# New Zealand number plate: Trade heavy

> The New Zealand trade heavy number plate: format X9999, for example X3803, 2016 to today, truck, bus, 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 heavy (2016 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/nz/nz-trade-heavy-2016/new-zealand-license-plate-trade-heavy.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `X9999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 2016 → today |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | truck, bus, 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-heavy-2016` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/new-zealand/trade-heavy-2016) |

Sources:

- [reg 36(1)(a) and 36(2)(a); Schedule 3 diagram 1 'inserted, on 1 January 2016, by regulation 8 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)
- ['Heavy trade plate: Must be used for heavy vehicles (vehicles with a gross vehicle mass over 3500kg). May also be used for a light vehicle.'](https://www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/motor-vehicle-traders/trade-plates)

## What each position encodes

- the letter X, preceding or following not more than 4 numerals
- SEPARATELY: the letters HV above the last 2 digits of the calendar year, set vertically to the right

## About this plate

It came into existence with the Road User Charges regime's vocabulary: reg 36(1)(a) defines its scope by reference to a "heavy RUC vehicle (within the meaning of the Road User Charges Act 2012)", and NZTA translates that into the 3500 kg line. The asymmetry is worth carrying: a heavy plate may lawfully be used on a light vehicle, a light plate may not be used on a heavy one.

## How long it is valid

expires: 31 December of the year shown. rule: reg 27(1)-(2)

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

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