# China license plate: Temporary entry car

> The China temporary entry car license plate: format L99999, for example O93445, 1992 to today, car, van, truck, and bus.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, Temporary entry car (1992 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-temporary-entry-car-1992/china-license-plate-temporary-entry-car.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L99999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1992 → today |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 220 × 140 mm |
| Colours | background #CFE4F5; characters #000000; border #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `cn-temporary-entry-car-1992` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/temporary-entry-car-1992) |

A laminated card whose decode is in the tint: one ground colour marks a foreign vehicle confined to a single area, the other one crossing between areas. The province-and-office characters record the issuer, and the permitted route is printed on the card itself.

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102419/http://www.hngy.gov.cn/sitepublish/site1/wsbs/lyfwzl/jtfw/jdc/jdcfw/content_25106.html)
- [gov.cn](http://www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2007/content_772748.htm)

## About this plate

The temporary-entry plate for a foreign-registered car. It is a laminated watermarked card whose REVERSE is the vehicle licence, it states the area or route the vehicle may use, and it never lasts more than three months. Two ground tints, distinguished by whether the vehicle stays inside one area or crosses between areas, the same blue/brown-yellow logic as the domestic temporary plate, and sourced to the same clause of GA 36-2007. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan vehicles on organised trips are handled by reference to this rule (公安部令第90号 第二十一条), which is a different regime from the 粤Z 港/澳 cross-boundary plates above.

## How long it is valid

note: 《临时入境机动车和驾驶人管理规定》(公安部令第90号) 第五条, verbatim: "临时入境机动车号牌为纸质号牌，载明允许行驶的区域、线路和有效期。临时入境 机动车号牌背面为临时入境机动车行驶证，签注车辆类型、号牌号码、厂牌型号、行驶 区域或者线路、有效期等信息。", the plate IS the vehicle licence, printed on its back. 第六条: validity matches the entry approval and never exceeds three months, and may not be extended. 第七条: the car plate goes inside the windscreen on the right; the motorcycle plate is carried with the vehicle. 第二十二条: printed centrally by the Ministry.

## Other temporary plates here

- [Temporary entry motorcycle](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/temporary-entry-motorcycle-1992) (1992 to today)
- [Temporary travel](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/temporary-travel-1992) (1992 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-temporary-entry-car-1992.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-temporary-entry-car-1992
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-temporary-entry-car-1992"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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