What is banned today
Amsterdam's milieuzone for vans (bestelwagens) bans the oldest diesel classes from the central perimeter. Euro-4 diesel is out as of 2026, Euro-5 diesel is restricted in the strictest sub-areas, and Euro-6 diesel is currently admitted. Petrol vehicles face lighter rules; the heaviest restrictions are aimed at diesel emissions in the binnenstad.
Centrum is not Zuid is not Oost
The single biggest trap for a dispatcher is treating "Amsterdam" as one zone. The Centrum perimeter applies the tightest ruleset; Zuid and Oost have their own boundaries and windows; Westpoort is largely exempt. A van that clears a Westpoort drop can be fined entering Centrum on the same shift. Fleetkeur holds each sub-area's polygon and matches the destination, not the city name.
The emissievrije zone toward 2030
Beyond the current milieuzone, Amsterdam is phasing in an emissievrije (zero-emission) zone, with transition arrangements for vehicles registered before the cut-off. This is the direction every covered city is heading — see how the zero-emission perimeter already bites in Rotterdam's ZE-zone, and the full deep-dive in Amsterdam LEZ in 2026: the rules no routing app tells you about.
Keeping an Amsterdam fleet compliant
Start every assignment from a kenteken milieuzone check so the dispatcher sees the Euro class before the van rolls. Where a non-compliant vehicle genuinely has to enter, file a milieuzone ontheffing through the gemeente portal. Fleetkeur runs both inside the dispatch console so the €130 per-entry fine never prints.
Live ruleset reflects publicly available Gemeente Amsterdam and RDW data. Verify with the gemeente for legally definitive guidance.