Norway
Principal exports
Petroleum and petroleum products, machinery
and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships and fish.
Import/Export documentation
Commercial invoice (with complete
description of goods to be imported/
exported), bill of lading, packing list and,
sometimes, a certificate of origin.
Licences
Imports
Certain agricultural products, alcohol,
tobacco, pharmaceuticals and armaments.
Import licences with quotas: certain items
are subject to import licences with quotas.
Goods subject to additional controls: certain
items are subject to additional controls due
to environmental, health, safety, sanitary and
phytosanitary reasons.
Exports
Goods/items that are subject to international
controls.
Export licences are also required for exporting
certain strategic and agricultural products.
Tariffs/Taxes
Imports
In accordance with the EEA free trade
agreement and other preferential trade
agreements, the majority of imports are
tax-free.
Duties and tariffs are not generally levied
on items imported from the world’s least
developed countries.
Non-agricultural imports are subject to lower
tariffs than agricultural imports.
Exports
Some exports, including fish and fish
products, are subject to export taxes of
1.05 percent.
Most exports are also subject to a research
and development duty of 0.3 percent.Financing requirements for imports/
exports
None.Prohibited items
Imports that are prohibited for environmental,
national security, or for moral reasons.
Additional items prohibited from import:
rough diamonds and timber from Liberia and
cultural items from Iraq.
Exports that are prohibited in accordance
with UN Security Council resolutions. The
majority of restrictions concern weapons.Norway imports exports
Trade information
Key trading partners
Imports by origin
EU 62.8%
China 9.1%
USA 5.4%
Canada 4.1%
South Korea 2.7%
Other 15.9%Source: WTO, September 2012
Exports by destinationEU 81.2%
USA 5.6%
China 1.8%
Canada 1.6%
Japan 1.2%
Other 8.6%