided into two areas of blue and yellow. In the “blue square” there is a small coat of arms of Ukraine, a trident, made yellow, in “yellow” - in black “UA” is the international automobile code of Ukraine. Next on a white background in black are two letters indicating the region code, a four-digit number and two more letters. For the rear license plates of some cars, mopeds and motorcycles, almost “square” license plates are allowed, where the letters are located on top and four numbers below (for cars and mopeds) or in three lines - two letters, four numbers and again two letters (for motorcycles ).
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that although it seems that the numbers are written in Cyrillic characters, they are still sorted according to the Latin alphabet. Now we have real “bourgeois” numbers.
| Region | Region code |
| Kyiv | A.A. |
| Vinnytsia | AB |
| Volynskaya | A.C. |
| Dnepropetrovsk | A.E. |
| Donetsk | A.H. |
| Zhytomyr | A.M. |
| Transcarpathian | A.O. |
| Zaporozhye | AP |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | AT |
| Kyiv | A.I. |
| Autonomous Republic of Crimea | A.K. |
| Kirovogradskaya | B.A. |
| Lugansk | BB |
| Lvovskaya | B.C. |
| Nikolaevskaya | BE |
| Odessa | B.H. |
| Poltavskaya | B.I. |
| Rivne | B.K. |
| Sumskaya | B.M. |
| Ternopil | B.O. |
| Kharkovskaya | AX |
| Kherson | BT |
| Khmelnitskaya | BX |
| Cherkasy | C.A. |
| Chernigovskaya | C.B. |
| Chernivtsi | C.E. |
| Sevastopol | CH |
| Throughout Ukraine | II |
The last two letters can have any combination, except for BP and KM, due to their similarity with the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers (which was the case in the license plates of the previous model).
It is also quite remarkable that the city of Kyiv was singled out from the general sorting by the region code AA. But why is the Kharkov region marked with the AX code in exactly the same way? Or maybe she was entitled to a BP code that they decided to reserve? All this remains a mystery.
Separately, I would like to talk about transit numbers. Their structure is similar, but the main difference is that the “stamp” block on a red background is followed by two digits of the region code (according to the table of region codes for license plates of the previous model of 1995, or the designations “T1”, “T2”, which indicates that the number was issued by the manufacturing company, as they are popularly called “terminators”), two letters indicating the region code (according to the 2004 classification) and four digits. Similar “square” numbers are possible for rear license plates.
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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 on registration number symbol/flag/emblem is present, the decal must be placed at the extreme left of the registration plate.
IN Lately Countries are switching to identifying 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
| 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
| 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 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
01 (??) Republic of Adygea (Maykop)02 (BA, BS) Republic of Bashkotorstan (Ufa)
03 (BU) Republic of Buryatia (Ulan-Ude)
04 (AL, AB) Republic of Gorny Altai
05 (YES) Republic of Dagestan (Makhachkala)
06 (CHN) Ingush Republic (Nazran)
07 (KB) Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. (Nalchik)
08 (KC) Republic of Kalmykia (Elista)
09 (??) Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Cherkessk)
10 (KS, LC) Republic of Karelia (Petrozavodsk)
11 (KM) Komi Republic (Syktyvkar)
12 (MS) Republic of Mari El (Yoshkar-Ola)
13 (MR) Republic of Mordovia (Saransk)
14 (YAK) Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
15 (CE) Republic of North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz)
16 (TA) Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan)
17 (TV) Republic of Tyva (Kyzyl)
18 (UD) Republic of Udmurtia (Izhevsk)
19 (KY, KE, HS) Republic of Khakassia (Abakan)
21 (CHU) Republic of Chuvash Republic. (Cheboksary)
22 (AL, AB) Altai region(Barnaul)
23 (KK, CB, CV, CP) Krasnodar region
24 (KYa, KE) Krasnoyarsk region
25 (PK, PR) Primorsky Territory (Vladivostok)
26 (SS, ST) Stavropol Territory
27 (KhB) Khabarovsk Territory
28 (AM) Amur region (Blagoveshchensk)
29 (AH) Arkhangelsk region
30 (AS) Astrakhan region
31 (BE) Belgorod region
32 (BR) Bryansk region
33 (VL) Vladimir region
34 (VG, SG) Volgograd region
35 (VO) Vologda region
36 (VV, VZh) Voronezh region
37 (IV) Ivanovo region
38 (IR) Irkutsk region
39 (??) Kaliningrad region
40 (KZh) Kaluga region
41 (KCH) Kamchatka region
42 (KE, TsH) Kemerovo region
43 (KV) Kirov region
44 (KO) Kostroma region
45 (KN) Kurgan region
46 (KU) Kursk region
47 (LG, LO) St. Petersburg region
48 (LP) Lipetsk region
49 (MA) Magadan region
50 (ME, MG, MH, JA, JB, JV) Moscow region
51 (MU) Murmansk region
52 (GO) Nizhny Novgorod region
53 (NO) Novgorod region
54 (NB, HH) Novosibirsk region
55 (OM) Omsk region
56 (OB) Orenburg region
57 (OR) Oryol region
58 (PE) Penza region
59 (PM, PT) Perm region
60 (PS) Pskov region
61 (RO, RD, RP, RRS) Rostov region
62 (RYa) Ryazan region
63 (KSh, UK) Samara region
64 (SA, SJ) Saratov region
65 (СХ) Sakhalin region
66 (NE, SF) Sverdlovsk region
67 (SM) Smolensk region
68 (TA) Tambov region
69 (KA) Tver region
70 (TO) Tomsk region
71 (TU, TL) Tula region
72 (TYU, TB) Tyumen region
73 (UL) Ulyanovsk region
74 (CHE, BW) Chelyabinsk region
75 (CHT) Chita region
76 (YAR) Yaroslavl region
77 (MK, MM, MN, MO, MT, SOUTH, UD) Moscow city
78 (VS, LD, LE, SR, EC) city of St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad)
79 (??) Jewish Autonomous Region (Birobidzhan)
80 (??) Aginsky Buryat Autonomous Okrug (urban village Aginskoye)
81 (??) Komi-Permyat Autonomous Okrug (Kudymkar)
82 (??) Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Palana town)
83 (??) Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Naryan-Mar)
84 (??) Taimyr Autonomous Okrug (Dudinka)
85 (??) Ust-Orda Autonomous Okrug
86 (??) Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug
87 (??) Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Anadyr)
88 (??) Evenki Autonomous Okrug (town Tura)
89 (??) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Salekhard)
Registration number- is an individual state registration plate of a wheeled vehicle. The car license plate (or sign) of Ukraine consists of 8 characters and contains two letters of the Ukrainian alphabet to the left and to the right of the numbers.
What do the letters on car license plates mean?
The combination of the first pair of letters on the left indicates the region of registration of the car, the two letters indicated on the right are the series of the registration license plate.
Changes since 2018.
In 2018, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine introduced a standard for automobile license plates of passenger vehicles. These changes supplemented the existing DSTU 4278:2012. Thus, automobile signs in Kyiv are designated by the letters KA along with the previously approved AA. Kiev region - KI along with early AI and so on.
Owners of cars with old plates (old series of numbers) do not need to worry. There is no need to switch to new license plates. Next, you can familiarize yourself with the table of codes by region of Ukraine - both old ones from 2004 and new ones from 2018. The table provides information on how license plates have changed and what letter designation is valid today.
Ukraine license plates - table
| Regions of Ukraine | Nameregion | Code 2004 | Code 2018 |
| 11 | Kyiv | AA | CA |
| 10 | Kyiv region | AI | KI |
| 02 | Vinnytsia region | AB | HF |
| 03 | Volyn region | AC | KS |
| 04 | Dnepropetrovsk region. | AE | KE |
| 05 | Donetsk region | AN | KN |
| 06 | Zhytomyr Oblast | AM | KM |
| 07 | Transcarpathian region | JSC | KO |
| 08 | Zaporozhye region | AR | KR |
| 09 | Ivano-Frankivsk region | AT | CT |
| 12 | Kirovograd region | VA | ON |
| 13 | Lugansk region | BB | NV |
| 14 | Lviv region | Sun | NS |
| 15 | Nikolaevkskaya area | BE | NOT |
| 16 | Odessa region | VN | NN |
| 17 | Poltava region | VI | HI |
| 18 | Rovenskaya region | VC | NK |
| 19 | Sumy region | VM | NM |
| 20 | Ternopil region | IN | BUT |
| 21 | Kharkov region | OH | KH |
| 22 | Kherson region | VT | NT |
| 23 | Khmelnitsky region | VX | NH |
| 24 | Cherkasy region | SA | IA |
| 25 | Chernihiv region | NE | IB |
| 26 | Chernivtsi region | SE | IE |
| 01 | ARC Crimea | AK | QC |
| 27 | Sevastopol | CH | IN |
License plate colors
Car license plates can be of several other types - temporary (transit), city public transport (buses, minibuses), diplomatic, police, military, volunteer and others. They also differ in background color, many of them have their own codification.
White - vehicles belonging to ordinary car owners.
Blue(light blue) - law enforcement agencies, also police (police numbers).
Black- Ministry of Emergency Situations, Ukrainian Armed Forces (Armed Forces).
Yellow- public transport.
Red- transit (temporary) license plates.
Signs with black background
Department codes: A - Ministry of Defense, B - Military Traffic Inspectorate, E - Naval Forces of Ukraine, R - Repair Enterprises of the Ministry of Defense, C - Construction Troops, T - Transport Troops, X - Trailers, H - Ministry of Emergency Situations.
For cars representing the diplomatic corps, a letter designation has been established - D. This sign contains the code of the country or international organization. Next comes a set of numbers - they indicate the serial number of the vehicle.
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