Dutch truck toll (vrachtwagenheffing) starts 1 July 2026 — what shippers should know

8 June 2026By Jan van den Herik
Upcoming 2026-07-01

On 1 July 2026 the Netherlands replaces the Eurovignet with a distance-based truck toll (vrachtwagenheffing): a charge per kilometre driven on tolled roads.

Who pays, and where

  • Vehicles: trucks in categories N2 and N3 with a technical maximum mass above 3,500 kg — both Dutch and foreign vehicles.
  • Roads: nearly all motorways, plus selected provincial and municipal roads.
  • From: 1 July 2026, the same date the Eurovignet for the Netherlands expires.

How the tariff is calculated

The rate per kilometre depends on the vehicle's technical maximum mass and its CO₂ emission class. The cleaner and lighter the vehicle, the lower the rate per kilometre.

What this means for transport costs

Every tolled kilometre now carries a charge, so road-transport rates will reflect it. Carriers will need a working on-board unit (OBU) from an approved provider before 1 July 2026.

How Nexportal handles it

Within the Nexportal platform, road-transport pricing is kept market-conforme: surcharges like the truck toll are accounted for transparently in the rate.

Source: vrachtwagenheffing.nl (official information site).