# South Korea license plate: Non-commercial 7 long heavy

> The South Korea non-commercial 7 long heavy license plate: format 999999, for example 978420, documented 2009 to 2021, bus, van, truck, and machine.

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Part of [South Korea license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea) (21 registration series).

![South Korea license plate, Non-commercial 7 long heavy (documented 2009 to 2021)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/kr/kr-noncommercial-7-long-heavy/south-korea-license-plate-non-commercial-7-long-heavy.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `999999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2009–2021 (documented from 2009; the format is likely older) |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | bus, van, truck, machine |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #E4DFD8; characters #393D45 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `kr-noncommercial-7-long-heavy` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-7-long-heavy) |

The class digits do the talking: 70–79 bus or van, 80–97 goods, 98–99 special. From September 2019 to November 2021 Korea issued seven- and eight-character plates side by side, so two leading digits after 2019 simply mean "not a passenger car".

Sources:

- [Annex 2 drawing](https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/flDownload.do?flSeq=158474297)
- [고시 제2019-423호 Art. 5(1) table image flSeq=44282120 — buses/goods/special still on 70-79 / 80-97 / 98,99 AFTER the 2019 passenger reform](https://www.law.go.kr/DRF/lawService.do?OC=test&target=admrul&ID=2100000180990&type=XML)
- [law.go.kr](https://www.law.go.kr/DRF/lawService.do?OC=test&target=admrul&ID=2100000204502&type=XML)

## About this plate

The same Annex 2 plate on non-passenger vehicles, which kept the two-digit code for a further two years after cars lost it. Its existence is why "Korean plates went to eight characters in 2019" is a half-truth: between September 2019 and November 2021 Korea issued seven-character and eight-character non-commercial plates side by side, distinguished purely by vehicle type.

## About the format

Digit skeleton only; printed mark 70가1234 (bus), 80가1234 (goods), 98가1234 (special).

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Non-commercial 8 heavy film](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-8-heavy-film) | 2021 to today |

## Other standard plates here

- [Corporate green](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/corporate-green) (2024 to today)
- [Non-commercial 8 heavy film](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-8-heavy-film) (2021 to today)
- [Non-commercial 8 heavy paint](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-8-heavy-paint) (2021 to today)
- [Non-commercial 8 film](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-8-film) (2020 to today)
- [Non-commercial 8 paint](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-8-paint) (2019 to today)
- [Non-commercial large](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-large) (2004 to today)
- [Non-commercial short](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-short) (2004 to today)
- [Non-commercial 7 long](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/noncommercial-7-long) (documented 2009 to 2019)
- [Regional non-commercial](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/regional-noncommercial) (1996 to 2004)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/kr/kr-noncommercial-7-long-heavy.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/south-korea?series=kr-noncommercial-7-long-heavy
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/kr` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "kr-noncommercial-7-long-heavy"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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