Hangzhou issues trial notice, eligible individuals can directly apply for car license plates.

Policy Text

On March 20th, 2023, the “Notice on the Release of Several Policies and Measures to Benefit the People and Optimize Other Indicators of Small Passenger Cars (Trial Implementation) by Hangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau and Six Other Departments” (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”) was officially released and implemented. It explicitly states that individuals who meet the conditions such as those who failed to win the lottery for a long time (72 or more times), talents, homes with multiple children, and key enterprises can directly apply for small passenger car indicators.

The “Notice” specifically adds four types of other indicators for small passenger cars, namely “long-term lottery losers (72 times or more)”, “talent specialization”, “multi-child families”, and “key enterprises”.

Individuals who have participated in the city’s small passenger car addition indicator lottery for a cumulative total of 72 times or more and meet the conditions for applying for the city’s increase indicator can directly apply for a “long-term lottery loser” other indicator for small passenger cars from the Municipal Control Office. Individuals who meet the conditions for applying for this type of indicator no longer participate in the small passenger car indicator lottery and bidding. After using this type of indicator, the number of times the owner of the indicator participates in the lottery will be reset to zero.

Individuals recognized as Hangzhou’s B, C, D, E, or F-class talent and meet the conditions for applying for additional indicators can apply for a “talent specialization” other indicator for small passenger cars from the Municipal Control Office after passing relevant departmental review. After applying and using this type of indicator, it cannot be applied for again. The original small passenger car bidding subsidy policy for various types of talents will no longer be implemented. Personnel from provincial-level and central-government-affiliated units working in Hangzhou will follow the above standards and policies.

Families with two children who meet the conditions can directly apply for one indicator. For couples (at least one of whom is a Hangzhou household) who meet the policy requirements for giving birth to a second child on or after January 1, 2016 (inclusive), if neither spouse has registered a small passenger car in the city or holds a valid small passenger car indicator (except for regional indicators and regional license plates), and at least one of the spouses meets the qualification requirements for applying for Hangzhou’s small passenger car increase indicator, they can apply for a “multi-child family” indicator directly from the Municipal Control Office.

Families with three children who meet the conditions to buy a second car can directly apply for one indicator. For couples (at least one of whom is a Hangzhou household) who meet the policy requirements for giving birth to a third child on or after May 31, 2021 (inclusive), if both spouses have only one jointly registered small passenger car or valid small passenger car indicator (except for regional indicators and regional license plates) in the city and at least one of the spouses meets the qualification requirements for applying for Hangzhou’s small passenger car increase indicator, they can apply for a “multi-child family” indicator directly from the Municipal Control Office.After being reviewed and approved by the health department and other relevant departments, the Municipal Control Office will directly allocate indicators.

As stipulated in the policies and regulations related to promoting the high-quality development of the headquarter economy in Hangzhou City, headquarter enterprises recognized can directly apply for other indicators of Class “Key Enterprises” not exceeding the “number of incremental indicator application codes specified by the control regulations for the enterprise that year.”

After being recognized as a headquarter enterprise in the current year, they can apply for indicators from the Municipal Headquarter Office (Development and Reform Commission) and have them directly allocated by the Municipal Control Office. Generally, they will be allocated once a year, and corresponding enterprises will no longer participate in the lottery or bidding for that year.

As stipulated in the regulations related to investment promotion project management in this city, major investment promotion projects recognized can apply for up to 5 indicators for Class “Key Enterprises” from the Investment Promotion and Leading Group Office (Investment Promotion Bureau) and have them directly allocated by the Municipal Control Office. If corresponding enterprises wish to participate in the incremental indicator allocation (lottery or bidding) for that year, the corresponding number of application codes will be reduced.

All the newly-added indicators can be used for small passenger cars registered in Zhejiang A regional license plates to be converted to Zhejiang A license plates.

This policy will be implemented starting from the day of its release, and in case of inconsistency with previous regulations, this policy will prevail.

Starting from today, individuals or businesses who meet the conditions can apply for indicators through the Zhejiang Government Service Network and various control windows. For inquiries, please call the following telephone numbers. For inquiries related to small passenger car indicator application and allocation, please call the contact number of the Municipal Transportation Bureau: 88820001; for inquiries related to the recognition of households with multiple children, please call the contact number of the Municipal Health Commission: 85255396; for inquiries related to the recognition of headquarter enterprises, please call the contact number of the Development and Reform Commission: 85253499. For inquiries related to the recognition of major investment promotion projects, please call the contact number of the Investment Promotion Bureau: 85257761. (Working hours: 9:00-12:00, 14:00-17:30 on workdays)

Citizens can follow the official WeChat account of “Hangzhou Traffic” to check the operation guidelines for various small passenger car indicators.

Policy Interpretation

1. What is the purpose of this series of policies?

On the one hand, it meets the car needs of some people who have failed to win in the long-term lottery, multi-child families, and specific talents, benefiting people’s livelihood. On the other hand, these policy measures also implement the requirements of policy documents previously released by the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government, and the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government related to promoting high-quality economic development, promoting the development of the headquarter economy, attracting talents, attracting investment, and promoting the balanced development of the population.### 2. When will the policy be officially implemented?

The policy will be officially released and implemented on March 20th.

3. Why is the cumulative number of lottery times for individuals who are eligible to directly obtain small car quotas set at 72 times or more?

The previous lottery policy set up three levels of 24, 48, and 72 lottery times. Accumulating 72 lottery times can enable individuals to obtain 3 lottery base numbers in the personal lottery. However, some citizens still cannot obtain small car quotas. Taking into account the fairness of the policy, the increase in the number of quotas, and the impact on the winning rate in the lottery, it is currently decided to set the standard for direct allocation at a cumulative lottery times of 72 times or more.

4. How can citizens who have accumulated 72 or more lottery times apply for the “long-term unsuccessful” type of quota?

For those who have already submitted incremental quota (lottery, bidding) applications and have a cumulative lottery times of 72 times or more and are in the “approved” state, they do not need to apply again, and the Municipal Regulation and Control Bureau will directly allocate the “long-term unsuccessful” type of quotas to them on the evening of March 20th. After the allocation, a text message will be sent to notify them.

For individuals who have accumulated 72 lottery times or more but are in the “not approved” or “canceled application” status, they need to reapply for incremental quota after the approval. After the approval, they can directly apply for the “long-term unsuccessful” type of quota. That is, citizens who have accumulated 72 lottery times or more can obtain the quota if they have applied for the lottery or bidding in February and passed the qualification review, and they can obtain the quota on the evening of March 20th.

5. Can citizens who have accumulated 72 or more lottery times still participate in the lottery, bidding, and stepped lottery?

No. Because if citizens who have accumulated 72 or more lottery times and are in the “approved” state for incremental qualification, they can directly obtain the “long-term unsuccessful” quota without participating in the lottery again. If they are not “approved,” they cannot obtain the “long-term unsuccessful” quota, nor participate in the lottery and bidding.

That is, starting from this February, citizens who have accumulated 72 or more lottery times can still apply for the lottery, but will not be included in the lottery pool. As long as their qualification is approved, they can directly apply for the quota.

6. How do talents of type A-F apply for the “talent special” quota?

For citizens who have already submitted incremental quota applications and are in the “approved” state, and are confirmed to be A-F type talents by data comparison, the Municipal Regulation and Control Bureau will directly allocate the “talent special” quota to them on the evening of March 20th.For talents who are in the “not approved for review” or “canceled application” status (except for type A), they need to reapply for incremental indicators. After passing the review, they can directly apply for “talent special” indicators. That is, talents who have applied for the lottery or bidding and passed the qualification verification in February can obtain indicators on the evening of March 20th.

7. What are the identification criteria for families with two or three children?

Families who meet the criteria for a second child are those who meet the policy for a second child and are married couples (at least one of whom is a Hangzhou resident) after January 1st, 2016. That is, the applicant should have a legitimate marital relationship, and they should have had two children (including legally adopted children) together (the current number of children), and the birth or adoption date of the second child should be after January 1st, 2016.

Families who meet the criteria for a third child are those who meet the policy for a third child and are married couples (at least one of whom is a Hangzhou resident) after May 31st, 2021. That is, the applicant should have a legitimate marital relationship, and they should have had three children (including legally adopted children) together (the current number of children), and the birth or adoption date of the third child should be after May 31st, 2021.

8. Why is the time for childbearing for families with two or three children set after January 1, 2016, and after May 31, 2021, respectively?

Because the two-child policy was implemented on January 1, 2016, and the three-child policy was implemented on May 31, 2021.

9. How can a family with multiple children apply for indicators?

Applicants can log in to the Zhejiang Government Service Network, search for comprehensive services for individual car indicators, apply for “multiple child family indicators” in the other indicators section or go to various control service windows for offline processing. After being approved by the health and other departments (within 7 working days), the Municipal Control Office will directly allocate indicators.

10. How many small car indicators can the recognized headquarters enterprise obtain?

The number of indicators that can be obtained by a recognized headquarters enterprise in the current year is adjusted according to the relevant regulations of the “Hangzhou City Small Car Total Control Management Measures”. Specifically:

Based on the actual amount of tax paid by the headquarters enterprise to the local tax department in the previous year, those who pay at least 10,000 yuan in taxes can obtain one application code. For each additional 500,000 yuan in tax payments, one application code can be obtained. After accumulating 8 application codes, for each additional 2 million yuan in tax payments, an additional application code can be obtained. After accumulating 12 application codes, for each additional 10 million yuan in tax payments, an additional application code can be obtained.## Translation

Enterprises whose accumulated investment in the city reached 50 million yuan in the previous year can obtain one application code. For every additional 50 million yuan of accumulated investment, one more application code can be obtained. Enterprises whose newly-started investment projects have a total investment of 200 million yuan or more in the same year can obtain one application code. One additional application code can be obtained for every additional 2 billion yuan of total investment, based on the 2 billion yuan as the base.

11. How can headquarters enterprises and major projects apply for “key enterprise” indicators?

The recognized headquarters enterprises can apply for indicators to the Municipal Headquarters Office (located in the Municipal Development and Reform Commission) as needed. Recognized major investment attraction projects can submit a demand for up to five indicators to the Office of the Leading Group for Investment Promotion (located in the Municipal Investment Promotion Bureau). That is, “key enterprise” indicators are confirmed and allocated by the competent authorities.

12. How are major investment attraction projects recognized?

In accordance with the “1+6” management mechanism for the entire life cycle of investment attraction projects in Hangzhou City (Hangzhou Investment Promotion Leading Group [2023] No. 1), the project should be recommended by the district, county (city) government where the project is located to the Office of the Leading Group for Investment Promotion of the city for identification.

13. What are the attributes and validity period of the small passenger car indicators obtained according to this policy?

In this policy, small passenger car indicators are directly allocated to individuals or units that meet specific conditions. Therefore, the indicator category is classified as “other indicators” and the validity period of “other indicators” is six months in accordance with the regulations.

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