In that case its easy to misunderstand what Tollvesenet (Customs) says on their webpage. As far as I could gather if you are going to import something that costs more then 1000kr then either the company thats selling you the item or the one thats shipping it for you can charge you for the VAT or you can recive the item, but you are not allowed to use it untill you have gone down to your local Customs office and payed the charges.
Varer over kr 1000,-
Koster varen over 1000 kroner må den fortolles enten hos firmaet som transporterer og/eller mottar varen i Norge (speditøren), eller ved at du møter opp hos Tollvesenet. Varer over 1000 kroner kan ikke fortolles på toll.no.
NB! Du kan ikke ta i bruk en vare du har mottatt før den er fortollet og du har betalt toll og avgifter for varen.