Removals to Norway

How much do removals to Norway cost?

Every Norway move is priced on volume, access at both ends, how much packing you want and when you need it there. As a guide, a part load of boxes and a few items of furniture is usually £1,200 to £2,000, a two bedroom home is £3,600 to £5,000 and a three bedroom home is £4,700 to £6,500. Larger houses, pianos, vehicles and fine art are quoted individually.

We do not quote by the hour and we do not add fuel or waiting charges on the day. After a free survey by video call or in person you get one written figure covering collection, materials, transport to Norway, customs work, delivery and placement and goods in transit cover. If your dates move, we move with you.

Sharing a vehicle is the cheapest way to send a smaller load, because you pay only for the space you use. The trade off is timing: a part load runs to a consolidation schedule and takes 12 to 20 days, while a dedicated vehicle leaves when you want it and arrives in 4 to 6 days.

The route: UK to Norway

Calais, Germany and Denmark then either the Hirtshals to Larvik or Kristiansand ferry or the bridge and E6 route through Sweden into Oslo.

Distance from our base to Oslo is around 1,150 miles. Norwegian customs will ask for proof you have lived in the UK for the last twelve months so keep tenancy or council tax evidence to hand for the entry.

Drivers are on tachograph hours and we plan legal rest into the schedule rather than pushing a single driver too far which is one of the reasons our delivery dates hold. You get the vehicle's progress by phone or message so you know the day before it arrives.

Customs clearance for Norway

Norway is outside the EU so a customs declaration is required. Used household goods owned for at least twelve months are normally duty and VAT free under the transfer of residence rules and we prepare the RD-0030 style declaration and inventory to support that.

Whatever the destination, we build a full inventory at packing. It is the document that supports your insurance claim if anything is damaged, and it is the basis of the customs entry so it has to be accurate and honestly valued.

Book an ID check with Skatteetaten to receive a national identity number which is required for banking, health care and utilities.

Delivery and access in Norway

Oslo apartment buildings often have a small lift and a shared entrance with a coded gate. Bergen's wooden houses on Nordnes and the fjord communities have steep stepped approaches and narrow lanes where only a small van fits so a shuttle is planned in.

We survey the destination as carefully as the collection address. Lift dimensions, doorway widths, stair turns, height barriers and parking restrictions all change the crew size and the vehicle and finding out on the day is what turns a smooth move into an expensive one.

Delivery does not stop at the front door. Furniture is placed in the room you want, beds and wardrobes are rebuilt and boxes are stacked where you can work through them. Full unpacking with the packing debris taken away is available if you would rather start straight from an empty floor.

Packing, part loads and storage

A long European journey is harder on furniture than a local move so everything is packed to export standard: double walled cartons, wardrobe boxes for hanging clothes, bubble and tissue for glass and china, corner protection on case goods and export wrap over upholstery and mattresses. Televisions, mirrors and artwork travel in purpose made cases.

We collect anywhere in the UK for Norway so a load can combine your current home with items held elsewhere, such as a family member's garage or a storage unit. Cars, motorcycles and bicycles can travel with the household on the same vehicle where space allows.

Dates rarely line up perfectly across borders. Secure containerised storage in the UK bridges the gap: your goods are inventoried, sealed into containers and held until your Norway property is ready then delivered without being handled again in between.

Why choose BlueSky for your move to Norway

Fifteen years of European relocations, our own directly employed crews rather than agency labour, fully branded vehicles and full goods in transit and public liability cover as standard. We are rated 4.9 out of 5 by our customers and the same coordinator handles your move from survey to final placement.

You will get a written quote you can hold us to, honest advice about whether a part load or a dedicated vehicle suits you better and a straight answer about what a Norway move really involves. Call us or send your inventory and dates and we will price it properly.