Applying for lower camper van rate
Do you own a camper van? Check whether you are entitled to pay a low rate of motorrijtuigenbelasting (motor vehicle tax, mrb).
Last updated on 26 February 2025
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Conditions for the camper van rate
You are entitled to the camper van rate (in Dutch) if your vehicle meets the conditions that apply to the design of the interior of the camper (in Dutch). The interior must be equipped for transport and accommodation of passangers. The notation ‘camper car’ on your registration certificate is not sufficient to qualify for the camper van rate.
Amount of motor vehicle tax
With the camper van rate you pay a quarter of the fee that apply to regular passanger cars.
In case you rent out the vehicle commercially your camper van rate will be higher. Half of the normal motor vehicle tax fee.
You can calculate your motor vehicle tax fee (in Dutch) on the website of the Belastingdienst (Tax Administration).
Applying for the low rate
Apply for the camper van rate via the application form for the special motor vehicle tax rate (in Dutch) of the Belastingdienst.
Laws and regulations (in Dutch)
Wet op de motorrijtuigenbelasting 1994, artikel 23a
Uitvoeringsbesluit motorrijtuigenbelasting 1994, artikel 5aa