Money & duty free for Norway
Exchange rates:
Norwegian KroneC$1 = Kr6.48
€1 = Kr9.04
£1 = Kr10.76
US$1 = Kr8.69
Currency & Money
Norwegian Krone (NOK; symbol Kr) = 100 øre. Notes are in denominations of Kr1,000, 500, 200, 100 and 50. Coins are in denominations of Kr20, 10, 5 and 1. The øre coin is now out of circulation and only exists as a digital currency.
Visa, Eurocard, MasterCard, Diners Club and American Express cards are all widely accepted throughout Norway.
Mini-Banks (the Norwegian name for ATMs) are widespread although withdrawal fees vary from bank to bank.
The import and export of local and foreign currency is restricted to Kr25,000. Amounts above this sum must be declared.
Norway duty free
The following items are prohibited without special permission: drugs and medicines (other than prescription medication), spirits over 60% volume, weapons and ammunition, fireworks, potatoes, meat and dairy products from outside the EEA, mammals, birds and exotic animals, and plants and their parts. There are new forms of tobacco and products containing nicotine that are not approved for import or sale in Norway. Examples of new products without approval are nicotine snuff (without tobacco), Heated Tobacco Products (HTP) / Iqos with Heets sticks and hookah tobacco.