Vietnam license plates

Format, region codes and a plate generator for Vietnam.

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Plate types

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Region code

Digits at the start of the number.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A Vietnamese plate starts with a two-digit province code (11–99), followed by a series letter (sometimes with a digit), a dash and five digits with a dot (30F-256.58) or four digits. Large provinces have several codes: Hanoi 29–33 and 40, Ho Chi Minh City 41 and 50–59, plus 61 and 72 after the 2025 merger. Since August 2023 the number belongs to the owner and can move with them to another car, so the code shows the place of first registration. Code 80 is used by central government bodies.

Region map

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Region codes

34 regions

Region	Code
Cao Bang	11
Lang Son	12
Quang Ninh	14
Hai Phong	15 16 34
Hung Yen	17 89
Ninh Binh	18 35 90
Phu Tho	19 28 88
Thai Nguyen	20 97
Lao Cai	21 24
Tuyen Quang	22 23
Lai Chau	25
Son La	26
Dien Bien	27
Hanoi	29 30 31 32 33 40
Thanh Hoa	36
Nghe An	37
Ha Tinh	38
Dong Nai	39 60 93
Ho Chi Minh City	41 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61 72
Da Nang	43 92
Dak Lak	47 78
Lam Dong	48 49 86
Tay Ninh	62 70
Dong Thap	63 66
Vinh Long	64 71 84
Can Tho	65 83 95
An Giang	67 68
Ca Mau	69 94
Quang Tri	73 74
Hue	75
Quang Ngai	76 82
Gia Lai	77 81
Khanh Hoa	79 85
Bac Ninh	98 99

History

Province codes have been used since 1984; the current format applies from 1 January 2025. On 1 July 2025 the 63 provinces were merged into 34, but the old codes were not cancelled: each new province received all the codes of the provinces it absorbed. The code of the province whose name survived is issued first, then the others in ascending order once it runs out.