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Car import regulations and customs duties in Norway
  • Year Restriction

    No Age Restrictions.



  • Steering wheel position

    Left-hand drive



  • Zielhafen

    Drammen and Oslo



  • Inspection

    Used vehicles imported in Norway should pass an inspection and must be approved by Norwegian authorities before they can be registered. 

    The test can be done at any of the Local Traffic Services Offices. Once the vehicle passes the required test, then necessary taxes should be paid at the Customs and Excise Office. Unless the vehicle gets approved by the authorities, taxes can't be paid.


  • Year Restriction
    • Original Bill of Lading (BoL);
    •  Norwegian Customs paperwork;
    •  Original Passport;
    •  Vehicle Registration and Title;
    •  Bill of Sale or Proof of Purchase;
    •  Vehicle insurance information;
    •  Residence proof outside the EU of at least a year before moving to Norway;
    •  Tax receipt;
    •  Information regarding a person’s residence in Norway.


  • Duties and taxes

    After the vehicle enters Norway and all paperwork is done, one has to take the vehicle to the Customs and Excise Office to get the temporary number plates. There the importer has to pay the 25% VAT, Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), and Perfluorocarbon (PFC) taxes. Taxes are to be paid within 3 days of vehicle arrival. The following documents are required to be produced at the time of payment:

    •  Transit Document paperwork;
    •  Original foreign registration documents;
    •  Insurance proof;
    •  Commercial Invoice showing vehicle charges, and transportation fees.


  • Year Restriction

    Once the vehicle gets approval from the Customs and all taxes are paid, then the vehicle should get registered. Customs will endorse the registration card and then the importer can register the vehicle at one of the Public Roads Administration's Traffic Services Offices.



  • NB

    The following conditions must be satisfied in order to import the vehicle duty-free.

    • A foreign customer moving to Norway on a two-year visa and auto is re-exported at the end of the two years. The vehicle will be re-exported at the end of this period.
    • The vehicle is owned by the customer and has been registered in the owner's name for at least one year with a minimum of 5000km/3200 miles prior to importation.
    • Returning residents must have resided outside Norway for a period of at least five continuous years.
    • The customer has had possession of a driver's license for a minimum of one year.
    • The vehicle imported must be used and should show signs of wear.
    • The vehicle will not be allowed to be sold or disposed of within two years after its arrival in Norway.
    • Vehicles arriving in Norway must comply with safety and regulation standards. Within three months of the owner's arrival in Norway, the vehicle should also get imported.


    It is allowed to import only one vehicle per person to Norway.


How to import a car from
Japan to Norway ?
  1. 01

    Step 1

    Forming a request to buy a car

  2. 02

    Step 2

    Selection of car at Japanese automobile auctions and stocks

  3. 03

    Step 3

    Making a deposit to participate in the auction

  4. 04

    Step 4

    The process of buying a car at a Japanese auction

  5. 05

    Step 5

    Car delivery from Japan

Contacts

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