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It is not allowed to bring potatoes into Norway without a permit.

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There is a limit of 10 kilograms of meat, meat products, cheese and animal feed when traveling to Norway.

This 10 kg limit does not apply to dog and cat food, only to other animal feed.

Beyond this value limit specifies, how much can you bring, without paying Norwegian taxes

If you are bringing meat, meat products or milk, cheese and other dairy products, you must purchase them within the EEA. It is forbidden private persons importing such products from countries outside the EEA without special authorization.

  • Countries which countries belong to the EEA area
  • EEA Agreement The EEA Agreement was implemented on 1 January 1994 and approximately covers the enlargement of the EU internal market to include Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The Agreement on the European Economic Area-EEA covers the following countries/territories:
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Czech
  • Denmark
  • Germany
  • Estonia
  • Greece
  • Spain
  • France
  • Irlandia
  • Włochy
  • Chorwacja
  • Cyprus
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Węgry
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Austria
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Slovakia
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Iceland

It is not allowed to bring potatoes into Norway without a special permit.

(EFTA) Liechtenstein (EFTA) Norway (EFTA) EEA Agreement provides that free trade may take place in goods in the areas covered by the agreement. In practice, this means a huge majority industrial goods and processed agricultural products. For imported goods to Norway / exports from Norway to / from the EU

1 January 1994 after what may be proved to be of origin in accordance with the Agreement upon presentation of satisfactory proof of origin within 18 months from the time of customs clearance and which satisfies the other conditions laid down in the Agreement, preferential tariff treatment may be granted in accordance with the obligations imposed by the Agreement.

  • Protocol 2 identifies those industrial products not covered by the contract.
  • 3 gives an overview of the processed agricultural products covered by the Agreement in Tables I and II - the goods listed in Table I are subject to customs duties (lowering customs duties) – Goods listed in table II are not subject to taxation (duty free)
  • Protocol 9 covers trade in fish and other marine products

You do not need a permit to bring meat, meat products or milk, cheese and more dairy products from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Andorra or San Marino.

It is not allowed to bring potatoes into Norway without a special permit.

Age limits for children

Children can carry drinks non-alcoholic drinks, chocolate and sugar products duty free. If they carry other products, they must have completed 12 years.

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