Norway customs regulations

Duty-free allowance

• If a passenger has been out of the country for more than 24 hours, they may bring in goods duty free for personal use worth a total of 6,000kr.
• If a passenger has been out of the country for less than 24 hours, they may bring in goods worth 3,000kr once in every 24 hour period.
• The above limits apply to goods that will remain in Norway. Tourists who will take their luggage out of Norway when they leave are not subject to value limits.

Within the limit of 6,000 or 3,000kr, travellers may bring in the below goods duty free:

Tobacco limit

• Restricted to travellers 18 years and over;
• 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of other tobacco product;
• 200 sheets of cigarette paper.

Bringing alcohol

• Restricted to travellers 18 years and over, alcohol volume exceeding 22% restricted to travellers 20 years and over;
• 1 litre of an alcoholic beverage containing more than 22%, but not more than 60% alcohol by volume;
• 3 litres containing more than 2.5% alcohol and up to 22% alcohol; and
• 2 litres of beer containing more than 2.5% alcohol or other beverage with between 2.5% and 4.7% alcohol; or
• A proportional combination of these goods, as found on Norwegian Customs Alcohol Quotas.

Cash limit

• Any amount up to 25,000kr (or foreign equivalent) may be imported. Travellers must report anything over this amount to customs before they arrive. For further information on this recommendation, please visit Currency.

Other Goods

• Medication for personal use. A prescription may be requested by Customs.

Prohibited items

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country.

• Meat, meat products, and dairy products from outside the EEA.
• Drugs, medicines and poisons.
• Alcoholic beverages containing more than 60% alcohol.
• The following weapons: grenades, bombs, flick knives, butterfly knives, stiletto knives, electroshock weapons, knuckledusters, blowpipes, and slingshots.

Restricted items

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to arrival.

• The import of pets is subject to certain restrictions, and some may be prohibited. For further information, please visit the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.
• Horses are subject to a different set of restrictions than other animals. For further information, please visit Travelling with horses to and from Norway.
• Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit the Norwegian Environment Agency.
• Up to 10kg of meat, meat products, and cheese may be brought into Norway from within the EEA. A permit is required to import these products from outside the EEA.
• Plant products are subject to special provisions. Travellers may bring the following without permits: 10kg of fruit, berries and vegetables, 25 cut flowers, 3kg of flower bulbs, 50 packets of seeds, and 5 pot plants from Europe. For further information, please visit Regulations for fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers and seeds.
• Potatoes may only be imported with a permit.
• Fireworks may only be imported with a permit from the Directorate for Civil Protection.
• Travellers wishing to import weapons must have a valid European Weapons Pass, or declare their weapons to Norwegian Customs. For further information, please visit Travelling with weapons.
• Cultural monuments and antiques may require a permit from the country in which the object originated.