⚠ Six expensive mistakes foreign companies make
After helping hundreds of companies enter Norway, we see the same costly mistakes again and again. Each one is fully avoidable.
Each of these mistakes is well known to us — and very expensive when it happens. Use this list as a checklist before you start.
1. The wrong company structure
Choosing AS when a NUF would do — or the other way around. Small businesses often overspend on a full AS they don’t need yet, while large enterprises underestimate the credibility gap of a NUF.
Cost: NOK 30,000–100,000+
2. Delaying the bank account
Treating the Norwegian bank account as the last step. Without it you cannot pay employees, handle vendor payments, or process VAT refunds.
Cost: 4–10 weeks of delay.
3. Missing VAT registration
Starting to trade without understanding the NOK 50,000 turnover threshold. Late registration triggers backdated VAT, interest, and fines of up to 20%.
Cost: backdated VAT + fines.
4. D-numbers requested too late
D-number applications take weeks. Without them, bank accounts cannot be opened and registrations cannot be completed.
Cost: 3–8 weeks of cascade delays.
5. Employer obligations ignored
Forgetting Norwegian pension (OTP), social security contributions (~14.1%), A-melding reporting, or posting-of-workers rules.
Cost: NOK 200,000+ per employee.
6. DIY without local expertise
Foreign companies cannot submit registration documents directly — all filings must go through an authorised Norwegian firm.
Cost: hundreds of hours lost.
If even two of these mistakes happen on the same project, the total cost easily passes the price of a full guided registration with us.
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