Alcohol and tobacco quotas to Norway
In Norway, we have a quota on alcohol and tobacco. This means there is a limited amount of these products that can be brought into the country without paying high import taxes.
Quota without spirits
3 liters of wine (4 bottles) + 2 liters of beer / cider (6 x 0.33 l) + 100 cigarettes or 125 grams of tobacco products, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper
Quota with spirits
1 liter of spirits + 1.5 liters of wine (2 bottles) + 2 liters of beer / cider (6 x 0.33 l) + 100 cigarettes or 125 grams of tobacco products, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper
Quota consisting of only beer and tobacco
5 liters of beer / cider (15 x 0.33 l) + 100 cigarettes or 125 grams of tobacco products, and 100 sheets of cigarette paper
Current tobacco allowances when entering Norway
When importing tobacco into Norway, the following allowances apply:
100 cigarettes, 125 grams of other tobacco products or 100 grams of nicotine products, as well as 100 cigarette papers.
| Type of goods | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Spirits / liquor / liqueur and similar beverages over 22% up to and including 60% alcohol | 1 liter |
| Wine and similar beverages over 2.5% up to and including 22% alcohol | 1,5 liter |
| Beer over 2.5% (including strong beer), or alcopops and similar beverages over 2.5% up to and including 4.7% alcoho | 2 liter |
| Sigarettes or other tobacco products (for example snus) | 100 cigarettes or 125 grams of other tobacco (snus, cigars and cigarillos are counted by weight) |
| Cigarette papers and tubes | 100 stk |
What is the value limit?
If you have been outside Norway for more than 24 hours, you may bring cosmetics and confectionery with a total value of up to NOK 6,000 without paying customs duties or taxes. This value limit applies only to other goods and does not include alcohol or tobacco products, which are subject to separate allowance limits.
If your stay abroad has been less than 24 hours, you may once within a 24-hour period bring alcohol and tobacco products with a total value of up to NOK 3,000 duty- and tax-free, provided that you can document that taxes and duties have been paid in an EEA country.
You may therefore not purchase duty-free goods during such short trips abroad.
Download the Quota App
With the Quota App for the customs service, you can calculate the quota. You can also quickly and easily clear alcohol and tobacco if you need to. Note that Travel Retail Norway, through the Tax-Free grant, can only sell you what the quota allows from the Tax-Free stores.
Download the Quota App
Exchange rules for alcohol
The spirits quota can be exchanged for 1.5 liters of wine or beer/wine, while the wine quota can be exchanged for beer/wine by the liter. Wine and beer/cider cannot be exchanged for stronger beverages.
Exchange rules for tobacco
New quotas from January 1st 2022
– you can no longer exchange tobacco for wine or beer/cider.
Buy more than the quota
Exceeding the quota amount
Note that due to our license, Tax Free Norway can only sell what the quota allows in our tax-free stores.
Max 60 percent
Age limits
