Vehicle deregistration at a customer service centre, for the purpose of sale in Latvia

General information

If a vehicle is to be sold to another person in Latvia, it must be deregistered for the purpose of sale in Latvia.

An entry is made in the National Register of Vehicles and Their Drivers about the deregistration of the vehicle for the purpose of its sale in Latvia, but the vehicle registration certificate is not returned and no entries are made in the page opening inside it.

A vehicle that has been deregistered for the purpose of its sale in Latvia may be used in road traffic for 5 days.

The vehicle may be sold after this period, but in order for it to be used in road traffic, the vehicle must be reregistered at any CSDD customer service centre (see ‘Vehicle renewal at the CSDD customer service center’) or electronically, via e-CSDD (see ‘Vehicle renewal via e-CSDD’).

The owner of the vehicle can find information about the period during which they are allowed to participate in road traffic in e-CSDD, and any other person can obtain this information via SMS (see the ‘Vehicle information’ section).

Deregistering a vehicle for the purpose of its sale in Latvia terminates the registered vehicle holder’s liability for any road traffic offences committed with the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle is liable for such offences.

It is forbidden to export from Latvia a vehicle that has been deregistered for the purpose of its sale in Latvia. To export such a vehicle from Latvia, it must be deregistered for export from Latvia (see ‘Deregistration of a vehicle for exporting from Latvia’).

Please note!

If a legal entity registers a category M1 (including M1G) or N1 (including N1G) vehicle that is 5 years old or less, bought in another member state of the European Union, as its owner or holder, the vehicle is banned from deregistration for the purpose of sale or export from Latvia for 15 days. In such a case, CSDD registers this 15-day sale ban along with the registration of the vehicle and electronically sends information about the vehicle to the State Revenue Service (SRS).

If SRS initiates tax administration proceedings in relation to the registered vehicle, it will register a ban on the sale of this vehicle.

If SRS does not initiate tax administration proceedings, the ban on the sale of the vehicle is automatically lifted after 15 days. SRS lifts the ban once it completes the tax administration proceedings, or if the corresponding collateral has been paid. Further details about this procedure are available from the SRS.