Customs regulations

Rules for Exemption from Customs and Excise Duties

If you have been outside Norway for at least 24 hours,
 you may bring with you goods representing a total value of NOK 6000 free of customs and excise duties.

If you have been outside Norway for less than 24 hours,
you may once within these 24 hours bring with you goods representing a total values of 3000 free of customs and excise duties.This does not include alcohol or tobacco products unless you can prove that these have been purchased with at a price including tax (not duty free) in an EEA country.

Children below the age of 12

Children below the age of 12 are not allowed to bring with them any customs- and excise-free foodstuffs with the exception of soft drinks, chocolates and sweets.

Within the limit of NOK 6000/3000, you are allowed to bring with you the following articles free of customs and excise duty: (NB! See limit in case of absence for less than 24 hours as described above)

Alcoholic beverages

a) 1 litre of beverages with more than 22 up to and including 60 % alcohol per volume as well as 1,5 litre with more than 2.5 up to and including 22 % alcohol per volume or 3 litres with more than 2.5 up to and including 22 % alcohol per volume.

b) 2 litres of beer with more than 2.5 or other beverages with more than 2.5 up to and including 4.75 % alcohol per volume.

This means that you may for example bring with you 5 litres of beer provided you do not have with you any other alcoholic beverages.

Only persons over the age of 18 are allowed to import alcoholic beverages. For importing alcoholic beverages with more than 22 % alcohol per volume the minimum age is 20.

Tobacco

a) 200 cigarettes or 250 g of other tobacco products and

b) 200 leaves of cigarette paper

The minimum age for importing tobacco products is 18 years.

Meat, meat products and cheese

A total of 10 kg of meat and meat products, cheese and foodstuffs except dog and cat food

Currency

On entering Norway, you are allowed to bring with you means of payment for a total amount of NOK 25,000.

Red or Green lane?

At most points of entry, you will find RED and GREEN lanes. When passing through the red lane, you are indicating that you are carrying goods subject to customs and excise duty and/or which require a special import permission. Choosing the green lane indicates that you are only carrying items free ofcustoms and excise duty and that you are not carrying items requiring any special import permission.
When in doubt choose red and ask the customs officers for advice.

Note! The following arrivals / departures will not be covered by forwarding agent in Hirtshals:
Departure from Hirtshals 22:45 to Kristiansand (arrival 01.00). Departure from Kristiansand 19:45 with arrival Hirtshals 22:00. If you carry goods, this is at your own risk,  Fjord Line will not be able to custom process until the following day at. 0800.