Move from Norway to Brazil return home with peace of mind

If you stayed abroad for more than 1 year and are effectively transferring residence to Brazil, the used goods that make up your unaccompanied baggage are treated as baggage, exempt from taxes, under the terms of Instrução Normativa RFB nº 1.059/2010. The condition is that the cargo arrives within the legal window and that the documentation proves the transfer of residence. New goods and vehicles are excluded from this exemption.

Yes, and this is not our preference: it is not possible to complete the customs clearance before your arrival in Brazil. The Receita Federal requires, among the documents for customs clearance, proof of the traveler's arrival in the country, and the right to exemption is linked to your definitive arrival. The cargo can leave Norway and arrive before you — the legal window allows up to three months in advance — but it will remain waiting at the port or airport until you arrive, with storage and demurrage accruing in that interval. That is why we set the schedule from your arrival date, and not from the date the house is ready to be packed.

Unaccompanied baggage must arrive between three months before and six months after the date of your arrival in Brazil. This window is the most sensitive point of the route. As maritime transit takes 45 to 65 days, we plan the cargo's shipment date based on your flight date, not the other way around. Outside the window, the Receita Federal treats the cargo as regular importation and charges the taxes.

You can bring it, but the tax treatment is different. The baggage regime for transfer of residence presumes a stay abroad of more than 1 year. With a shorter period, the operation needs to be structured differently and taxes may be due. We evaluate your specific case before issuing a quote, because the relocation strategy changes considerably in that scenario.

Motor vehicles are not part of the baggage treatment in Brazilian importation. This is a frequent frustration on this route, because those who bought a car in Norway paid 25% VAT and the Norwegian import tax based on emissions, and naturally want to take advantage of the investment. Importation into Brazil is a separate operation, with its own taxation and requirements, and our team advises on feasibility case by case, almost always unfavourable.

It depends on the appliance and the region. Norway operates at 230 V, with Type C and F sockets. In Brazil, a large part of the country uses 127 V, with the national socket standard. Electronic devices with a dual-voltage power supply generally work with a plug adapter. Motorized equipment, such as washing machines, dryers and dishwashers, do not operate adequately with simple adapters and require a properly sized transformer, when feasible. We evaluate item by item in the inventory, because often it is not worth paying freight for equipment that will not power on.

Yes. Returning animals to Brazil requires an international veterinary certificate issued by an official veterinarian, valid rabies vaccination and compliance with the requirements of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The re-entry protocol is much less extensive than the entry protocol into Norway, which requires rabies antibody titration and antiparasitic treatment. Transport of the animal is a process separate from the move of goods and runs in parallel, handled by our pet department. We have already transported more than a thousand animals.

Proof is provided by a set of documents, and the hierarchy among them matters. The two proofs that effectively support the dispatch are the Declaration of Residence issued by the Brazilian Consulate of the city where you live and utility bills in your name, such as water, electricity, gas and internet: these demonstrate effective residence at the address. Documents such as personnummer or D-nummer, proof of registration in the Folkeregisteret, the employment contract and the rental contract or property deed enter the dossier as supporting evidence, together with the passport showing entries and exits, but do not prove residence on their own, because they attest authorization to reside and not the fact of having lived there. A document proving the closure of residence in Norway is also required. We assemble this dossier with you before shipment, because collecting documents abroad after you are already in Brazil is much more difficult.

It is recommended. Definitive departure involves notifying the change of address to the Folkeregisteret and regularizing the situation with Skatteetaten. It is not customs documentation, but the formal closure of Norwegian residency reinforces proof of transfer of residence required by the Receita Federal. We advise the correct sequence and timing of each step.

In Norway, collection, packing and exit documentation are conducted by accredited agents of our international network, under the supervision of our team. In Brazil, customs clearance, final delivery and assembly are executed by One Moving's own team, without intermediaries. As Brazilian customs clearance is the critical point of this route, it is kept entirely under our direct management.