Acknowledgement vehicles in company stock

Do you trade in vehicles? And do you want to put the vehicles in your company's trading stock? Then you must have an acknowledgement for company stock from the Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW). 

Vehicles in your own name or in company stock 

Are the vehicles registered in your own name? Then you must have and pay for: 

• third-party (liability) insurance (WA-verzekering)
• a valid periodic motor vehicle test (APK)
• motor vehicle tax (MRB)

If you do not want these responsibilities, you can put the vehicles in the company stock. Then you will not have to pay motor vehicle tax and your vehicles do not need to have a valid APK. However, you must insure the vehicles in your company stock under a separate garage insurance. And you cannot drive or park a vehicle in your company stock on public roads. 

Applying for acknowledgement of company stock 

You can request acknowledgement of your company's stock with RDW (in Dutch) if you meet the conditions of the RDW (in Dutch). For instance, you need a place to park the cars in your company's stock and to lock away your documents.

Please note: You also need to apply for the acknowledgement of company stock if you want to apply for certain authorisations, for example:

• register a vehicle to someone’s name
• register a vehicle for scrapping
• register a vehicle for export
• apply for a dealer vehicle registration (in Dutch), to be able to use the vehicle on public roads, for example for a test drive