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Bringing things into Norway

Cash to declare
NOK 100,000 or more

The threshold covers cash and equivalents carried by one traveller. Not declaring it is what causes the money to be seized, not the amount itself.

Norway sits outside the EU with much lower alcohol limits, which is the entire reason the border shops at Svinesund exist.

  • The quota is 1 litre of spirits, 1.5 litres of wine and 2 litres of beer, with swaps allowed - the spirits litre can become 1.5 litres more wine, and the wine can become beer.
  • Tobacco is 200 cigarettes or 250 g, and you must be 18 for the tobacco and the wine and 20 for the spirits.
  • The value limit for other goods depends on how long you were away - the higher figure applies after 24 hours abroad, the lower one to a day trip.
  • Alcohol is otherwise sold only through Vinmonopolet, at prices that make the quota worth using and the border shops worth the drive.
  • NOK 100,000 or more must be declared, counting foreign currency at its Norwegian value.
  • Meat, cheese and pet food from outside the EEA are restricted, and the quota on food from within it is by weight.

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