Heavy Machinery Registry
The AOSH maintains a special heavy machinery registry for all heavy machinery and equipment in Iceland. The registration of heavy machinery is subject to the rules on the registration and inspection of mobile work machinery and heavy machinery.
New Registration
Before the machine is put into use, it must be registered with the AOSH. New registrations are only made electronically on My Pages on the AOSH website.
Skráningu og skoðun farandvinnuvéla og vinnuvéla
Rules no. 388/1989 about
Foreign companies that intend to operate in Iceland shall bear in mind that before a machine, which is covered by the rules on registration and inspection of mobile work machines and heavy machinery, is taken into use, it must be registered with the AOSH. Please note that a heavy machinery must be registered with an Icelandic ID number.
The registration numbers of heavy machinery and equipment have two letters and four digits. The first letter of the registration number indicates a main category and the second letter a sub-category. The numbers are serial numbers within certain categories and together with the two letters is the registration number of a specific machine or device.
The AOSH publishes a registration manual for further instructions on registration of heavy machinery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hægt er að sækja um nýskráningu á vinnuvél/tæki á mínum síðum Vinnueftirlitsins. Til þess þarftu að vera með rafræn skilríki eða íslykil.
Upplýsingar um það má finna í skráningarhandbók fyrir vinnuvélar og tæki.
Hægt er að sjá verð á nýskráningu vinnuvélar/tækis í gjaldskrá Vinnueftirlitsins hér á heimasíðunni.
Þú þarft að hafa samband við Vinnueftirlitið í síma 550 4600 og gefa upp skráningarnúmer vélar.
Árgerð tækis er hægt að finna með því að fara inn á mínar síður Vinnueftirlitsins eða á island.is.
Framleiðslunúmerið er hægt að finna með því að fara inn á mínar síður hjá Vinnueftirlitinu eða á island.is.
Þegar þú ert búin að fá sent númer frá okkur þá getur þú tollafgreitt tækið. Eftirlitsmaður frá Vinnueftirlitinu hefur síðan samband við þig og kemur með plötuna á tækið og tekur það út.
Eingöngu tryggingarfélögin geta veitt upplýsingar um hvort það séu tryggingar á vinnuvélum. Vinnueftirlitið hefur ekki þær upplýsingar.
Vinnueftirlitið gerir engar kröfur um tryggingar og er það á ábyrgð eiganda vélarinnar að hafa samband við tryggingarfélögin.
Já, öll tæki sem á að skrá þurfa að vera CE-merkt.
Hægt er að afskrá vinnuvél/ar á mínum síðum Vinnueftirlitsins. Til þess þarftu að vera með rafræn skilríki eða íslykil.
Registration Manual
Registration Categories
- Construction cranes
AH. Harbor cranes and industrial cranes, lifting capacity > 18 tm
BB. Lattice boom crawler cranes on belts, lifting capacity > and 18 tm
BG. Lattice boom crawler cranes on wheels, lifting capacity > 18 tm
BH. Loading cranes, lifting capacity > 18 tm
BS. Hydraulic cranes with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 18 tm
CA. Harbor cranes and landing cranes, lifting capacity ≤ 18 tm
CB. Bridge cranes, lifting capacity > 1000 kg
CD. Overhead cranes and pulleys, lifting capacity > 1000 kg
CI. Industrial cranes, lifting capacity > 1000 kg
DA. Mobile cranes, lifting capacity ≥ 1000 kg and ≤ 18 tm
DK. Basket cranes and basket lifts, lifting capacity > 150 kg
DS. Concrete pump cranes
EA. Excavators on wheels with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons
EB. Excavators on belts with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons
EH. Excavators on wheels (tractor excavators), own weight > 4 tons
EK. Excavators on wheels, not made for driving, own weight > 4 tons
FB. Loader shovels (belt shovels) on belts. own weight > 4 tons
FH. Loader shovels on wheels (wheel loaders), own weight > 4 tons
GB. Bulldozers, own weight > 4 tons
GS. Drilling rigs and drilling equipment, own weight > 4 tons
HV. Motor graders, own weight > 4 tons
IA. Towing vehicles, motor > 15 kW
IB. Sweepers, snow plows and blowers, motorized wheelbarrows, etc., motor > 15 kW
ID. Tractors with equipment, motor > 15 kW
IF. Substance pumps, mixers, dumpers, etc., driving speed ≤ 30 km / h, load capacity. > 5 tons
II. Specially equipped industrial machinery, motor > 15 kW
IM. Excavators and shovels, own weight ≤ 4 tons
IS. Snowcats, motor > 15 kW
IT. Pushback tugs, motor > 15 kW
JF. Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center
JL. Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center
JV. Airport check equipment, motor > 15 kW
KG. Forklifts, lifting capacity > 10 tons
KL. Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 10 tons
LS. Rollers, motor > 15 kW
MM. Laying machines and cutters, motor > 15 kW
NB. Car lifts, designed to lift vehicles
NC. Car lifts, hydraulic lifts with floor jacks, designed for lifting vehicles
NF. Passenger lifts
NG. Passenger and cargo lifts
NH. Lifts for people with disabilities
NL. Lifting platforms
NM. Service lifts, load capacity > 10 kg and < 100 kg
NO. Escalators and conveyors for transporting people
NV. Cargo lifts, load capacity > 100 kg
OB. Cableways for skiers
OS. Chairlifts
OT. Ski tows
PH. Loading cranes, lifting capacity > 8 tm and ≤ 18 tm
RB. Construction drill, own weight ≤ 10 tons
RM. Construction drill that can move under their own power, own weight > 10 tons
RS. Drilling rigs that can not move under their own power
SA. Rollers, sweepers, snow plows, etc., equipment that can not move under its own power
SB. Lifting equipment on vehicles, such as loading cranes lifting capacity ≥ 1000 kg but ≤ 8 tm
SD. Pesticide application equipment
SE. Mowers and various transport equipment, motor > 10 kW and ≤ 15 kW
SF. Crushers and chippers, motor > 15 kW
SH. Mineral sorting machine
SI. Large motorized playground equipment
SJ. Smaller motorized playground equipment
SK. Smaller type of motorized carousel
SL. The smallest type of motorized playground equipment
SM. Mobile lifting equipment made for driving, lifting capacity ≥ 1 ton and lifting height > 0.4 m but < 2.5 m
SN. Mobile transport equipment, lifting capacity ≥ 1 ton and lifting height < 0.4 m
VA. Container frames
VB. Lifting work platforms and construction lifts
VD. Lifting equipment (pallet cabinets, hangers and more)
VH. Baskets made for lifting people with a forklift or hoisting people with a crane
VL. Lifting work platforms, e.g. scissor lifts, etc. tower lifts
VP. Hanging work platforms
XA. Mobile tanks, category 2, gas
XB. Fixed tanks on vehicles, category 2, gas
XD. Fixed tanks on carriages, category 2, gas
YA. Mobile tanks, category 3, flammable liquids
YB. Fixed tanks on vehicles, category 3, flammable liquids
YD. Fixed tanks on carriages, category 3, flammable liquids
ZA. Steam boilers I
ZB. Steam boilers II
ZD. Steam boilers III
ZE. Steam boilers IV
ZF. Water heating systems
ÖA. Explosives chests, category I
ÖB. Explosives containers, category II
| AB | Construction cranes |
|---|---|
| AH | Harbor cranes and industrial cranes, lifting capacity > 18 tm |
| BB | Lattice boom cranes on belts, lifting capacity > and 18 tm |
| BG | Lattice boom cranes on wheels, lifting capacity > 18 tm |
| BH | Loading cranes, lifting capacity > 18 tm |
| BS | Hydraulic cranes with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 18 tm |
| CA | Harbor cranes and landing cranes, lifting capacity ≤ 18 tm |
| CB | Bridge cranes, lifting capacity > 1000 kg |
| CD | Overhead cranes and pulleys, lifting capacity > 1000 kg |
| CI | Industrial cranes, lifting capacity > 1000 kg |
| DA | Mobile cranes, lifting capacity ≥ 1000 kg and ≤ 18 tm |
| DK | Basket cranes and basket lifts, lifting capacity > 150 kg |
| DS | Concrete pump cranes |
| EA | Excavators on wheels with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons |
| EB | Excavators on belts with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons |
| EH | Excavators on wheels (tractor excavators), own weight > 4 tons |
| EK | Excavators on wheels, not made for driving, own weight > 4 tons |
| FB | Loader shovels (belt shovels) on belts. own weight > 4 tons |
| FH | Loader shovels on wheels (wheel loaders), own weight > 4 tons |
| GB | Bulldozers, own weight > 4 tons |
| GS | Drilling rigs and drilling equipment, own weight > 4 tons |
| HV | Motor graders, own weight > 4 tons |
| IA | Towing vehicles, motor > 15 kW |
| IB | Sweepers, snow plows and blowers, motorized wheelbarrows, etc., motor > 15 kW |
| ID | Tractors with equipment, motor > 15 kW |
| IF | Substance pumps, mixers, dumpers, etc., driving speed ≤ 30 km / h, load capacity. > 5 tons |
| II | Specially equipped industrial machinery, motor > 15 kW |
| IM | Excavators and shovels, dead weight ≤ 4 tons IS. Snowcats, motor > 15 kW |
| IS | Snowcats, motor > 15 kW |
| IT | Pushback tugs, motor > 15 kW |
| JF | Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center |
| JL | Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center |
| JV | Airport check equipment, motor > 15 kW |
| KG | Forklifts, lifting capacity > 10 tons |
| KL | Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 10 tons |
| LS | Rollers, motor > 15 kW |
| MM | Laying machines and cutters, motor > 15 kW |
| NB | Car lifts, designed to lift vehicles |
| NC | Car lifts, hydraulic lifts with floor jacks, designed for lifting vehicles |
| NF | Passenger lifts |
| NG | Passenger and cargo lifts |
| NH | Lifts for people with disabilities |
| NL | Lifting platforms |
| NM | Service lifts, load capacity > 10 kg and < 100 kg |
| NR | Escalators and conveyors for transporting people |
| NV | Cargo lifts, load capacity > 100 kg |
| OB | Cableways for skiers |
| OS | Chairlifts |
| OT | Ski tows |
| PH | Loading cranes, lifting capacity > 8 tm and ≤ 18 tm |
| RB | Drilling rigs, dead weight ≤ 10 tons |
| RM | Drilling rigs that can move under their own power, dead weight > 10 tons |
| RS | Drilling rigs that can not move under their own power |
| SA | Rollers, sweepers, snow plows, etc., equipment that can not move under its own power |
| SB | Lifting equipment on vehicles, such as loading cranes lifting capacity ≥ 1000 kg but ≤ 8 tm |
| SD | Garden sprayers |
| SE | Mowers and various transport equipment, motor > 10 kW and ≤ 15 kW |
| SF | Crushers and chippers, motor > 15 kW |
| SH | Riddlers made for sorting minerals |
| SI | Large motorized playground equipment |
| SJ | Smaller motorized playground equipment |
| SK | Smaller type of motorized carousel |
| SL | The smallest type of motorized playground equipment |
| SM | Lifting equipment made for driving, lifting capacity ≥ 1 ton and lifting height > 0.4 m en < 2.5 m |
| SN | Transport equipment, lifting capacity ≥ 1 ton and lifting height < 0.4 m |
| VA | Container frames |
| VB | Lifting work platforms and construction lifts |
| VD | Lifting equipment (pallet cabinets, hangers and more) |
| VH | Baskets made for lifting people with a forklift or hoisting people with a crane |
| VL | Lifting work platforms, e.g. scissor lifts, etc. tower lifts |
| VP | Hanging work platforms |
| XA | Loose tanks, category 2, gas |
| XB | Fixed tanks on vehicles, category 2, gas |
| XD | Fixed tanks on carriages, category 2, gas |
| YA | Loose tanks, category 3, flammable liquids |
| YB | Fixed tanks on vehicles, category 3, flammable liquids |
| YD | Fixed tanks on carriages, category 3, flammable liquids |
| ZA | Steam boilers I |
| ZB | Steam boilers II |
| ZD | Steam boilers III |
| ZE | Steam boilers IV |
| ZF | Water heating systems |
| ÖB | Explosives chests, category I |
| ÖB | Explosives containers, category II |
Mobile Machinery Intended for Driving in Traffic
Owners of mobile machinery intended for driving in traffic, i.e. on public roads, need to register them in the vehicle register and affix a license plate to them for identification.
The vehicle register is managed by the Icelandic Transport Authority, but for the sake of efficiency for the owners of heavy machinery, the AOSH handles registrations and changes of ownership of them. Applications for the registration of heavy machinery for driving in traffic are available on the AOSH’s My pages.
Rules on the registration of heavy machinery are set out in the Traffic Act which entered into force on 1 January 2020 and the Regulation on the Registration of Vehicles.
Please note: Delays in the delivery of B and D plates
For reasons that can be traced to COVID-19, there will be a delay in the production of license plates at suppliers abroad. Scheduled delivery is in the second half of February.
We encourage owners to apply for registration despite this. A fee for the plating of heavy machinery is not charged until after the license plate has been issued.
The police will not take action due to heavy machinery for which registration has been applied for.
The fee for the registration of heavy machinery for driving in traffic is determined according to the tariff of the Icelandic Transport Authority. The fee is divided into a traffic safety fee, a fee for new vehicle registration and a fee for license plates.
The license plates will be available at the AOSH’s reception at Dvergshöfði 2 in Reykjavík. Until the end of the year, those living in rural areas can have them sent free of charge to the nearest post office.
The following categories can be plated:
- EA – Excavators on wheels with 360 ° rotation, own weight > 4 tons
- EH – Excavators on wheels (tractor excavators), own weight > 4 tons
- FH – Loader shovels on wheels (wheel loaders), own weight > 4 tons
- HV – Graders, own weight > 4 tons
- IA – Towing vehicles, motor > 15 kW *
- IB – Sweepers, snow plows and blowers, motorized wheelbarrows, etc., motor > 15 kW
- IM – Excavators and shovels, own weight ≤ 4 tons
- JF – Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center
- JL – Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 1.2 tons but ≤ 10 tons compared to 0.6 m load center *
- KG – Forklifts, lifting capacity ≥ 10 tons *
- KL – Forklifts with telescopic boom, lifting capacity > 10 tons
Here you can find an overview of all registration categories.
∗ Please note that the machine needs to meet the requirements for the type and equipment of vehicles so that it can be registered for driving on public roads.
∗ Devices in categories IA, JL and KG usually do not meet the requirements for the type and equipment of vehicles and you need to apply for their registry separately by contacting the AOSH service center at vinnueftirlit@ver.is, by phone 550-4600 or via online chat on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nei ekki nema hún sé ætluð til aksturs í umferð á opinberum vegum. Þá ber eiganda vinnuvélar að skrá hana í ökutækjaskrá. Ökutækjaskrá er í umsjón Samgöngustofu en til hagræðingar fyrir eigendur vinnuvéla annast Vinnueftirlitið allar skráningar og eigendaskipti á þeim. Sótt er um skráningu vinnuvéla til aksturs í umferð á mínum síðum Vinnueftirlitsins.
Vinnuvél sem ekið er á opinberum vegum.
Þær þurfa að standast kröfur í umferðarlögum sem tóku gildi 1. janúar 2020. Þær þurfa jafnframt að uppfylla kröfur um gerð og búnað ökutækja. Tæki í flokkum IA, JL og KG uppfylla oftast ekki kröfur um gerð og búnað ökutækja og þarf að sækja sérstaklega um götuskráningu þeirra með því að hafa samband við þjónustuver Vinnueftirlitsins á vinnueftirlit@ver.is, í síma 550 4600 eða í gegnum netspjall hér á síðunni.
EA, EH, FH, HV, IA, IB, IM, JF, JL, KL og KG. Hér má finna nánari upplýsingar um skráningaflokka.
Gjald fyrir skráningu vinnuvéla til aksturs í umferð er ákvarðað samkvæmt gjaldskrá Samgöngustofu.
Gjaldið skiptist í umferðaröryggisgjald, gjald fyrir nýskráningu ökutækis og gjald fyrir skráningarmerki.
Hægt verður að nálgast þau í afgreiðslu Vinnueftirlitsins að Dvergshöfða 2 í Reykjavík. Þeir sem búa á landsbyggðinni geta fengið þau send gjaldfrjálst á næsta pósthús.
Nei, fyrirkomulag við skoðun vinnuvéla sem fá skráningarnúmer til aksturs í umferð breytist ekki og mun starfsfólk Vinnueftirlitsins sinna þeim eins og verið hefur.
Change of Ownership
A change of ownership of heavy machinery must be reported to the AOSH. The seller and the buyer are both responsible for announcing a change of ownership. It can only be reported electronically at My pages.
The price of the change of ownership is determined in the tariff for special inspection and service work – item 108.
Frequently Asked Questions
Þú þarft að hafa samband við Vinnueftirlitið í síma 550 4600 og gefa upp skráningarnúmer vélar.
Eigendaskipti er hægt að framkvæma á mínum síðum Vinnueftirlitsins. Til þess þarftu rafræn skilríki eða íslykil.
Verð á eigendaskiptum vinnuvélar finnurðu í gjaldskrá Vinnueftirlitsins hér á heimasíðunni.
Umráðamannaskipti er hægt að gera á mínum síðum Vinnueftirlitsins. Til þess þarf rafræn skilríki eða Íslykil.