Industries · MARITIME

Maritime and shipping — NIS, tonnage tax, P&I

Norway operates one of the world's largest fleets with shipping companies in Bergen, Oslo and Sandnes. The sector has its own shipping taxation (tonnage model — fixed tax per net ton, not a % of profit), two ship registries (NIS = international, NOR = Norwegian), and strict P&I insurance requirements. 4b2b supports multi-flag crew payroll (A-melding for NOR, separate for NIS), tonnage tax calculation, and JV consolidation for commercial pools.

01
Challenge

You operate 6 vessels — 3 in NIS, 3 in NOR — and reporting depends on flag.

Answer

Each vessel has a flag attribute. NIS crew payroll is not reported in A-melding, while NOR crew is reported monthly. Tax model routes per vessel.

02
Challenge

Tonnage tax is calculated on net tons × days — not profit.

Answer

The platform records the vessel NT (net tonnage) from the IMO database and operating days per quarter, and generates the shipping tax return RF-1197.

03
Challenge

You must invoice a charterer on a TC (Time Charter) — daily hire plus bunkers reimbursement.

Answer

TC invoicing module: daily hire rate × days + actual bunkers + voyage expenses pass-through. EHF export to the charterer.

Modules activated for maritime

Built for your field in Norway

The 4b2b ecosystem combines Altinn integration, EHF, SAF-T and BankID in one platform. Industry configurations activate by NACE code.