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Switzerland diplomatic plate code directory
289 codes, countries and organisations01United Nations(UN)02International Labour Organization(ILO)03World Health Organization(WHO)04World Meteorological Organization(WMO)05International Telecommunication Union(ITU)06World Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO)07European Organization for Nuclear Research(CERN)08World Trade Organization(WTO)09European Free Trade Association(EFTA)010International Organization for Migration(IOM)011International Bureau of Education(IBE / BIE)012Inter-Parliamentary Union(UIP)013International Civil Defence Organization(ICDO)014Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries(APEF)015Universal Postal Union(UPU)016Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail(OTIF)020Bank for International Settlements(BIS)021International Textiles and Clothing Bureau(ITCB)022South Centre(SOCE)023International Law Commission(ILC)024Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique(ACCT)026International Committee of Red Cross(ICRC)029Agency for International Trade Information and Co-operation(ACICI)030International Federation of Red Cross(IFRC)031Advisory Centre on WTO Law(ACWL)032Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe(OSCE)033Global Commission on International Migration(GCIM)034Not identified yet035The Global Fund(TGF)036Not identified yet037Not identified yet1Holy See (Vatican City)(VA)2Canada(CA)3Sri Lanka(LK)4Australia(AU)5Islamic Republic of Iran(IR)6Spain(ES)7Israel(IL)8Kuwait(KW)9United States of America (USA)(US)10Brazil(BR)11Mexico(MX)12Ireland(IE)13Japan(JP)14New Zealand(NZ)
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15Liechtenstein(LI)16Monaco(MC)17South Africa(ZA)18Egypt(EG)19Syria(SY)20Algeria(DZ)21Argentina(AR)22Austria(AT)23Bolivia(BO)24Chile(CL)25Colombia(CO)26Republic of Korea(KR)27Costa Rica(CR)28Cote D'Ivoire(CI)29Cuba(CU)30Ecuador(EC)31Finland(FI)32France(FR)33Ghana(GH)34Guatemala(GT)35Haiti(HT)36India(IN)37Indonesia(ID)38Iraq(IQ)39Italy(IT)40Lebanon(LB)41Panama(PA)42Peru(PE)43Philippines(PH)44Portugal(PT)45Tunisia(TN)46Türkiye(TR)47Uruguay(UY)48Venezuela(VE)49Vietnam(VN)50Democratic Republic of the Congo(CD)51Germany(DE)52Nigeria(NG)53Pakistan(PK)54Bulgaria(BG)55People's Republic of China(CN)56Hungary(HU)57Poland(PL)58Romania(RO)59Serbia(SRB)60Czech Republic(CZ)61Saudi Arabia(SA)62Belgium(BE)63Denmark(DK)64Greece(GR)65Libya(LY)66Morocco(MA)67Norway(NO)68Netherlands(NL)69Sweden(SE)70Thailand(TH)71Jordan(JO)72United Kingdom (UK)(GB)73Russian Federation(RU)74Luxembourg(LU)75Ethiopia(ET)76Dominican Republic(DO)77Paraguay(PY)78El Salvador(SV)79Bahamas(BS)80Jamaica(JM)81San Marino(SM)82Trinidad and Tobago(TT)83Yemen(YE)84Gabon(GA)85Malaysia(MY)86Liberia(LR)87Sudan(SD)88Mongolia(MN)89Malta(MT)90Belarus(BY)91Ukraine(UA)92Iceland(IS)93Congo(CG)94Chad(TD)95Myanmar(MM)96Senegal(SN)97Nicaragua(NI)98Fiji(FJ)99Honduras(HN)100Bangladesh(BD)101Cambodia(KH)102Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(KP)103Benin(BJ)104Cyprus(CY)105Singapore(SG)106Central African Republic(CF)107Qatar(QA)108Oman(OM)109Cameroon(CM)110Madagascar(MG)111Kenya(KE)112Somalia(SO)113United Arab Emirates (UAE)(AE)114Tanzania(TZ)115Burundi(BI)117Nepal(NP)118Bahrain(BH)119Afghanistan(AF)120Rwanda(RW)121Bhutan(BT)122Guinea(GN)123Zimbabwe(ZW)124Hong Kong(HK)125Albania(AL)126Brunei Darussalam(BN)127Dominica(DM)128Sao Tome and Principe(ST)129Equatorial Guinea(GQ)130Belize(BZ)131Mauritus(MU)132Kyrgyzstan(KG)133Slovenia(SI)134Croatia(HR)135Zambia(ZM)136Bosnia and Herzegovina(BA)137Slovakia(SK)138Lithuania(LT)139Latvia(LV)141Angola(AO)142Macedonia(MK)143Gambia(GM)144Armenia(AM)145Estonia(EE)146Uganda(UG)147Kazakhstan(KZ)148Eritrea(ER)149Georgia(GE)150Mauritania(MR)151Moldova(MD)152Azerbaijan(AZ)153Lesotho(LS)154Barbados(BB)155Cape Verde(CV)156Mozambique(MZ)157Andorra(AD)158Botswana(BW)159Mali(ML)160Uzbekistan(UZ)161Burkina Faso(BF)162Namibia(NA)163Timor-Leste(TL)164Saint Kitts and Nevis(KN)165Eswatini(EW)166Djibouti(DJ)167Maldives(MV)168Montenegro(ME)169Laos(LA)170Niger(NE)171Tajikistan(TJ)172Grenada(GD)173Kosovo(KO)174Palestine(PS)175Togo(TG)176Comoros(KM)177Turkmenistan(TM)178Solomon Islands(SB)179Sierra Leone(SL)180Seychelles(SC)181South Sudan(SS)182Saint Lucia(LC)183Guyana(GY)201European Union(EU)202Organization of American States(OAS)203Organization of Central American Economic Integration(OCAEI)204International Voluntary Service Secretariat(IVSS)205African Groundnut Council(AGC)206The Organization of African Unity(OAU)207Commonwealth(CWE)208League of Arab States(ARL)209American Transport Organization210Independant International Development Committee211Organisation of Islamic Cooperation(OIC)212Group of 15(G15)213International Organization of Francophone Countries(IOFC)214The World Bank (WTO and UN)(WB)215African Caribbean and Pacific Group(ACPG)216Macao WTO Office(MACAO-WTO)217Pacific Islands Forum(PIF)221Not identified yet225Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC)227Not identified yet250Strategic Arms Limitation Talks - Russia (USSR)(USSR-SALT)251Strategic Arms Limitation Talks - United States of America (USA)(US-SALT)252Strategic Arms Limitation Talks - China(CN-SALT)254Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan - Pengu - Kinmen and Matsu WTO302Canada - Conference on Disarmament(CA-CD)304Australia - Conference on Disarmament(AU-CD)309United States of America (USA) - Conference on Disarmament(US-CD)310Brazil - Conference on Disarmament(BR-CD)313Japan - Conference on Disarmament(JP-CD)324Chile - Conference on Disarmament(CL-CD)331Finland - Conference on Disarmament(FI-CD)332France - Conference on Disarmament(FR-CD)336India - Conference on Disarmament(IN-CD)339Italy - Conference on Disarmament(IT-CD)351Germany - Conference on Disarmament(DE-CD)355China - Conference on Disarmament(CN-CD)362Belgium - Conference on Disarmament(BE-CD)372United Kingdom (UK) - Conference on Disarmament(GB-CD)373Russia - Conference on Disarmament(RU-CD)500Taiwan WTO(TW-WTO)502Canada WTO(CA-WTO)503Sri Lanka WTO(LK-WTO)504Australia WTO(AU-WTO)509USA WTO(US-WTO)510Brazil WTO(BR-WTO)511Mexico WTO(MX-WTO)514New Zealand WTO(NZ-WTO)524Chile WTO(CL-WTO)525Colombia WTO(CO-WTO)527Costa Rica WTO(CR-WTO)530Ecuador WTO(EC-WTO)534Guatemala WTO(GT-WTO)535Haiti WTO(HT-WTO)536India WTO(IN-WTO)541Panama WTO(PA-WTO)543Philippines WTO(PH-WTO)546Turkey WTO(TR-WTO)547Uruguay WTO(UY-WTO)553Pakistan WTO(PK-WTO)555China WTO(CN-WTO)556Hungary WTO(HU-WTO)561Saudi Arabia WTO(SA-WTO)563Denmark WTO(DK-WTO)567Norway WTO(NO-WTO)570Thailand WTO(TH-WTO)573Russian Federation WTO(RU-WTO)577Paraguay WTO(PY-WTO)578El Salvador WTO(SV-WTO)585Malaysia WTO(MY-WTO)599Honduras WTO(HN-WTO)601Cambodia WTO(KH-WTO)605Singapore WTO(SG-WTO)647Kazakhstan WTO(KZ-WTO)662Namibia WTO(NA-WTO)664Saint Kitts and Nevis WTO(KN-WTO)668Montenegro WTO(ME-WTO)701European Union WTO(EU-WTO)
Directory context: each code belongs to the issuing system shown above. A matching number in another country can identify a different mission or organisation.
Plate anatomy
How to read a Swiss diplomatic plate
Swiss diplomatic registrations combine a status, canton, vehicle serial and represented-entity code. Find the final number in the directory above.
Status categories
What CD, CC and AT mean in Switzerland
Corps diplomatique
Qualifying mission and international-organisation service vehicles, diplomatic personnel and certain senior international officials with full status.
Corps consulaire
Consular vehicles and eligible career consular officials registered in the special consular series.
Administrative & technical
Eligible administrative and technical personnel of diplomatic missions in Bern. Geneva-based staff in comparable roles generally use ordinary plates.
Colour and place
Blue in Geneva, green in Bern
Blue CD plates
Used for permanent missions, delegations and international organisations in Geneva. Eligible vehicles can be registered in Geneva or Vaud according to the holder’s canton of residence and the competent authority.
Green CD plates
Used for embassies in Bern. The colour identifies the Swiss diplomatic registration context; it does not identify the represented country by itself.
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Eligibility and limitations
Who can receive Swiss CD plates?
Current Swiss Mission guidance links personal CD registration to full diplomatic status and an FDFA legitimation card type B or C. Permanent missions, delegations and international organisations also use CD plates for eligible service vehicles. Registration is handled by the competent cantonal vehicle authority.
Employees without full diplomatic status use ordinary Swiss plates. Motorcycles also use ordinary plates. When a posting ends or status changes, the special plates and vehicle licence must be returned to the issuing authority or a Swiss representation.
A CD plate does not reveal the individual driver’s precise immunity. Accreditation, role and the applicable host-state arrangements remain decisive.
Common questions
Swiss diplomatic plate FAQs
What does CD mean on a Swiss number plate?
CD stands for corps diplomatique. In Switzerland, CD plates are used for qualifying service vehicles of diplomatic and permanent missions and international organisations, as well as eligible vehicles belonging to accredited diplomatic personnel and certain senior international officials.
How do I read a Swiss diplomatic plate?
Read the status block first, then the canton, the vehicle serial and the entity code after the separator. On CD GE 011 · 03, CD is the category, GE is Geneva, 011 is the serial and 03 identifies the represented entity—in this reference, the World Health Organization.
What is the difference between blue and green CD plates?
Blue CD plates are associated with permanent missions and international organisations in Geneva. Green CD plates are used for embassies in Bern.
What do CC and AT mean in Switzerland?
CC refers to consular registration. AT is for eligible administrative and technical staff of diplomatic missions in Bern. Geneva administrative and technical personnel generally use ordinary plates under current FDFA guidance.
Can a Swiss diplomatic motorbike have CD plates?
No. Current FDFA guidance states that motorcycles do not receive CD plates and must be registered with ordinary plates.
Does every international-organisation employee receive CD plates?
No. The Swiss Mission states that full diplomatic status and the relevant FDFA legitimation-card category are required for personal CD registration. Other employees register vehicles with ordinary plates.
Is the complete Swiss diplomatic code list official?
No convenient complete public code lookup is published by the Swiss authorities. This is an independent reference compiled from public and observed information. Official FDFA material is used for eligibility, colour and registration rules.
Why are some Swiss codes labelled open?
Five database entries remain deliberately marked as unidentified rather than being assigned to an entity without adequate verification. They stay visible so users can distinguish a known gap from a missing search result.
Sources and status
Registration, eligibility and colour explanations are based on current FDFA and Swiss Mission guidance. The entity-code lookup is an independent compilation because the Swiss authorities do not provide a convenient complete public reverse-lookup list. Of 289 displayed entries, 284 are verified in the maintained dataset and 5 remain explicitly unidentified.
Reviewed 8 August 2026 · Independent educational reference; not affiliated with the Swiss Confederation, any mission or international organisation.