Alcohol and tobacco quotas
You may bring a duty free alcohol and tobacco quota when you have been abroad.
The alcohol and tobacco quota are exempt from the .
The quotas are per person. Be aware of the age limits. You must be aged at least 18 to bring beer, wine and tobacco products. You must be aged at least 20 to bring beverages over 22% alcohol.
Download the Norwegian Customs app to easily calculate different quota combinations
The alcohol and tobacco quota
Alcohol and tobacco quota for residents in Norway:
| Goods | Amount |
|---|---|
| Spirits etc. over 22% up to and including 60% | 1 litre |
| Wine etc. over 2.5% up to and including 22% | 1.5 litres (2 bottles) |
| Beer above 2.5% (including strong beer), or alcopops/cider etc. above 2.5% up to and including 4.7% | 2 litres (6 x 0.33 litre bottles/cans) |
| Cigarettes or other types of tobacco (e.g. snuff) | 100 cigarettes or 125 grams of other tobacco products (snuff, cigars and cigarillos are counted in grams) |
| Cigarette paper | 100 sheets |
Examples of duty- and tax-free quotas for residents in Norway
Example 1: Spirits, wine, beer and tobacco
1 litre of spirits, 1.5 litres of wine (2 bottles) and 2 litres of beer (6 x 0.33 l)
+ 100 cigarettes or 125 g of other types of tobacco, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper.
Example 2: Wine, beer and tobacco
3 litres of wine (4 bottles) and 2 litres of beer (6 x 0.33 l)
+ 100 cigarettes or 125 g of other types of tobacco, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper.
Example 3: Beer and tobacco
5 litres of beer (15 x 0.33 l)
+ 100 cigarettes or 125 g of other types of tobacco, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper.
Rules for exchanging alcohol
- The spirits quota can be exchanged with 1.5 litres of either wine or beer/alcopops/cider.
- The wine quota can be exchanged with equal amounts of beer/alcopops/cider.
- Note that wine and beer/alcopops/cider may not be exchanged for stronger beverages, and you may not exchange your tobacco quota with beer or wine.
Rules for tourists residing outside of Norway
For tourists residing outside of Norway, the quota is 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco, and 200 cigarette papers. The alcohol quota is the same for tourists as it is for residents in Norway.
Even though tourists have a larger quota, it is not possible to buy more than the ordinary tobacco quota (100 cigarettes or 125 grams of other tobacco products and 100 cigarette papers) in duty-free shops upon arrival at airports in Norway.
If your stay abroad shorter than 24 hours
If your stay abroad is less than 24 hours you may, once within these 24 hours, bring alcohol and tobacco,if you can document that you have paid local taxes in an EEA-country. You cannot purchase alcohol and tobacco products tax-free when your stay abroad is shorter than 24 hours.
Examples
- You fly to Brussels and back on the same day. You may purchase your allowance in a shop in Belgium where you pay local taxes. You cannot purchase your allowance in the tax-free shop at Gardermoen.
- You travel with the ferry from Sandefjord to Strømstad and return the same day. You may then purchasethe allowed quota of alcohol and tobacco in a Swedish store. You cannot purchasethe allowed quota in the tax-free shop on the ferry back to Norway.
Exceeding the quota amount
It is possible to bring more than the quota. In this case you must declare the amount that exceeds the quota.
Beverages with an alcohol content exceeding 60% are prohibited
The import of beverages with an alcohol content exceeding 60% is prohibited.
Updated: 12/12/2024