# Japan license plate: Kei US forces

> The Japan kei US forces license plate: format 599 L 99-99, for example 513 B 67-48, documented since 1970, car and van.

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Part of [Japan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan) (47 registration series).

![Japan license plate, Kei US forces (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-kei-usforces/japan-license-plate-kei-us-forces.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `599 L 99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1970 → today (documented from 1970; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van |
| Plate size | 330 × 165 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD400; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `jp-kei-usforces` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-usforces) |

Sources:

- [別表第二の五 group 4: 「日本国籍を有しない者が所有する自家用自動車で、法令の規定により関税又は消費税が免除されているもの。」 -> ＡＢ](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326M50000800074)
- [第三十六条の十七第一項第三号 (「平仮名又はローマ字」) and 別表第二の四 (the class-code ranges the strict twin restricts to)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)

## What each position encodes

- 運輸支局等を表示する文字
- 分類番号
- ローマ字
- 四けた以下のアラビア数字

## About this plate

THE KEI COUNTERPART OF THE Y PLATE, AND ITS ALPHABET IS DIFFERENT. Where a registered duty-exempt vehicle takes one of ＥＨＫＭＴＹよ, a kei one takes Ａ or Ｂ and nothing else (別表第二の五 group 4, note also that the kei row omits the 「及び別に国土交通大臣が指定するもの」 tail its registered sibling carries, so the kei category is the narrower of the two). Colours are the ordinary kei 自家用 colours: black on yellow.

## Other standard plates here

- [Kei goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered bus alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Registered bus 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered classcode 1-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-classcode-1digit) (documented since 1970)
- [Registered US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-usforces) (documented since 1970)
- [Kei goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Registered bus 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)

## Use it

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

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