So. On 05/11/2023, the changes approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in Resolution No. 454 of 05/02/2023 entered into force (https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/454-2023-%D0%BF# Text).
When concluding a contract of sale and when re-registering a vehicle at the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it is possible to transfer license plates from the previous owner to the new owner free of charge, except for license plates with the appropriate combination of numbers and individual license plates.
And license plates with the appropriate combination of numbers — paid license plates of state registration — can be transferred only on condition of payment of their cost. That is, in the case of re-registration of the vehicles to which they are attached, due to a change in their owners, when the buyer wishes to receive the same paid number plates, he will need to pay their cost to the service center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.