Your American classic — or your Lightning — home to Norway.

Why is importing an EV from the US suddenly interesting?

Three things make the math work — and the window is closing.

• EVs still skip the CO2 component of engangsavgift. That's the biggest line item on the landed-cost bill for ICE cars. A V8 muscle car can hit 200,000–400,000 NOK in CO2 tax alone; the same physical truck as an EV pays zero on this line.
• US EV trucks aren't sold in Europe. Ford F-150 Lightning, Rivian R1T, GMC Hummer EV, Cybertruck — none have official Norwegian distribution. If you want one, you import.
• US pricing is competitive. A new F-150 Lightning Pro retails around USD $40,000 in the US. With all Norwegian taxes, it can still land below comparable European-spec EVs that don't actually exist.

Norwegian EV MVA phase-out — the timing matters

The EV VAT exemption is being wound down in steps. The calculator above already uses the year that applies right now, but here's the full schedule for planning:

• 2025: 25% MVA on the CIF amount above 500 000 NOK
• 2026: 25% MVA on the CIF amount above 300 000 NOK
• 2027: 25% MVA on the CIF amount above 150 000 NOK (contingent on ESA / EØS approval)
• 2028: Full MVA on EVs — same treatment as combustion cars

If you're considering an EV import, every year you wait costs ~50,000–100,000 NOK in additional MVA on a typical $40K-$60K vehicle.

What about classic cars (and used cars in general)?

Norway applies bruksfradrag — an age-based discount on engangsavgift — to all used vehicles, regardless of fuel type. Skatteetaten updated the official satser on 1 January 2024 to be much more generous, especially for older cars. The calculator above uses the full table from Skatteetaten's bruksfradragstabellen:

• Over 1 month: 2% · grows 2% per month for the first six months
• Over 1 year: 19% · then steps every 2 months
• Over 2 years: 26% · then steps every 6 months
• Over 5 years: 50%
• Over 10 years: 90%
• Over 20 years: 100% — zero engangsavgift

The big change in the 2024 satser: a vehicle 20 years or older pays no engangsavgift at all. This is the modern "veterankjøretøy" reality — a 2005 Mustang now imports tax-free on the engangsavgift line. A 1969 Camaro likewise. The classic-car path has gotten dramatically cheaper in the last two years.

Bruksfradrag applies to the engangsavgift only — MVA, vrakpantavgift, refrigerant tax, customs documentation, and Statens Vegvesen registration are still full price.

What we cover, and what we don't

• We handle: sourcing-assist (optional), US pickup, RoRo booking, Norwegian customs declaration, MVA + engangsavgift pre-payment, port-to-Statens Vegvesen handoff, registration inspection coordination.
• You handle: insurance once the car is in Norway, any modifications required to pass inspection (rare for late-model cars, common for older imports), and the actual signature on the registreringskort.