You should go through motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle tax
exemption procedures at your local tax authorities in January each
year (the specific time and venue are subject to change according
to notification of the year.)
To fulfill the procedure, you are required to bring with you the
relevant driving certificates of your motor vehicles. In China,
motor vehicles owned by diplomatic missions and their personnel for
official and private use are exempted from vehicle license plate
tax but motor vehicles owned by other foreigners for official or
private use are not include.
(Address of Foreign Affair Branch of Beijing Local Tax
Bureau:206 Gulou Dong Da JIe Street, Dongcheng Districkt: Tel:
64022927)
(Beijing.gov.cn October 16, 2006)