Oversize permit country guide
Oversize load permit in North Macedonia (2026): authority, thresholds, fees
This page summarises what the official sources listed below say about oversize (abnormal) load permits in North Macedonia. Numbers link to their source. Values the sources do not confirm are marked “Not confirmed”.
Key facts
| Issuing authority | Public Enterprise for State Roads (JPDP), Skopje — Department for abnormal transport; the Ministry of the Interior (Road Traffic Sector), which certifies the permits, co-decides Јавно претпријатие за државни патишта — Одделение за вонреден превоз; Министерство за внатрешни работи — Сектор за сообраќајни работи [Z1] |
|---|---|
| Level | National |
| Application channel | vprevoz.roads.org.mk [Z4] |
| Online application | Not confirmed |
| Applicant from abroad may apply | Not confirmed |
| Application language(s) | mk |
| Data status | Partly confirmed (gaps marked on the page) |
Issuing authority
Applies to state roads. JPDP forwards certified applications to the Ministry of the Interior by 13:00 each working day; by 15:30 JPDP issues only permits certified and returned by the Ministry of the Interior (Z1). The 2010 Pravilnik names the State Roads Agency (the predecessor of JPDP) as the authority. Local roads: not confirmed. [Z1]
Application channel
Paper application at the JPDP Department for abnormal transport (2 copies of the application, 3 copies of the sketch) + the vprevoz.roads.org.mk system (user account with two-factor authentication); e-mail contact [email protected] [Z4]
Login / access: Login and password after registering as a new user + a code from an authenticator app (QR/token, App Store/Google Play)
Thresholds above which a permit is needed
Values for a typical combination: tractor unit with semi-trailer or rigid vehicle with trailer, 5 axles, standard width.
| Width | Not confirmed |
|---|---|
| Height | Not confirmed |
| Length, tractor unit + semi-trailer | Not confirmed |
| Length, rigid vehicle + trailer | Not confirmed |
| Gross combination weight (5 axles) | Not confirmed |
| Single axle load | Not confirmed |
| Drive axle load | Not confirmed |
JPDP: the procedure applies to transports with a gross combination weight including load above 40 t and to loads exceeding the statutory length, width and height dimensions (Z1). The dimension and axle-load values follow from the Правилник за техничките барања на системите … димензиите и вкупните маси и осното оптоварување на возилата (Сл. весник на РМ 21/2010) — the text was not read, values not confirmed. [Z1]
Permit types
| Permit | Scope | Validity | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormal transport permit (separately for each transport) Одобрување / дозвола за вонреден превоз |
Single trip | Domestic vehicles, domestic transport — 7 days; domestic vehicles, international transport — 15 days; vehicles with foreign plates — 30 days (čl. 11) | Only for an indivisible load and when transport by another mode is impossible or too complex (čl. 10); the permit specifies the route and its length, the vehicle, the conditions (time, speed, marking), the fee, the validity, the number of journeys and the conditions of the Ministry of the Interior (čl. 8) [Z2] |
| Periodic permit for oversize vehicles Дозвола за вонреден превоз со времетраење од една година, шест месеци и три месеци |
Periodic (time-limited) | 1 year, 6 months or 3 months (čl. 11) | For vehicles exceeding the statutory length, width and height dimensions (čl. 11); further conditions not confirmed [Z2] |
Processing time
No time limit in the sources. Daily cycle: certified applications forwarded to the Ministry of the Interior by 13:00, permits certified by the Ministry of the Interior issued by 15:30 each working day (Z1). For a weight >80 t, the bridge load-capacity assessment must be submitted BEFORE the application (Z1). Pro forma invoice not paid within 7 days → the case is closed as not completed. [Z1]
Fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Revenue stamp (таксена марка) — payment to the state budget when submitting the application | 50 MKD [Z1] |
| Administrative tax to the state budget according to tariff number 19 of the Zakon za administrativni taksi (Сл. весник на РМ 6/10) — amount depends on the type of transport (international/transit vs domestic); amount not confirmed | Not confirmed [Z1] |
| Fee (надоместок) for abnormal transport to the JPDP account, calculated according to the Odluka o visinata na nadomestokot … za vonreden prevoz (Сл. весник на РМ 139/2008) on the basis of the data in the application; the price list in denars is an attachment on the JPDP website — amounts not confirmed. No refund if the declared weight/dimensions do not match (čl. 12). | Not confirmed [Z1] |
Some fee details are not confirmed in the official sources read.
Escort
Private escort vehicle
Not confirmed [Z2]
Some details are not confirmed in the official sources read.
Police escort
The conditions for securing the transport are set in the consent of the Ministry of the Interior and are entered in the permit (čl. 8); police escort thresholds: not confirmed [Z2]
Some details are not confirmed in the official sources read.
Required documents
- Completed and signed application (Барање за издавање одобрување за вонреден превоз) — 2 copies [Z1]
- Completed sketch of the combination with the load (appearance, weight, dimensions, axle spacings) on the JPDP template matching the configuration (M2…M4, trailers P/PP, cranes, concrete pumps) — 3 copies [Z1]
- Copies of the registration certificates of the tractor unit and trailer/semi-trailer — 2 copies; for domestic certificates all fields completed (5, 6, 7, 8, O1, F1, F2) [Z1]
- Translation of all registration certificates by a sworn translator with notarial certification [Z1]
- Proof of payment of the 50 MKD revenue stamp [Z1]
- Specification of the load (length, width, height, weight) [Z1]
- Photo of the load and the vehicle with the registration plate visible [Z1]
- Customs declaration or other proof of a sealed load (a photo is acceptable) [Z1]
- For a gross weight >80 t: study with an additional analysis of bridge load capacity (at the applicant's expense, before the application is submitted) [Z1]
- For oversize loads: structural analysis of the effect of the vehicle on the load capacity of bridges (čl. 7) [Z2]
- After the calculation: confirmed payments of the fee to the JPDP and budget accounts (on request — pro forma invoice) [Z1]
Traffic restrictions
Time conditions, speed and marking are set in the permit (čl. 8). General bans (weekends, public holidays, times of day): not confirmed. Weighing: mobile scales at border crossings for weights >50 t (>60 t at the Tabanovce and Bogorodica border crossings); if the declared values are exceeded — return of the original, correction, additional payment and a new permit (Z1). [Z1]
Some details are not confirmed in the official sources read.
Official sources
- [Z1] Јавно претпријатие за државни патишта (JPDP) — Одобрување за вонреден превоз на државните патишта: procedure, required documents, fees, consent of the Ministry of the Interior, combination sketches, link to the vprevoz system (Official website, read 2026-10-04)
https://roads.org.mk/regulativa/odobruvanja/odobruvanje-za-vonreden-prevoz-na-drzhavnite-patishta/ - [Z2] Правилник за начинот на заштита на јавните патишта (Сл. весник на РМ 122/2010), chapter 3 Вонреден превоз (čl. 7–12) and inspection (čl. 13–16) (Legal act, read 2026-10-04)
https://roads.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pravilnik-za-nacinot-na-zastita-na-javnite-patista.pdf - [Z3] JPDP — form Барање за издавање одобрување за вонреден превоз (addressed to JPDP Skopje and the Ministry of the Interior — Sektor za soobrakjajni raboti) (Official website, read 2026-10-04)
https://roads.org.mk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/baranje-za-vonreden-prevoz-1_1.pdf - [Z4] JPDP — system (software) for issuing abnormal transport permits: login, registration of a new user, authentication code from an app (2FA) (Official website, read 2026-10-04)
https://vprevoz.roads.org.mk/
Rules and fees change. Check the official source before you file an application.