Fish quota when travelling from Norway

As a tourist, you can bring with you up to 15 kg of fish caught through a registered tourist fishing business. The buisness must be registered with the Directorate of Fisheries. You can take the quota out of the country up to two times per year.

By tourist, we mean a private individual who does not have a permanent residence in Norway.

The quota applies per person over the age of 12. You must carry your qouta personally when leaving the country, and you cannot bring fish on behalf of others who are not traveling with you.

The quota includes fish and processed products such as fillets and similar. In this context, fish means marine species such as fish, shellfish, molluscs, echinoderms, etc. King crab, salmon, trout, char and other freshwater fish are not covered by the regulation.

The qouta applies to all recreational fishing in Norway’s inland waters, territorial sea, and economic zone outside the mainland, as long as it is not commercially oriented.

Regulations on export regulation of fish and fishery products from sport fishing (only in Norwegian)

Documentation requirements for fish export

When exporting fish out of the country, you as a traveller must be able to document that the fish was caught through a registered tourist fishing buisness. The export documentation must be issued to each individual tourist angler who is taking fish out of the country.

The export documentation must include:

• Name, date of birth, and residential address of the person exporting the fish
• Name, visiting address and organisation number of the registered tourist fishing buisness
• Period of stay and fishing dates
• Date of issue
• Name, contact information, and signature of the responsible person at the buisness

It is not permitted to issue documentation to groups. The person named in the document must be present when the fish is taken out of the country.

The regulation does not apply to catches of:

• Fish caught independently (for example during a camping trip)
• King crab
• Salmon
• Trout
• Char
• Other freshwater fish

Exceptions

• Fish or fish products purchased in Norway can be taken out of the country if you can document that they were purchased from a registered business.
  • By registered buisness, we mean companies registered in the Brønnøysund Register Centre, such as grocery stores, fish shops or similar.
• Fish caught from a brand-registered vessel and taken over from the vessel owner can be taken out of the country, provided you can document this by presenting a sales notes.
• Salmon, trout, char and freshwater fish that you catch yourself can be taken out of the country.

Value limit of NOK 5 000

If you bring goods with a value exceeding NOK 5000 per person, you must declare them to the Norwegian Customs when crossing the border. This also applies to fish and fish products, and you must ensure that the goods are properly declared. 

More infomation about export declaration

If Norwegian Customs discovers that you are attempting to export more fish or fish products than the legal quota, all fish will be seized. The case will be reported to the police with a request for confiscation.