# Sweden license plate: Diplomatic

> The Sweden diplomatic license plate: format LL 999L, for example DU 364H, 1988 to today, car, van, and motorcycle, cited to Transportstyrelsen.

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Part of [Sweden license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/sweden) (13 registration series).

![Sweden license plate, Diplomatic (1988 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/se/se-diplomatic/sweden-license-plate-diplomatic.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL 999L` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1988 → today |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Other sizes | 170 × 150 mm: two-row; 300 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #469BD1; characters #000000; border #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `se-diplomatic` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/sweden/diplomatic) |

Sources:

- [12 kap. 1 a § (definitions of landskod and kategorikod, added by TSFS 2025:33), 12 kap. 2 § (six characters, black on light blue reflective, black frame), 12 kap. 3 § (the 2+3+1 composition, one-row and two-row); 6 kap.](https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/TSFS/TSFS%202015_63k.pdf)
- [förordning (1988:964) om skyltar för beskickningsfordon 2 §, verbatim: 'Skyltar för beskickningsfordon upptar sex tecken som utgörs av bokstäver och siffror.](https://rkrattsbaser.gov.se/sfst?bet=1988%3A964&upph=true)
- [rkrattsbaser.gov.se](https://rkrattsbaser.gov.se/sfsr?bet=1988%3A964&upph=true)
- [11 kap. 1-5 §: who gets the plates (immunity/privileges), Utrikesdepartementet decides and supplies them, new plates when status changes, ordinary plates if the vehicle becomes taxable; 15 kap.](https://data.riksdagen.se/dokument/sfs-2019-383.html)
- [transportstyrelsen.se](https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/sv/vagtrafik/fordon/aga-kopa-eller-salja-fordon/registreringsskyltar/skylt-for-beskickningsfordon-diplomatfordon/)
- [transportstyrelsen.se](https://www.transportstyrelsen.se/globalassets/global/bilder/vag/fordon/diplomat.png)

## About this plate

SECURITY EXEMPTION worth recording for a claims model: 15 kap. 13 § lets Säkerhetspolisen exempt a vehicle from the beskickningsskylt requirement "om det finns särskilda skäl som gäller säkerheten", so absence of a blue plate does not disprove diplomatic ownership.

## Region code notes

128 landskoder + 10 kategorikoder, both closed and primary.

## Who the plate belongs to

11 kap. 2 § förordningen (2019:383): the character composition is fixed by Regeringskansliet "med hänsyn till det berörda landet och den ställning som den som äger eller använder fordonet har. Om dessa förhållanden ändras, ska fordonet tilldelas nya skyltar." The plate therefore tracks the HOLDER'S STATUS, not the vehicle: a promotion or a posting change re-plates the same car.

## Use it

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

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