Fish quota when travelling from Norway
When you travel out of Norway, you can bring with you 18 kilos of fish that has been fished under the auspices of a registered tourist fishing camp, provided that the organized fishing can be documented. You must have caught the fish yourself.
New rules for tourist fishing from 1 August 2025
- 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
From 2026 and 2027, the export quota will be further reduced:
- 1 January 2026: 15 kg per person, up to twice per calendar year
- 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 18 kilos applies per person and to everyone, both persons living in Norway and foreigners, who are leaving Norway.
- The export quota must be carried personally upon departure
- You cannot bring fish for others who are not traveling with you.
- Trophy fish are part of the quota.
- 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.
- 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.
Exceptions
- Salmon, trout, char, and freshwater fish that you catch yourself.
- Fish or fish products purchased in Norway are not covered if it can be documented that they were bought from a registered business.
- Furthermore, fish caught from registered vessels and taken over from the vessel owner, documented by presenting a final sales note, are also not covered.
Value limit
You cannot export goods (including fish and fish products) with a value exceeding NOK 5000 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: 26/06/2024