Getting your car to Norway
Entry point: Oslo or Drammen.
How it travels: By sea. RoRo or container from Bremerhaven or Hamburg, insured and tracked to the port.
The German half is the same for every destination outside the EU: we buy the car, arrange an independent inspection if you want one, register the export plates, file the ATLAS customs declaration and collect the exit confirmation that releases the 19% German VAT. You receive that file — contract, declaration and proof of exit — because your customs authority will ask for it.
What applies in Switzerland and Norway
Both sit outside the EU, so the German side is a standard export: the VAT is zero-rated once exit is proven, and you clear and pay on arrival under your own national rules.
The cost that surprises people is on the destination side, not the German one. Norway in particular levies a substantial one-off registration tax, weighted towards emissions, which is why electric and low-emission cars land so much more cheaply there. We set out the German-side cost precisely and tell you plainly that the national tax is calculated by your own authority.
What we need to start
- A listing link from mobile.de or AutoScout24, or a specification if you want us to search.
- Your destination city, so we can price delivery beyond Oslo or Drammen.
- Whether you are buying privately or as a company — it changes the paperwork and often the cost.
Sources
Public references for the rules above. Requirements change — we confirm the current position for every car we handle.
Get a quotation for Norway
Send a listing link or a specification and we come back within one business day with the full cost to Oslo or Drammen. Free, and with no obligation.
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