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Dutch truck charge, costs and truck routes

Since 01-07-2026, trucks heavier than 3,500 kg pay the Dutch truck charge (vrachtwagenheffing) per kilometre in the Netherlands. On these pages you can read how the charge works, what it costs and how a smart route and a sound trade-off help you pay less. The Tolmijden route planner calculates it for you per trip.

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Dutch truck charge

The Dutch truck charge (vrachtwagenheffing): The Dutch truck charge has applied per km to trucks over 3,500 kg since 01-07-2026. Who pays, on which roads and how the rate works.
Calculate the Dutch truck charge for your route: Calculate the Dutch truck charge for your route per road section, with the rate for your number plate: weight, CO2 class and Euro class from the RDW.
Dutch truck charge rates per kilometre: All Dutch truck charge rates per km: by weight class, CO2 emission class and Euro class, for 2026, the temporary discount and 2027.
Temporary 22.3% discount on the Dutch truck charge: From 01-09-2026 up to and including 31-12-2026 the Dutch truck charge is temporarily 22.3% lower. What that means per km, with all amounts.
The Dutch truck charge in 2027: From 01-01-2027 the Dutch truck charge rises: the discount ends and the rates are indexed by 2.6%. All amounts per km for 2027.
Dutch truck charge by number plate: Enter your number plate and see which Dutch truck charge rate belongs to your truck: weight, CO2 emission class and Euro class from the RDW.
The CO2 emission class of your truck: The CO2 emission class (1 to 5) largely determines your Dutch truck charge. What the classes mean, where to find yours and what if it is missing.
Euro class and the Dutch truck charge: For the Dutch truck charge the Euro class only counts in CO2 emission class 1. The difference between Euro 0 and Euro 6 per km, with all amounts.
Maximum mass of the combination: For the Dutch truck charge the maximum mass of the combination counts, not the weight of the load. How to find it with F.1, F.3 and the manufacturer's plate.
Trailers, semi-trailers and the Dutch truck charge: Do you pay the Dutch truck charge for a trailer or semi-trailer? No, but the maximum towing weight does count in the weight class of your truck.
Roads with the Dutch truck charge: The Dutch truck charge applies on almost all motorways and on some provincial and municipal roads: 7,954.94 km. View the charged network on the map.
Paying the Dutch truck charge: For the Dutch truck charge you need an on-board unit and a contract with a provider. What the unit does, which providers there are and the fine.
Exemptions and dispensations: Which trucks are exempt from the Dutch truck charge or can get a dispensation? Defence, refuse trucks, zero emission up to 4,250 kg, historic vehicles.
Vans and the Dutch truck charge: A van (N1) up to 3,500 kg does not pay the Dutch truck charge. An N2 vehicle does, even if it has been administratively downgraded. How to tell the difference.
Electric trucks and the Dutch truck charge: An electric truck is in CO2 class 5 and pays the lowest rate; up to 4,250 kg it is exempt. Compare diesel and electric per trip.

Avoiding the charge

Avoid the Dutch truck charge smartly: Pay less Dutch truck charge with a route using less motorway? Tolmijden weighs the charge, extra driving time and fuel against each other and gives advice.
Avoiding motorways with a truck in the Netherlands: Plan a truck route without or with less motorway, with the right height, weight and length. See straight away what it saves in charges, time and cost.
Avoiding tolls in the Netherlands: With a truck in the Netherlands you pay the Dutch truck charge and tolls in the Westerschelde and Kil tunnels. How to plan a route with less toll.

Route planner

Route planner for the cheapest truck route: Plan a truck route with the lowest Dutch truck charge and tunnel toll: Tolmijden weighs charge, driving time and fuel and chooses the cheapest route.
A route that suits your truck: Plan a route that suits your truck: no bridges that are too low, no weight, length or width restrictions and no bans on dangerous goods.
Route with dangerous goods: Carrying dangerous goods? Tolmijden plans a truck route around roads with sign C22 and adds the Dutch truck charge.
Driving around road closures: Tolmijden plans your truck route around current road closures, with the details of each closure: period, reason and road authority.
Calculating the driving time of a truck: Calculate the driving time of a truck realistically: Tolmijden uses at most 80 km/h instead of the speed of a car.
Route with multiple stops: Plan a truck route with up to 23 stops, a return trip and a PDF for the driver, with the Dutch truck charge and driving time per leg.

Costs

Calculating transport costs per trip: Calculate the cost of a truck trip: Dutch truck charge, tunnel toll, driving time at an hourly rate and fuel or electricity, compared per route.
Cost per kilometre: What does a truck cost per km in Dutch truck charge and fuel? With the official charge rates and a worked example for diesel and electric.
Passing on the Dutch truck charge: Know the Dutch truck charge per trip in advance for your quote or post-calculation: per number plate, per route and per period, with a PDF of the trip.

Tunnels

Westerschelde Tunnel with a truck: What does the Westerschelde Tunnel cost for a truck? Rates per category, with t-tag and frequent-user discount, and the east tube closure in 2027.
Kil Tunnel with a truck: What does the Kil Tunnel (Dordtse Kil) cost for a truck? Rate per passage above and below 2.30 metres, cash and with a telecard.

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Dutch truck charge

Avoiding the charge

Route planner

Costs

Tunnels

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Sources (in Dutch): Wet vrachtwagenheffing, vrachtwagenheffing.nl.