Do you want to buy a car in Norway and wonder what fees it will involve? We help you.
In Norway, we divide tax into 4 situations:
- Buying a new car from a dealer
- Buying a used car from a dealer that was previously registered in Norway
- Buying a used car from a dealer who nie was previously registered in Norway
- Buying a car from a private person
Read on to find out what to expect in each situation.
Buying a new car from a dealer
If you buy a new car at a car showroom, you have to take into account two fees: engangsavgift, vrakpantavgift and merverdiavgift, i.e. MVA (VAT).
- Engangsavgift is a one-off fee calculated based on the vehicle's tax group, net weight, CO2 emissions, nitrogen oxide emissions and displacement. For some vehicles, engine power is also taken into account.
- Translated into Polish, Vrakpantavgift means a fee for scrap metal - it sounds strange in the case of a new car, but it is a fee charged for the storage of a possible future car wreck. This is a one-time fee, paid upon first registration of the car.
- Merverdiavgift is Norwegian VAT, i.e. tax on goods and services. It is charged when almost all products are sold and almost all services are provided. In Norway, the standard MVA rate is 25%, this rate also applies to cars. We also always have to add 25% MVA tax to the net price of the car.
Typically, these fees are already included in the price you pay the dealer. Some vehicles are exempt from certain fees or receive a tax reduction. These include, for example, electric cars.
Buying a used car from a dealer
The car was previously registered in Norway
If the car was previously registered in Norway, the fees mentioned above have already been paid. Also in this situation, we have to pay one thing, i.e. omregistreringsavgift - a fee for re-registering the vehicle.
This fee depends on several factors and you can calculate the exact amount on the website of the Norwegian Tax Office - click here.
The car was previously unregistered in Norway
If the car you are buying was not previously registered in Norway, you unfortunately have to pay additional engangsavgift and vrakpantavgift, which are described in the section "Buying a new car from a dealer". As for VAT, it is paid when you import your car into Norway and becomes part of the price you pay to the dealer/importer.
However, if the car was previously registered outside Norway, we can count on an engangsavgift deduction, the so-called bruxfradrag. Here, a percentage deduction is granted, which increases regularly until the car is 20 years old from the date of first registration abroad to the date of registration in Norway - for example, if the car was first registered in Poland in January 2017 and was first registered in Norway in January 2024, 7 years have passed - we will pay 66% lower engangsavgift.
Buying a car from a private person
If you buy a car from a private person, in the vast majority of situations it will be a car that was previously registered in Norway. So in this situation, as in the case of buying a previously registered car from a dealer, we have to pay one thing - omregistreringsavgift, i.e. the fee for re-registering the vehicle.
This fee depends on several factors and you can calculate the exact amount on the website of the Norwegian Tax Office - click here.
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