Ethiopian Licence Plate Maker

About the Ethiopian Licence Plate Maker

Ethiopia uses several distinct licence plate formats depending on the type of vehicle and its ownership status. Understanding these different formats is important for anyone who needs to identify vehicles, for those studying Ethiopian transportation systems, or for designers and content creators who need to accurately represent Ethiopian vehicles in their work. Each plate type follows a specific format with distinctive visual characteristics that make vehicles easily categorizable at a glance.

Private vehicles registered in Addis Ababa follow a format consisting of two letters, followed by five digits, and ending with one trailing letter. These plates appear on a white background and are the most common type of licence plate seen on Ethiopian roads. Government vehicles carry plates that are prefixed with the letters ET followed by five digits. These plates are easily recognizable by their distinctive red border that sets them apart from private vehicles.

Diplomatic Corps vehicles use a special format designed specifically for foreign embassy and international organization vehicles. These plates feature blue text and a blue border, with a CD prefix followed by a country code suffix that indicates which country or international organization the vehicle belongs to. Transit or temporary plates are used for vehicles that are temporarily in the country or that have not yet received permanent registration. These plates feature an amber border and a TT prefix.

This licence plate maker generates realistic SVG previews of all four Ethiopian plate types, which you can download as PNG images for reference, education, or design mockups. All plates display the official Amharic and English header text that reads "ኢትዮጵያ ETHIOPIA" as seen on actual Ethiopian vehicle registration plates.