Permanent deregistration of a vehicle

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When a vehicle registered in Luxembourg is transferred, sold, exported or scrapped, the SNCA must be informed within 5 working days.

Deregistration of a vehicle
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When your vehicle registered in Luxembourg is taken off the road, you must inform the National Society of Automotive Traffic (Société nationale de circulation automobile - SNCA) within 5 working days.

If the vehicle is sold to a non-resident person who intends to register the vehicle in their country of residence, the seller must have an export certificate.

For more details on the terms of payment, see our explanatory information page.

Who is concerned

Anyone who is the owner, holder or keeper of a vehicle registered in Luxembourg.

Garages and companies authorised to trade in road vehicles can carry out the procedure on behalf of their customers.

If the documents are submitted by a third party, that person must:

  • present a written power of attorney (mandate) issued by the owner or holder of the vehicle; and
  • ensure that the name of the vehicle's holder, owner or keeper appears on all the documents, and not that of their representative (mandate holder).

Deadlines

When your Luxembourg-registered road vehicle is transferred, sold, exported or scrapped, you must inform the National Society of Automotive Traffic (SNCA) within 5 working days.

How to proceed

Procedures for deregistering a vehicle

This declaration may be made:

  • online via MyGuichet.lu (see 'Online services and forms'). This is a procedure with authentication that requires:
    • a LuxTrust product; or
    • a Luxembourg electronic identity card (eID); or
  • by sending a registered letter to SNCA - BP 23 / L-5201 Sandweiler; or
  • in person, without appointment at the reception of one of the SNCA sites, with all the supporting documents:

Sale for export

For more details on the terms of payment, see our explanatory information page.

Reimbursement of the road tax following the permanent deregistration of a vehicle

If your officially registered vehicle was subject to the annual tax, you can apply for a partial tax refund after the vehicle has been permanently deregistered and before the road tax certificate expires, subject to the following conditions:

  • the amount of the tax to reimburse must exceed EUR 1;
  • the tax certificate must be sent back to the Caisse centrale of the Customs and Excise Agency at the latest 60 days after its end of validity, with the indication of the IBAN of a bank account held at an approved Luxembourg financial establishment.

The deregistration or transcription date of the vehicle registered in the database of the Ministry of Mobility and Public Works is taken into account to calculate the amount of the tax to be reimbursed.

The Customs and Excise Agency will refund the amount of tax overpaid to your bank account:

  • on a pro rata basis of 1/365 for each uncompleted day of the annual tax period;
  • rounded down to the nearest euro.

Annual lump-sum taxes for classic vehicles are not reimbursed.

Online services and forms

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Deregistration of a vehicle

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Déclaration de mise hors circulation d’un véhicule

Last update 14.04.2026

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Who to contact

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Customs and Excise Agency (ADA) Central Office

Address:
3, rue des Prés L-7561 Mersch
B.P. 182, L-7502 Mersch
Phone:
(+352) 274 88 488
Fax:
(+352) 274 88 300
Email address:
caisse.centrale@do.etat.lu
Website:
https://douanes.public.lu/fr/acteur/bureaux/caisse_centrale.html
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