Heavy goods vehicle charge on trucks over 3,500 kg

What changes? 

Do you operate a heavy truck? There will be a heavy goods vehicle charge, a truck toll, for domestic and foreign trucks over 3,500 kg (3.5 tonnes). Owners of these trucks will have to pay an amount per kilometre driven on:

• almost all Dutch motorways
• a number of provincial roads
• a number of municipal roads 

When the charge takes effect, the Eurovignette will no longer be used in the Netherlands and motor vehicle tax will go down to the minimum. Many other European countries already have a truck toll in place, such as Germany and Belgium. 

To pay the truck toll, you will need the following:

• A contract with a provider (this is possible from the beginning of 2026). The provider sends you an invoice and passes the money to the Dutch government.
• An on-board unit (OBU, toll box) registers the kilometres you travel. You get this equipment from the provider.

With the truck toll, the government wants to ensure that the transport sector becomes more sustainable. A lighter truck has fewer emissions, and a lower rate will apply to it. International road transport should also become more equal with domestic and foreign trucks paying the same for using Dutch roads. 

The government will reinvest part of the money from the truck toll in the transport sector to make road transport more sustainable. 

For whom?

• transporters driving trucks over 3,500 kilograms. 

The truck toll will not be imposed on: 

• coaches
• fire trucks
• garbage trucks
• (mobile) cranes
• agricultural vehicles 

The truck toll will not apply to emission-free vehicles (electric trucks) up to 4,250 kilograms 

When?

It is expected the new charge will be levied from 1 July 2026.

Please note: The effective date of this measure is not yet final. Entry into force is subject to its passing through the Lower and Upper Houses (Tweede en Eerste Kamer) of parliament. After publication in the Staatsblad or Staatscourant (Government Gazette, in Dutch) the law can take effect.