Importing Custom Furniture and Joinery into Norway: EUR.1, VAT, Customs and Delivery

Buying custom furniture from Turkey for a Norwegian project is straightforward once three differences from an EU import are understood: the proof of origin, the VAT mechanism, and the importer’s documentation duty. This guide sets them out in the order you meet them.

1. Origin and duty: EUR.1 under the EFTA–Turkey agreement

Norway trades with Turkey under the EFTA–Turkey free trade agreement. Goods of Turkish origin which our furniture, kitchens and doors are qualify for preferential treatment when accompanied by an EUR.1 movement certificate issued in Turkey, or an origin declaration on the invoice for smaller consignments. The customs duty on these product groups is zero. Note the difference from EU imports, which use the ATR certificate of the customs union; ATR is not valid for Norway.

2. VAT: 25 %, reported rather than paid at the border

Import VAT in Norway is 25 %. If your business is VAT-registered, you do not pay it to the customs authority on arrival; you report it in your VAT return, together with the deduction, so the net cash effect for a fully taxable business is zero. Private buyers and non-registered businesses pay the VAT at import through the customs broker.

3. Customs clearance: who does it

Most Norwegian clients use their own customs broker or the transporter’s brokerage service. The declaration needs our commercial invoice, packing list, EUR.1 and the tariff codes (we state them on the invoice). We ship DAP to your site or a terminal as standard; DDP, where we handle Norwegian clearance and VAT, can be arranged for projects through a fiscal representative.

4. Product documentation: the importer’s duty

Norway’s rules on documentation of construction products make the party placing the product on the Norwegian market usually the importer responsible for holding the documentation. For joinery that means board declarations (E1 emission class), lacquer safety data sheets, hardware declarations, and for fire doors the EN 1634-1 test report and EN 13501-2 classification report. We deliver a documentation folder with every project so that duty is easy to meet. Timber legality documentation (FSC or PEFC chain of custody) is available on request.

5. Transport routes and times

Road freight from Istanbul runs through the Balkans, Austria or Hungary, Germany and Denmark or Sweden into Norway; Oslo and eastern Norway in about 6–8 days, Bergen and Stavanger a day more or by ferry. Full truck for project quantities, groupage for smaller orders. Winter routes are reliable; what matters at the Norwegian end is unloading into a dry, heated space.

6. Packing and insurance

Corner protection, individual wrapping, palletised or crated for the route. Transport is insured; damage is documented against the packing list and replacement parts are sent by parcel service within first days.

7. Payment

A deposit with the order, the balance before shipment, quoted in EUR or USD with a 10-day validity on the quotation; production prices are fixed at the proforma.

Checklist before you order

1.          Confirm your VAT registration and who will clear customs.

2.          Decide DAP or DDP.

3.          Send the fire strategy if doors are involved, so the documentation question is answered before the price.

4.          Verify site dimensions or book a survey.

5.          Agree the delivery window against the site’s heating and storage.

Frequently asked questions

Is there any duty on furniture from Turkey into Norway? Not on these product groups with an EUR.1 or origin declaration.

Do you deliver to private customers in Norway? Yes; the broker handles VAT at import and we ship DAP.

How long does customs take? Usually the same day the truck reaches the border or the terminal, if the documents are complete which is why we prepare them before the truck leaves.

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Send drawings, quantities, finishes and delivery address to info@rvkmobilya.com or WhatsApp +90 535 230 24 62.