Kazakhstan


OVAL : KZ

Passenger series
Trailer series
State-owned and company vehicles series
Foreigner series
Foreigner trailer series
Pictures of the entire code list

Passenger series

Current passenger series since December 2012 in black on white with a black border, only using western letters.
The registration consists of three large numerals and three smaller letters.
Left of the registration is the national flag above the oval KZ in black capitals.
At the right is a separate panel with a number indicating the town or province, where 02 stands for Almaty city.

Former passenger series issued between 1994 and December 2012 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and three letters.
The first letter denotes the district where M stands for Karaganda district.
The last letter always is M, except for the larger cities and districts where the N follows.

Trailer series

Current trailer series since December 2012 in black on white with a black border, only using western letters.
The registration consists of three smaller letters above two large numerals.
Top left of the registration is the national flag above the oval KZ in black capitals.
Bottom left is a separate panel with a number indicating the town or province, where 02 stands for Almaty city.

Former trailer series issued between 1994 and 2011 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of four numerals above two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Alma-Ata district.
The plate has a square shape with the two lower corners cut away.

Former trailer series issued between 1994 and December 2012 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of four numerals above two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Alma-Ata district.
The plate has a square shape with the two lower corners cut away.

Former trailer series issued between 1994 and December 2012 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of four numerals above two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where m stands for Karaganda district.
The plate has a square shape with the two lower corners cut away.

State-owned and company vehicles series

Former state-owned and company vehicles series isused between 1995 and December 2012 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals and two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Alma-Ata district.

Former state-owned and company vehicles two-line series isused between 1995 and December 2012 in black on white only using western letters.
The registration consists of one letter, followed by three numerals above two letters.
The first letter denotes the district where B stands for Alma-Ata district.

Foreigner series

Current foreigner series since December 2012 in black on yellow only using western letters.
The registration consists of a smaller letter C, followed by four numerals.
These plates are issued to local companies with foreign capital.
Left of the registration is the national flag above the oval KZ in black capitals.
At the right is a separate panel with a number indicating the town or province, where 02 stands for Almaty city.

Current foreigner series since December 2012 in black on yellow only using western letters.
The registration consists of a smaller letter H, followed by four numerals.
These plates are issued to local companies with foreign capital.
Left of the registration is the national flag above the oval KZ in black capitals.
At the right is a separate panel with a number indicating the town or province, where 02 stands for Almaty city.

Former foreigner series issued between 1994 and December 2012 in black on yellow only using western letters.
The registration consists of the letter H, followed by six numerals.
These plates are issued to foreign residents or companies.

Foreigner trailer series

Former foreigner owned trailers series issued between 1997 and December 2012 in black on yellow with a black border, only using western letters.
The registration consists of four numerals above one letter and the letter X.
The first letter denotes the town or province where A stands for Almaty city.
The plate has a square shape with the two lower corners cut away.
These plates are issued to foreign residents or companies.

Former foreigner owned trailers series issued between 1997 and December 2012 in black on yellow only using western letters, with a black border.
The registration consists of four numerals above one letter and the letter X.
The first letter denotes the town or province where A stands for Almaty city.
The plate has a square shape with the two lower corners cut away.
These plates are issued to foreign residents or companies.

Kazakh vehicle registration plates start with a letter indicating the district of registration, followed by their main towns in parentheses, to aid location.
Pictures of the entire code list

A	Alma-Ata	Almaty city
B	Alma-Ata	Almaty district
C	Akmolinsk	Akmolinsk
D	Aktyubinsk	Aktyubinsk
E	Atyrau	Atyrau
F	Vostochno-Kazakhstan	Ust-Kemenogorsk
H	Zhambyl	Zhambyl
K	Zhezkazgan	Zhezkazgan
L	Zapadno-Kazakhstan	Uralsk
M	Karaganda	Karaganda
N	Kzyl-Orda	Kzyl-Orda
O	Kokshetau	Kokshetau
P	Kustanay	Kustanay
R	Mangistau	Ak-Tau
S	Pavlodar	Pavlodar
T	Severo-Kazakhstan	Petropavlovsk
U	Semipalatinsk	Semipalatinsk
V	Taldykorgan	Taldykorgan
W	Turgay	Arkanyk
X	Yuzhno-Kazakhstan	Shimkent