r/Norway • u/Neat-Ad1789 • 21h ago

Other Question about VAT

Hey all,

In a couple of days, I’ll be moving to Norway for six months as a french student doing an Erasmus. Sadly, in France, I didn’t find the time to purchase a camera on a used marketplace called MPB. So, I want to purchase it when I’ll be in Norway and make my future camera delivered in Bergen.

Since I’m not a permanent resident, what are the rules regarding VAT in my case? Will I pay VAT twice (one time on MPB, and a second time when the item will arrive in Norway)? What should I do?

Thanks in advance!

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u/themarkchristie 21h ago

Maybe check finn.no before you buy it

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u/Witty_Internal3828 21h ago

Is MPB a store/company that you buy from, or private people selling online? Anyway, you most likely will have to pay vat when the item arrives in Norway, unless the package are sent from a private person and marked as a gift. If the seller in your country still adds tax, that would be something between you and them. You may want to check if you can buy the item in Norway instead.

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u/Neat-Ad1789 20h ago

MPB is a used-camera gear store shipping worldwide. Will check finn.no or Stavangerfoto, thank you very much! 😁

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u/SentientSquirrel 21h ago

If you get the camera sent to Norway, you will have to pay VAT on it (25%), this will get charged by the delivery company, either upon picking up the pacakge from a service point or through a bill that gets sent to you after the pacakge was delivered.

As for the VAT you pay to the marketplace in France, you could maybe check if there is a way to have the VAT refunded when the item is sent out of the country, or to have the VAT omitted entirely when the shipping destination is abroad. Whether that will be possible or not will be down to the marketplace and French law, which you probably know more about than I do.

As someone else also mentioned, you should check Finn.no before you make a purchase. Finn is the go-to platform for buying used items from private individuals in Norway, and depending on what camera you are looking for it might be available on there. If you buy through Finn when you are in Norway, you won't have to pay any VAT as there is no VAT on used goods being sold between private individuals.

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u/ManWhoIsDrunk 19h ago

Maybe look at Norwegian shops before you buy?

Consumer electronics tend to be sold with less markup in Norway.

You should only have to pay VAT in Norway anyway. Any retailer that ships internationally should have procedures in place for paying VAT in the correct country, but you can call or mail them to ask.