# New Zealand number plate: Trade 2016

> The New Zealand trade 2016 number plate: format X99999, for example X38241, 2016 to today, car, van, truck, motorcycle, moped, and trailer.

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Part of [New Zealand license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand) (18 registration series).

![New Zealand license plate, Trade 2016 (2016 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-trade-2016/new-zealand-license-plate-trade-2016.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `X99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2016 → today |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, motorcycle, moped, trailer |
| Colours | background #FFCC00; 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 | `nz-trade-2016` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/trade-2016) |

Sources:

- [reg 36(1)(b), 36(2)(b), 36(3); reg 27 duration; reg 26 use; reg 42 display; Schedule 3 diagram 2. Regulation 36 was 'replaced, on 1 January 2016, by regulation 4 of the Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration and Licensing) Amendment Regulations 2014 (LI 2014/378)'](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2011/0079/latest/whole.html)
- [who may hold trade plates; the standard (3500 kg or less) and heavy categories; 'Land Transport (Trade Plates) Notice 2011'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/motor-vehicle-traders/trade-plates)
- ['Trade plates are made from aluminium with black embossed characters on a yellow background. They show the last 2 digits of the year the plate was bought. We issue one plate.'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/licensing-rego/number-plates)

## What each position encodes

- the letter X, preceding or following not more than 5 numerals
- SEPARATELY, and not part of the identifier: the last 2 digits of the calendar year for which the plate is issued, set vertically to the right

## Who the plate belongs to

A trade plate belongs to a PERSON OR BUSINESS and travels between vehicles: reg 26(1) lets its holder operate a motor vehicle that "is not registered or licensed" and "does not have affixed to it registration plates or a current licence", subject to reg 26(2)'s conditions. NZTA's eligibility list: motor vehicle traders, manufacturers, assemblers, distributors, importers, car wreckers with a second-hand trader licence, government departments, deliverers of unregistered vehicles, repairers, and transport-museum owners or managers.

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It replaced | [Trade 1999](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/trade-1999) | 1999 to 2016 |

## Other dealer plates here

- [Trade heavy](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/trade-heavy-2016) (2016 to today)
- [Trade 1999](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/trade-1999) (1999 to 2016)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-trade-2016.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/new-zealand?series=nz-trade-2016
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/nz` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "nz-trade-2016"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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