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Fish quota when travelling from Norway
When you travel out of Norway as a tourist, you can bring with you 15 kilos of fish that has been fished under the auspices of a registered tourist fishing camp, provided that the organized fishing can be documented. A tourist means any private individual who does not have permanet residence in Norway.
As a private individual with permanent residence in Norway, you cannot export fish or fish product.
New rules for tourist fishing from 1st of January 2026
- Minimum age of 12 years to use the export quota.
- Requirement for daily catch reporting from registered tourist fishing companies.
- Reporting must be submitted before export documentation can be issued.
- New regulations set minimum content requirements for export documentation.
- Export documentation must be issued to each individual tourist angler who intends to export fish.
- 1 January 2026: 15 kg per person, up to twice per calendar year.
From 2027, the export quota will be further reduced:
- 1 January 2027: 10 kg per person, up to twice per calendar year.
More information (in Norwegian only) – Directorate of Fisheries
The tourist fishing camp must be registered with the Directorate of Fisheries.
The export quota of 15 kilos applies per person and applies only to tourists in Norway.
- The export quota must be carried personally upon departure.
- You cannot bring fish for others who are not traveling with you.
- The quota can be taken out of the country up to twice a year.
- The quota includes fish and processed products such as fillets or similar. In this context, fish means fish, shellfish, mollusks, echinoderms, etc. However, this does not apply to king crab, salmon, trout, char or other freshwater fish.
- This applies to all recreational fishing in Norway’s inland waters, territorial sea, and economic zone outside the Norwegian mainland, as long as it is not commercially oriented.
Documentation requirements for fish export
When bringing fish out of the country, you as a traveler must be able to document that the fish was caught under the supervision of a registered tourist fishing enterprise. 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 business registration number of the registered tourist fishing enterprise
- Period of stay and fishing dates
- Date of issuance
- Name, contact information, and signature of the responsible person at the enterprise
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.
Forbidden to export
- Fish that you have fished yourself (e.g. on a camping trip or similar).
- King crab
- Salmon
- Trout
- Char
- Other freshwater fish
Exceptions for tourists
- Fish or fish products purchased in Norway can be brought out if it can be documented that the fish or fish products have been purchased from a registered business.
- Fish that have been caught from a brand-registered vessel and taken over from the vessel owner can be brought out, as long as this can be documented by presenting a bill of sale.
Value limit
You cannot export goods, including fish and fish products, with a value exceeding NOK 5 000 per person without declaring them to customs before crossing the border. You must ensure that the goods are properly declared. Learn more about declaration
If the Norwegian Customs discovers attempts to export fish or fish products exceeding the legal quantity, all fish will be seized, and the matter will be reported to the police with a request for confiscation.
Updated: 25/03/2026