Dismantling and reassembling furniture: does the RUT tax deduction apply?
Yes, for dismantling and reassembling furniture that cannot be moved whole, and for putting up and taking down pictures, curtains and light fittings directly in connection with the move. Skatteverket also gives a deduction for moving, assembling and dismantling furniture that is part of the household, in or near the home. Whether assembling newly bought furniture qualifies, we have not been able to verify, so ask the company before you book.
Source: Skatteverket: List of RUT services.
Piano, safe and other heavy lifts: what applies?
Tell the removal company in advance. According to Bohag 2010, you should inform them about particularly heavy, bulky or large items such as pianos and larger cupboards, and about accessibility and lifts at both ends. Wing doors, billiard tables and other abnormally heavy items are not included in the assignment unless you have agreed on it. Moving a piano or other heavy items that are part of the household gives RUT tax deduction, according to Skatteverket. More in the guides on moving a piano and on white goods, safes and heavy items.
Source: Bohag 2010: General moving rules for consumers (pdf, published by Cityflytt), Skatteverket: List of RUT work.
How do I move my car, bike and boat?
Skatteverket gives no RUT tax deduction for moving boats, cars or caravans. Drive the car yourself or rent a car trailer. With a B driver's licence, the total weight of the car and trailer can be at most 3,500 kilos if the trailer weighs more than 750 kilos, with B96 at most 4,250 kilos, and heavier than that requires BE according to Transportstyrelsen (the Swedish Transport Agency). The total weights are stated in the registration certificates. Bikes can often be included in the moving load; ask the removal company when you request a quote (our advice). Rental companies that allow you to leave the trailer in a different location can be found on the page about renting a trailer one way.
Source: Skatteverket: List of RUT work, Transportstyrelsen: Car with trailer.
What does the removal company do on moving day?
What is in the quote: packs if you have agreed on it, carries, loads, drives and unloads. Furniture that cannot be moved whole is dismantled and reassembled. Go through the quote with the removal company when they arrive, so that you agree on what is included.
Which work qualifies for the RUT tax deduction?
Skatteverket gives the RUT tax deduction for moving household belongings between your homes, between apartments in the same building and to and from storage. This covers packing and unpacking, loading and unloading, and dismantling and reassembling furniture that cannot be moved whole.
Source: Skatteverket: Ger arbetet rätt till rutavdrag?.
What does not qualify for the RUT tax deduction?
The removal van, the fuel, the moving boxes, the storage rent and the company's travel between its premises and your home. Nor transport by air or sea, or moving from a furniture retailer.
Source: Skatteverket: Ger arbetet rätt till rutavdrag?.
How big is the RUT tax deduction?
At most half of the labour cost including VAT, and the company takes it off directly on the invoice. The cap is 75,000 kronor per person and year for ROT and RUT together, of which at most 50,000 kronor is ROT. More on the page about the RUT tax deduction for moving.
Source: Skatteverket: Så fungerar rutavdraget.
Who assembles the furniture?
Ask the removal company when you request a quote whether it dismantles and reassembles what cannot be moved whole. For stand-alone assembly:
The favourite comes first and the others in alphabetical order. Nobody pays to be listed.
We include options that meet these requirements:
- Assembles furniture for private customers in Gothenburg, with the RUT tax deduction.
- Swedish limited company, registered for F-skatt.
- A rating of at least 4.5 on Google or Trustpilot from at least 50 reviews.
- We prefer companies that publish prices and have their own employees over brokerage services.
Hemfixarna
Hemfixarna Nordic AB · reg. no. 559064-2715 · All of Sweden, also IKEA's assembly service
Why our favourite: Hemfixarna runs IKEA's assembly service for private customers, publishes fixed prices per piece of furniture and has 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 27,767 reviews (checked 5 October 2026). Nobody pays to be listed.
Active company with F-tax. IKEA refers complaints about its assembly service to Hemfixarna. Fixed prices, for example a dining table from 299 kr and a PAX wardrobe from 399 kr, plus 224 kr per order.
Whether the prices apply before or after the RUT tax deduction is not stated next to the figures.
Checked by us on 5 October 2026
- Hemfixarna Nordic AB, active company, registered for F-tax
allabolag.se - IKEA's assembly service refers complaints to Hemfixarna
ikea.com - Trustpilot 4.6 out of 5, 27,767 reviews
Trustpilot, 5 October 2026 - Fixed prices per piece of furniture and the RUT tax deductioncompany states
Sources: hemfixarna.se: Furniture assembly, ikea.com: Assembly for private customers, allabolag.se: Hemfixarna Nordic AB, Trustpilot: Hemfixarna.
Clas Fixare
Clas Fixare AB · reg. no. 559156-4843 · Stockholm, Uppsala, and for assembly also Gothenburg and Malmö
Active company with F-tax. Says its handymen are employed under a collective agreement and that the hourly rate for assembly starts at 499 kr.
The Google profile is for the office in Solna. Whether the hourly rate applies before or after the RUT tax deduction is not stated.
Checked by us on 5 October 2026
- Clas Fixare AB, active company, registered for F-tax
allabolag.se - Trustpilot 4.5 out of 5, 4,885 reviews
Trustpilot, 5 October 2026 - Employed handymen, assembly also in Gothenburg, hourly rate from 499 krcompany states
Sources: clasfixare.se: Furniture assembly, allabolag.se: Clas Fixare AB, Trustpilot: Clas Fixare.
Haardwork
Haardwork Transport AB · org. no. 559278-9993 · Ringön, Gothenburg
Active company with F-tax and entries in Transportstyrelsen's register. On Google, the profile "Haardwork" has a rating of 4.9 out of 5 from 92 reviews. The company says it assembles furniture, but publishes no prices and does not mention the RUT tax deduction.
Checked by us on 5 October 2026
- F-skatt: registered
allabolag.se - Google 4.9 out of 5, 92 reviews
Google Maps - Exception: Assembly is a side service; the RUT tax deduction is not mentioned
Sources: haardwork.se: Services, allabolag.se: Haardwork Transport AB, Transportstyrelsen, Check a traffic permit.
F-tax according to allabolag.se. Ratings and prices read on 5 October 2026. Skatteverket gives the RUT tax deduction for assembling and dismantling furniture in the home.
Templates for the step
Fill in and download the template as Word or PDF, or copy the text and fill in what is in square brackets. Where there are formal requirements, the legal provision is shown under the template. All templates are under templates for the move.
Email: Instructions to the relocation company before the relocation date To: The relocation companyour advice
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Send the email the day before or earlier, and have it printed on moving day (our advice).
- Västsvenska Flyttbyrån writes that a boom key can make the difference between a 5 and 150 meter walking distance, and that their moving truck takes up two large or three small parking spaces.
- Flyttdax and Västsvenska Flyttbyrån do not move paint or gas, and petrol-driven tools must be empty. Ask your company what else applies and take care of it yourself.
Email: Ask for earlier access or later displacement To: The new or the old tenantour advice
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- The law does not provide the right to earlier access or later move-out. Count on the date in the agreement until you have a written notification.
- The tenant must, according to Hyresgästföreningen (the Swedish Union of Tenants), leave the apartment no later than 12:00 on the first day of the month after the rental period has expired. Ask the landlord what times apply to them.
- Strike the alternative in parentheses that does not apply.
Document: List of valuable and fragile objects To: Transfer company
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Bohag 2010 point 4: the consumer should in their own interest make a list of particularly valuable or fragile items, such as paintings and antiques, with an estimated market value for each item.
- Particularly valuable is an item that can be assumed to be worth more than half a price base amount. Fragile are glass, porcelain, crystal, older items and electronics (Bohag 2010 point 4).
- If you have made an inventory, the company should check it when the assignment begins and when it is completed. If you have packed yourself, the check only applies to what is visible (Bohag 2010 point 3).
- Money, securities, jewellery, flammable substances, living animals and plants are not included in the assignment unless you have agreed on it (Bohag 2010 point 2). Write them down under what you drive yourself (our advice).
Document: Appendix to the application for dispensation for mobile cars in Gothenburg To: Gothenburg City, Stadsmiljöförvaltningen, Box 2403, 403 16 Gothenburg
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Fill in the city's form, sign it and send it with the appendix to the City Environment Department. The fee is 500 kr per exemption (Gothenburg City).
- Exemption is only given in special cases, for example a move, and only if alternatives are lacking: first and foremost, you should use parking spaces in the vicinity. The processing time is approximately three weeks according to the form.
Gothenburg City: Application for exemption to drive and/or park a vehicle (pdf)
Email: Home insurance when moving To: Your insurance companyour advice
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Konsumenternas: the moving cover often applies to both addresses for 14 to 45 days. Check your own terms.
Email: Complaint to a removal company To: The removal company
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- Complain as soon as you discover the fault and keep a copy (our advice).
- Konsumentverket (the Swedish Consumer Agency): if the company can repair the damage, it should get the chance. Otherwise you can claim compensation for the repair, or for the value if the item is destroyed. You can withhold payment for faults in the service, but only the part that corresponds to the claim.
- If you cannot agree, you can report the matter to Allmänna reklamationsnämnden (ARN (the National Board for Consumer Disputes)). It costs 150 kronor according to Konsumentverket.
Email: Claim for compensation in case of delay To: The removal company
The template is in Swedish because it goes to a Swedish recipient.
- The costs must be directly connected to the delay and documented with receipts. You cannot claim compensation for the delay itself (Konsumentverket).
- You may withhold the part of the payment that corresponds to the claim (Konsumentverket).
- The company may not charge more because it was not finished on time (Konsumentverket).
The law behind the step
The sections summarised, with a link to the legal text on riksdagen.se.
67 kap. 13 § 1 och 7 inkomstskattelag (1999:1229), checked 3 October 2026
Household work includes move-out cleaning in the home (point 1) and moving household goods and other personal property between homes and to and from storage (point 7).
67 kap. 19 § inkomstskattelag (1999:1229), checked 3 October 2026
The tax reduction is 50 per cent of the basis for household work under 13 § and may total at most 75,000 kr per tax year, of which at most 50,000 kr for ROT work.
Bohag 2010, General moving terms for consumers (industry agreement), checked 3 October 2026
An agreement between the removal industry and Konsumentverket. Members of Sveriges Åkeriföretag and Sveriges Möbeltransportörers Förbund must follow it, and Konsumentverket regards it as good practice for the whole industry. Among other things it gives the right to cancel free of charge up to 15 days before the move.
67 chapter 12 § Income Tax Act (1999:1229), verified 5 October 2026
A request for tax reduction for household work must be made in the income tax return for the tax year in which the expenses for the performed household work have been paid.
