How much is stamp duty in Norway?

Norway's transfer tax is the document tax (dokumentavgift), charged at 2.5% of the property's market or sale value when a deed (skjøte) is registered. On a 4,000,000 kr home that is 100,000 kr. It is a one-off cost paid by the buyer at completion.

Do co-op apartments pay the document tax?

No. The 2.5% document tax applies only to freehold (selveier) property where you register a deed. Buying a share in a housing co-operative (borettslag) or a part-ownership (andel) transfers a share rather than the title, so no document tax is due — only a small share-register fee.

Are there registration fees on top of the document tax?

Yes. The land registry (Kartverket) charges a fixed fee to register the deed (tinglysing av skjøte) and a separate fixed fee to register each mortgage charge. These are flat amounts in the hundreds of kroner, independent of the property price.

Are there exemptions from the Norwegian document tax?

Exemptions are narrow. Transfers between spouses on divorce, inheritance shares within a probate estate, and certain new-build situations can qualify. There is no general first-time-buyer exemption from the 2.5% document tax on a freehold purchase.

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This Norway stamp duty calculator computes the document tax (dokumentavgift) and registration fees you pay when buying property in Norway. The headline charge is 2.5% of the sale value on a freehold deed — and crucially, it does not apply to co-op (borettslag) purchases.

How it works

The document tax follows a single flat rate:

dokumentavgift = sale value × 2.5%

It is charged when the deed (skjøte) is registered for a freehold (selveier) property. On top of it the land registry (Kartverket) charges fixed fees:

Deed registration (tinglysing av skjøte) — a flat fee, independent of price.
Mortgage registration (tinglysing av pant) — a flat fee per charge, if you take a loan.

For a co-op share (borettslag / andel) the 2.5% tax is not charged, because you buy a share rather than register a title — only a small share-register fee applies.

Example

A freehold flat sold for 4,000,000 kr incurs 4,000,000 × 2.5% = 100,000 kr in document tax. Adding a deed-registration fee of about 600 kr and a mortgage-registration fee of about 600 kr gives a total acquisition cost of roughly 101,200 kr. The identical flat bought as a borettslag share would pay neither the 100,000 kr tax nor the deed fee — only a few hundred kroner.

Notes

This is an estimate of the buyer’s acquisition taxes and registry fees. It excludes the purchase price itself, mortgage establishment fees, valuation and legal costs. Exemptions (inheritance, divorce transfers, some new-builds) are narrow — confirm your situation with the land registry or a solicitor.