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GA 36-2018: License plates of motor vehicles of P. R. China
GA 36-2018
GA
PUBLIC SECURITY STANDARD OF
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ICS 43.040.60
R 82
Replacing GA 36-2014
License plates of motor vehicles
of the People’s Republic of China
ISSUED ON. APRIL 20, 2018
IMPLEMENTED ON. MAY 01, 2018
Issued by. Ministry of Public Security of PRC
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3 
1 Scope ... 7 
2 Normative references ... 7 
3 Terms and definitions ... 8 
4 Classification, specification, color, scope of application ... 9 
5 Pattern ... 12 
6 Technical requirements ... 28 
7 Test methods ... 41 
8 Inspection rules ... 46 
9 Marking, packaging, transport, storage ... 49 
10 Installation ... 50 
11 Replacement ... 51 
12 Enlarged license plate ... 52 
13 Production management ... 52 
14 Requirements for transition period for standard implementation ... 53 
Appendix A (Normative) Code of licensing authority ... 54 
Appendix B (Informative) Design sketch of license plate ... 66 
License plates of motor vehicles
of the People’s Republic of China
1 Scope
This standard specifies the classification, specifications, color, scope of
application, pattern, technical requirements, test methods, inspection rules,
packaging, replacement, enlarged license plate, supervision and management
of license plates of motor vehicles.
This standard is applicable to the production, inspection, issuance, supervision
and management of license plates of motor vehicles as issued by the traffic
management department of the public security organ.
2 Normative references
The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For
the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable
to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including
all the amendments) are applicable to this standard.
GB/T 191 Packaging - Pictorial marking for handling of goods
GB 1589 Limits of dimensions, axle load and masses for road vehicles,
trailers, combination vehicles
GB/T 2260 Codes for the administrative divisions of the Peoples Republic of
China
GB/T 3181 Color standard for paint film
GB/T 3681 Plastics - Methods of exposure to direct weathering, to
weathering using glass-filtered daylight, and to intensified weathering by
daylight using Fresnel mirrors
GB/T 3880.1 Wrought aluminum and aluminum alloy plates, sheets and
strips for general engineering - Part 1. Technical conditions of delivery
GB/T 3880.2 Wrought aluminum and aluminum alloy plates, sheets and
strips for general engineering - Part 2. Mechanical properties
GB/T 3978 Standard illuminants and geometric conditions
GB/T 3979 Methods for the measurement of object color
GB/T 9286 Paints and varnishes - Cross cut test for films
GB/T 16865 Test pieces and method for tensile test for wrought aluminum
and magnesium alloys products
GB/T 18284 QR code
GB/T 20197 Define, classify, marking and degradability requirement of
degradable plastic
CY/T 3 Color assessment lighting and observation condition
GA 666 Reflective film for the license plate of motorcycle
GA 802 Types of motor vehicle - Terms and definitions
GA 804 License plate of motor vehicle special sealing device
NY 345.1 Tractor number plate
QB/T 1012 Offset paper
Notice on carrying out the work of replacing the diplomatic vehicles of
diplomatic corps in China (WF [2017] No.10)
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1
License plate of motor vehicle
A statutory sign that permits a motor vehicle to travel on a road within the
territory of the People’s Republic of China, the number of which is the motor
vehicle’s registration number.
3.2
Registration number of motor vehicle
The number assigned to the motor vehicle according to the rules when
handling the motor vehicle registration business. The motor vehicle’s
registration number includes. the abbreviation of the province, autonomous
region, municipality directly under the central government represented by
Chinese characters, the licensing authority’s code represented by English
5.10 Chinese characters used for the abbreviation of dedicated license
plate
The abbreviations for Chinese characters used in the registration numbers of
various motor vehicles of dedicated license plates are as follows.
a) The license plate of the consular vehicle and the license plate of the
consular motorcycle use the Chinese character “Consulate”;
b) The license plate of the embassy vehicle and the license plate of the
embassy motorcycle use the Chinese character “Embassy”;
c) The license plate of the police vehicle and the license plate of the police
motorcycle use the Chinese character “Police”;
d) The license plate of the training vehicle and the license plate of the training
motorcycle use the Chinese character “Training”;
e) The license plate of the trailer uses the Chinese character “Trailer”;
f) The license plate of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s vehicle
entry-exit the Mainland is “Hong Kong”;
g) The license plate of the Macao Special Administrative Region’s vehicle
entry-exit the Mainland is “Macao”;
h) The temporary driving license plate of the trial vehicle is “Trial”;
i) The temporary driving license plate of the special type vehicle is “Special”.
5.11 Blank character
The blank character effectively separates the registration number of motor
vehicle. The blank character is stamped in the same way as the serial number,
the color is the same as that of the serial number.
5.12 Pattern effect of license plate
The rendering of the pattern of license plate is as shown in Appendix B.
6 Technical requirements
6.1 Materials
6.1.1 Substrate
6.1.1.1 Metal materials
well as the letters of the licensing authority shall be surrounded by the secret
marks which represent the manufacturing organization of license plate. The
secret marks are formed by stamping. The location shall be consistent with the
pattern.
6.2.2 Paper license plate
There shall be a unified secret mark on the front side of the license plate, the
position and pattern of the secret mark shall be consistent. The back side of the
license plate shall have a miniature text consisting of the English letter “LSXSC”.
6.3 Production sequence markings of metal license plate
6.3.1 Basic requirements
The metal license plate shall have a unique production sequence marking on
each side. Except that the marking for the license plate of the Hong Kong and
Macao entry-exit vehicles, the license plate of the embassy vehicle, the license
plate of consular vehicle, the license plate of the embassy motorcycle, the
license plate of the consular motorcycle is one the back side, the marking for
the other license plate is on the front side. The production sequence marking
shall be legible.
6.3.2 Content
6.3.2.1 Composition
The production sequence marking consists of a production serial number, a
check code, a two-dimensional barcode.
6.3.2.2 Production serial number
6.3.2.2.1 The production serial number consists of 13 digits. 2 digits of the
administrative division code of provinces, autonomous regions and
municipalities directly under the Central Government, 1 digit of check code, 10
digits of sequence number, that is.
6.3.2.2.2 The administrative division codes of provinces, autonomous regions
and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall comply wi...