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CATEGORY N
Goods vehicles
At least four wheels, primarily designed and constructed for the carriage of goods — from light delivery vans to heavy long-haul trucks.
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Vehicles designed for carrying goods
Category N covers all motor vehicles with at least four wheels that are designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of goods. It is split into three subcategories based on maximum mass.
N1Maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes — light commercial vans and pickups.
N2Maximum mass between 3.5 and 12 tonnes — medium-duty trucks.
N3Maximum mass exceeding 12 tonnes — heavy-duty and long-haul trucks.
Delivery vansPickup trucksBox trucksRefrigerated trucksTractor unitsHeavy haulers
(EU) 2018/858 is the framework regulation covering the type approval of N category vehicles, along with M and O category vehicles.