Certificate of conformity by make Peugeot

Peugeot sells commercial derivatives in volume — Partner, Expert, Boxer — and that is where the difficulties concentrate. Each exists as a panel van, a glazed version or a crew cab, with different wheelbases and weights.

Depending on the version, a Boxer can be approved well beyond 3.5 tonnes, which moves the vehicle into category N2 and changes the licence required, the applicable speed limits and the roadworthiness testing regime. The gross vehicle weight is in field F.2 of the registration document: check it before buying, not afterwards. On the passenger cars — 208, 3008, 508 — the procedure is entirely routine.

The trickiest file is not a 208 but a Boxer bought to be converted, or already converted. The buyer thinks in terms of “van” whereas the authority thinks in terms of category and gross weight, and the two do not always coincide. On a Peugeot commercial vehicle we therefore ask first for the gross vehicle weight, in field F.2 of the foreign document. Above 3.5 tonnes the licence required and the roadworthiness regime both change. We then check whether a body builder was involved: in that case Peugeot documents the base vehicle only. On passenger cars the group channel is direct and the file presents no particular difficulty.

A Peugeot certificate is usually issued by the group type-approval department, shared across sister brands.

Where to find the chassis number (VIN) on a Peugeot

A certificate covers one vehicle only, identified by its chassis number (VIN). The safest place to read it is field E of the foreign registration document. On a Peugeot, it also appears:

• at the base of the windscreen, driver’s side, readable from outside
• on the manufacturer’s plate on the driver’s door pillar
• stamped under the bonnet, on the front crossmember
• copied into the service book

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q: mistaking one for a 1 or a 0 is enough to send the search astray.

Most frequently imported Peugeot models

The Peugeot vehicles we handle most often come from France, from Belgium and from Spain.

The requests we receive mostly concern:

• Peugeot 208
• Peugeot 308
• Peugeot 2008
• Peugeot 3008
• Peugeot 5008
• Peugeot 508
• Peugeot Partner
• Peugeot Boxer

The rest of the EU-approved Peugeot range is handled the same way.

Peugeot and the eCOC: what changes in 2026

Since 5 July 2026, Peugeot has been sending conformity data for its new vehicles to the approval authorities in eCOC format. Your used Peugeot is not affected: you need the ordinary COC, issued exactly as before. Paper and printouts of the eCOC remain accepted until 29 November 2026 at the latest. Understand the eCOC.