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Data sheet service

The TÜV NORD data sheet service facilitates the registration of imported vehicles from non-EU countries. Chassis number-related data sheets help with individual authorisation and can avoid expensive tests. Availability can be checked online free of charge.

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Vehicle data sheet for your registration

When do you need a data sheet for your car?

Whenever an imported vehicle is to be registered in Germany that was originally intended for a third market (i.e. USA, Canada, Japan, Russia, Arab Emirates, etc.), you will usually be asked for a data sheet during the necessary assessment for the issue of an individual licence.

Why do you need the data sheet for an imported vehicle?

For registration in Germany, you must not only determine all the vehicle data that must be included in the vehicle documents, but also provide a large number of certificates in accordance with German / European law.

For example, proof of exhaust emission behaviour ("exhaust emission report"), noise behaviour, braking behaviour, suitability of the headlights ("light report") and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

This data often cannot be determined by the expert on site - this is where our data sheets for imported vehicles come into play, which are created individually for your vehicle based on the chassis number.

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What are the advantages of a TÜV NORD data sheet for your imported vehicle?

  • When using the data sheets, the following applies: All missing data and verifications must be determined by the expert on site. The more complete a data sheet is, the less effort is required for the individual on-site assessment!
  • Cost savings: Some of the measurements required are extensive and would therefore be uneconomical for an individual vehicle. By ordering a data sheet, you can easily share the measurement costs with other customers and only have to bear a fraction of the costs yourself.
  • Headlights: If the data sheet also contains a sample measurement for the headlights, these do not have to be converted to European type-approved versions. TÜV NORD has a large number of such sample measurements for headlamps. This saves you the cost of the expensive conversion!
  • Vehicle tax: TÜV NORD also has a large number of exhaust emission certificates for imported vehicles. We even measure vehicles that could possibly be authorised without further exhaust gas measurements if they were subject to American exhaust gas regulations. The reason for this is simple: based on the underlying emissions measurement, you often save a lot of money on the annual vehicle tax if the vehicle is taxed according to CO2 emissions.
  • Noise measurement: We usually only provide you with data sheets with proven noise behaviour, provided the imported vehicle complies with the required limit values. This also saves you the cost of having a noise test carried out on site.
  • No nasty surprises: If there are difficulties with the registration of certain vehicle models in Germany, you will be informed of this at the time of ordering. This protects you from unpleasant surprises during the individual assessment.
  • TÜV NORD has a large database of imported vehicles with more than 20,000 data records for new vehicles, used vehicles, youngtimers and classic cars from other countries - and we are constantly measuring new models for you.

Online data sheet service

With our online data sheet service, you can easily and conveniently enquire about the availability of data for your vehicle, regardless of whether it is a car, classic car, motorbike, pick-up or truck. There are no costs for this first enquiry!

Please have the following documents ready:

  • Foreign registration documents or documents of origin of the vehicle
  • Photo of the type plate / factory plate
  • Photo of the engine label, if available (otherwise take a photo of the engine number/engine code if possible)
  • Photo of the tyre label / tyre pressure sticker, if available
  • Photos of the vehicle from the outside (front left and rear right)
  • Photo of the engine compartment

With the information on availability, you will also receive information on the cost of the data sheet for your car. You are welcome to send the information directly by e-mail to datenanfrage@tuev-nord.de directly. If you have any queries, please leave your telephone number.

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With our online data sheet service, you can easily and conveniently check the availability of data for your vehicle, whether it's a car, classic car, motorbike, pick-up or truck.

What happens with the approval process after ordering the data sheet?

To register your vehicle with the corresponding data sheet, you need an individual assessment in accordance with §21 StVZO. Are you aiming for the coveted H licence plate? Then you also need a classic car inspection in accordance with §23 StVZO. Our specialists at the local TÜV NORD centres will be happy to assist you. Find a station now and arrange an appointment on site.

Export certificate

You want to sell a vehicle abroad or register it abroad. How can you be sure that your car will be registered in the exporting country? Exporting countries often require an expert report that contains all the technical information about a vehicle and is written in the national language of the exporting country.

We prepare multilingual export reports for you so that you can register the vehicles in the respective export countries without any problems. All we need is a legible copy of the vehicle registration document or licence.

  • Your export report contains the technical data from the vehicle documents
  • It shows that your vehicle complies with EU directives
  • The vehicle can be categorised for tax purposes.

We will be happy to send you the report in advance by e-mail. You will then receive the original together with the invoice by post.

The cost of an expert opinion depends on the type of vehicle. We have to determine the applicable EC, ECE regulations or national regulations on a case-by-case basis.

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