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Registering an imported vehicle

Have a vehicle with a European certificate of conformity? You go straight to registration for 800 CZK. Without it you first need the technical fitness approved, and for a vehicle from outside the EU that means a full technical protocol from a testing station.

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Verified 24 September 20268 cited law paragraphs

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What this depends on

You'll need to know this about your plan

  • Do you have a European certificate of conformity (COC) for the vehicle, or was its type approved by an authority of another member state with EU-wide validity?This also covers a vehicle whose type was approved directly by the Ministry of Transport, or approved by another member state and recognised by the Ministry.
  • Where does the vehicle come from?This determines how demanding it is to prove technical fitness.Only asked in some cases
  • Is the vehicle new, never used before?For a new vehicle, the registration inspection comparing the actual condition against the documents isn't required.

Possible outcomes

How this can turn out

  • Straight to registration

    With a valid COC or an EU type approval, you don't file a request for technical fitness approval. You go straight to the municipal authority of a to request the vehicle's entry into the register.

    Municipal office800 CZK for entering a motor vehicle with at least four wheels into the register
    • Yes, I have a document about the approved type
    • Yes, it's never been driven
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  • Technical fitness approval first

    Without a COC you first have to apply for approval of the technical fitness of the imported vehicle. For a vehicle from another member state, a list of requirements from that state's authority is enough instead of a full technical protocol.

    Municipal office3,000 CZK for approval of technical fitness + 800 CZK for the subsequent entry into the register
    • No, or I don't know if I have such a document
    • From another EU member state
    • Yes, it's never been driven
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  • Full technical protocol

    For a vehicle from a third country without a COC, you have to prove technical fitness approval with a full technical protocol from a testing station, at the applicant's expense.

    Municipal office3,000 CZK for approval of technical fitness + 800 CZK for the subsequent entry into the register, plus the cost of the technical protocol at the testing station
    • No, or I don't know if I have such a document
    • From a third country outside the EU
    • Yes, it's never been driven
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Where this comes from

Primary sources, not a paraphrase

§ 114 až 116Act No. 542/2020 Coll., on products with an expired lifespan: emissions fee when registering a vehicle§ 6 odst. 1 a 3Act No. 56/2001 Coll., on the conditions of vehicle operation on public roads: conditions for entry into the vehicle register§ 6 odst. 4 a 5Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: requirements of the entry request and the documents to attachSazebník, položka 26 písm. a)Act No. 634/2004 Coll.: entering a motor vehicle into the register§ 34 odst. 1 a 2Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: when technical fitness of an imported vehicle isn't approved and when it is§ 35 odst. 1 a 2Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: documents for a vehicle approved by an authority of another member stateSazebník, položka 27 bod 12Act No. 634/2004 Coll.: approval of technical fitness of an individually imported vehicle§ 35 odst. 1 a 3Act No. 56/2001 Coll.: conditions of approval and the testing station's technical protocol

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