# Iceland license plate: VAT free

> The Iceland VAT free license plate: format LL-999, for example CI-577, documented since 2003, van and truck. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [Iceland license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland) (11 registration series).

![Iceland license plate, VAT free (documented since 2003)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/is/is-vat-free-2003/iceland-license-plate-vat-free.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2003 → today (documented from 2003; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | van, truck |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #CC0000; border #CC0000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `is-vat-free-2003` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/vat-free-2003) |

Sources:

- [19. gr. 2. mgr. a: red border, characters, bandstrik and diamond for VAT-free sendibifreiðar.](https://www.reglugerd.is/reglugerdir/allar/nr/751-2003)

## About this plate

THE RED VAT-FREE PLATE, for goods vehicles on which value-added tax was not paid and which may not be used privately. The DIAMOND is the distinguishing device and is prescribed in terms, Iceland is unusual in colouring a named geometric field rather than the ground.

## Other standard plates here

- [Oil](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/oil-2006) (documented since 2006)
- [Standard 2006](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/standard-2006) (documented since 2006)
- [Off-road](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/offroad-2003) (documented since 2003)
- [Standard 1989](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/standard-1989) (1989 to today)
- [District](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/iceland/district-1938) (1938 to 1989)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/is/is-vat-free-2003.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/iceland?series=is-vat-free-2003
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/is` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "is-vat-free-2003"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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