An organisation number from the Brønnøysund Register Centre makes you eligible for up to 100 .no domains in your own name. The registration fee is small. The Norwegian address you need to keep is not.
A Norwegian branch of your company (a NUF) costs NOK 2,746 to register, but Norid also requires a Norwegian postal address, and an address service runs to about NOK 650 a month. Over five years that is roughly NOK 42,000 against a few hundred dollars for a trustee. Worth it if you are trading in Norway or want many .no domains; not for one.
Which entity qualifies
Section 5.1 of Norid's policy requires the holder to be registered in the Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, to be one of the organisation types in Appendix E, and to have a Norwegian postal address. Appendix E lists both routes a foreign business would use:
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The address rule the register does not enforce
Cost and time to set up
NUF. New NUF registrations must be made on paper. A NUF that does not do business in Norway may register in the Central Coordinating Register only, for NOK 2,746; one that does business there must also enter the Register of Business Enterprises, for NOK 4,398. You need a recent extract from your home company register, normally no older than three months, and the name must end in NUF. Brønnøysund aims to process a NUF within ten working days, and paper submissions can take longer.
AS. Registration costs NOK 6,825 online, and the NOK 30,000 share capital must be confirmed by a bank, auditor, lawyer or accountant first. It is not spent, but it is tied up in the company. The general manager and at least half the board must live in Norway, the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, which rules out an AS run entirely from the United States or Australia.
What it costs to keep
The recurring cost is the address. Published prices for a Norwegian business address run from NOK 648 to NOK 1,000 a month excluding VAT, with mail scanning. An AS also has to file annual accounts with the Register of Company Accounts by 31 July every year, and late filing costs from NOK 1,345 a week, for which board members can be personally liable. Accountant packages for a holding-style AS are published from NOK 3,999 to NOK 6,399 a year. A NUF only has an accounting duty if it operates or is taxable in Norway.
Five years against a trustee
| Route | Set-up | Each year | Five years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee (NorwayDomain) | None | $89, domain included | $445 |
| NUF, no Norwegian activity | NOK 2,746 | About NOK 7,900 (address and domain) | About NOK 42,000 to 43,000 |
| AS | NOK 6,825, plus NOK 30,000 capital | About NOK 11,900 to 14,400 (address, accountant, domain) | About NOK 66,000 to 79,000, plus the capital |
Company figures exclude VAT and use the lowest published address service (NOK 648 a month) and .no renewals of NOK 99 to NOK 240. The trustee figure is our pick on the .no trustees page. Your own accountant, a real office in Norway, or VAT registration will move the company numbers up.
When a company is worth it
- You are selling in Norway and would need a NUF or AS anyway.
- You want a portfolio: one organisation number covers up to 100 .no domains, where a trustee charges per domain.
- You already have a Norwegian address, which removes most of the recurring cost.
For a single domain that points at a site elsewhere, a trustee costs a small fraction of this. If you start with a trustee and set up a company later, the domain can be moved into the company's name with the trustee's agreement; see leaving a trustee service.
Keep reading on .no
Sources
- Norid, Domain Name Policy for .no, section 5Policy version August 2025.
- Norid, Appendix E: organisation types that may apply
- Brønnøysund Register Centre, fees for registration
- Brønnøysund Register Centre, how to register a foreign business (NUF)
- Brønnøysund Register Centre, roles in a limited company
- Brønnøysund Register Centre, reporting obligations for NUF
- Brønnøysund Register Centre, late-filing penalty
- Accounting24, virtual business address (Oslo)
- Holdingservice, accountant prices
Last updated September 2026. Fees change every year, and this is not tax or legal advice. Check your case with a Norwegian accountant before registering anything.