Since they are already in the EEA, not directly.
The main benefit in that front is that they would get a vote in the rules they already need to follow.
Norwegian consumers still have to pay tariff handling fees and VAT when buying stuff from the EU, making EU imports more expensive and a general hassle. That would go away.
Everyone pays VAT that’s the point of VAT. You might get away with paying a lower VAT if you buy something from a small store in another country but you are always suppose to pay the VAT of the country where you live - for example if you buy something from a German online store in Portugal you are supposed to pay the 23% rate to the Portuguese government not the 19% rate to the German government, and big online stores will do it for you automatically.
Since they are already in the EEA, not directly. The main benefit in that front is that they would get a vote in the rules they already need to follow.
But the EU is not just economy.
Norwegian consumers still have to pay tariff handling fees and VAT when buying stuff from the EU, making EU imports more expensive and a general hassle. That would go away.
Everyone pays VAT that’s the point of VAT. You might get away with paying a lower VAT if you buy something from a small store in another country but you are always suppose to pay the VAT of the country where you live - for example if you buy something from a German online store in Portugal you are supposed to pay the 23% rate to the Portuguese government not the 19% rate to the German government, and big online stores will do it for you automatically.
VAT in Germany is just 7/19%