All online purchases abroad will be subject to VAT

It's worth checking whether the foreign online store you're shopping at charges Norwegian VAT. A foreign online store should be registered in the Norwegian register of value added tax on online purchases, called VOEC (VAT on E-commerce). If the online store is not registered, the item will be detained upon import into Norway to pay value added tax and any customs duties.

As of 2020, there is an exception for declarations for shipments worth less than NOK 350, which in practice means that they have not been detained for payment of import duties.

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Tax from the first crown

– When this exception is abolished at the turn of the year, all shipments of goods that are not covered by VOEC will be detained for declaration of import into Norway, with payment of value added tax and any customs duties from the first krona. The forwarder may also charge an administration fee, says department director Åge Skår at the Customs Agency.

– The Norwegian Tax Office manages the VOEC register and currently over 2300 companies are registered in the program. We are constantly working on registering online stores. Nevertheless, consumers should check at the checkout in an online store when shopping whether they pay Norwegian value added tax, says department director Rune Langsø Johansen of the tax office.

This is joint information from the Norwegian Customs and Revenue Agency.

Read more here: skatteetaten.no/nethandel i https://www.toll.no/netthandel

 Here facts:

• The VOEC scheme was introduced in 2020. This is a simplified scheme for registering and reporting value added tax for foreign companies to the Norwegian state.
• Foreign companies are required to register with the VOEC or the regular VAT register when their total turnover to customers in Norway exceeds NOK 50 in a 000-month period.
• When a foreign online store registers in the VOEC system, it receives a unique identification number (VOEC number). Goods correctly marked with the VOEC number. are subject to simplified processing at the border and can be delivered to the consumer faster.
• An overview of foreign stores and online platforms registered with VOEC can be found on the website skateetaten.no .
• Forwarders are companies such as PostNord, Posten Bring, DHL etc. that declare goods on your behalf.
• Import calculator The Norwegian Customs Office can be used to calculate customs duties and VAT on goods not covered by the VOEC scheme.

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Source: skatteetaten

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