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Customs Advice
The importation of certain products into a country is restricted in order to protect the economy and
safety of its citizens. The restrictions may be imposed by Customs or by any other agency which has
regulatory authority.
We provide a shipping service only and Customs at the parcel's destination will determine whether any
charges are payable on your package. All duties, taxes and/or quarantine fees applied are at the
discretion of local customs or governmental organisations and are out of our control.
If the addressee refuses to pay duties/taxes, the parcel may be held, returned (if allowed by Customs)
or destroyed, and additional costs may be incurred. As per Terms and Conditions, those charges will be
billed to the sender.
Please note, no shipping costs are recoverable for parcels held or destroyed, even if shipping
protection cover has been purchased.
Majority of parcels can be delivered door to door, once it has cleared customs at destination. However,
some countries have a door to airport service only. In those countries, the recipients may have to
present themselves to either Customs or the local courier's office to take possession of their
consignment.
We advise you to verify independently, all Customs, Governmental and Quarantine regulations. These rules
can and do frequently change without prior notice or recourse.
World Customs Organisation
http://www.wcoomd.org/en/about-us/wco-members/customs-websites.aspx
Economic Operator Registration and Identification (EORI)
It is now a requirement that all exporters sending freight outside of the E.U must have an EORI number
if they are VAT registered.
If you have any queries regarding the EORI application process then please visit the
HMRC
website.
Documents Needed
After you have paid for a shipping service to Norway, you will be redirected
to a page where you can download and print out the relevant shipping labels, i.e
AWB (Courier Air Waybills - barcode) - Proforma or Commercial invoice - Address label.
The above documents are standard for any international shipment.
Please note, if additional documentation is required for the import of any particular item, it is the
customer's responsibility to provide them at destination.
Restrictions
Goods travelling by 'Cargo' are subject to different restrictions to those travelling as carry-on
luggage.
A shipment to Norway is deemed unacceptable if: it is classified as
hazardous material, dangerous goods, prohibited or restricted articles by IATA (International Air
Transport Association), ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) or other relevant organisation.
Many items which appear harmless in everyday use can pose danger on air transport and are consequently
forbidden for transport.
The following page displays a sampling of common prohibited and restricted goods.
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/prohibited-items.php
Packing Advice
Your parcel must be boxed and well packaged. This will reduce the risk of damage to any item during
transit or any associated automated distribution process.
Please be aware the item is not taken by hand from collection to destination and will visit many sorted
facilities on its journey. For that reason, you need to protect the items to ensure they make it from A
to B safely.
The following packaging guidelines are recommendations to assist you in packaging your shipment:
http://www.rapidparcel.com/help/packing-advice.php
Shipment Protection
When you book a shipping service to Norway, you will be able to choose an
appropriate level of cover for your shipment. We offer enhanced parcel protection for up to £2000
for a small additional fee.
If you do not purchase enhanced Shipment Protection, your shipment will be only covered to a maximum
value of £50 as per the limited liability set out in our
Terms & Conditions and subject to your
parcel passing minimum packaging requirements.
Please note that the declared value for customs purposes is not related to the declared value selected
for Shipment Protection. We encourage all customers to purchase shipment protection cover for loss or
damage.
National Holidays
- 01/01/2024 - New year's day
- 06/02/2024 - Sami national day
- 21/02/2024 - Birthday of king harald v
- 01/05/2024 - May day
- 08/05/2024 - Liberation day (liberation from germany after ww2)
- 17/05/2024 - Constitution day
- 07/06/2024 - Union dissolution (norway gains independence from sweden, 1905)
- 23/06/2024 - Jonsok / sankthansaften / midsummer's eve
- 04/07/2024 - Birthday of queen sonja
- 20/07/2024 - Birthday of crown prince haakon
- 29/07/2024 - St. olav's day
- 19/08/2024 - Birth of crown princess mette marit
- 22/09/2024 - Birthday of princess martha louise
- 24/12/2024 - Christmas eve
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas day
- 26/12/2024 - 2nd day of christmas
- 31/12/2024 - New year's eve
FAQs
We have a detailed and comprehensive Help Section here. If you cannot find
the answer or advice you are looking for there, please use our enquiry form
Booking your parcel delivery to Norway couldn’t be easier
If you need to organise shipping to Norway, perhaps for the first time, then you’ll want to use a service like RapidParcel.com, which is designed with ease of use at its very core.
Norway, with a population of approximately 4.9 million people, currently ranks as the second wealthiest country in the world, thanks in large part to its abundant natural resources such as oil, natural gas and minerals. The 2010 Human Development Index, which ranks countries using statistics such as life expectancy, education and standard of living, placed Norway in the number one position in the world, ahead of the likes of Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
We realise there are many different aspects of a parcel delivery to Norway you’ll want to consider when making your choice. Can the courier be trusted to take care of the package you’re shipping to Norway? Will they offer next-day delivery where needed? Is the payment method secure? Will it be possible to monitor the progress of your package at every point of its journey? When using RapidParcel.com the answer to all these questions is always, ‘Yes’.
The couriers we work with are leading names in our field – companies you’ll recognise and know you can trust. We’ve worked with them for years and these long-term partnerships have led to a mutual trust and respect, resulting in excellent service and value for money on every package delivery to Norway sent through us.
Surprisingly discounted carrier rates
It is these relationships over the last quarter of a century that have afforded us with the negotiating strength that has resulting in some incredible discounts off standard carrier rates. We do so much business with our carrier partners that the prices we are able to provide you with for their services are the best in the market.
For many people, however, the most important aspect of our service is its ease of use. Whether you’re sending a birthday gift to friends or family overseas or a vital piece of paperwork to seal a business deal, you’ll want to be able to organise your shipping to Norway as quickly and simply as possible. This was at the forefront of our thinking when we developed our website’s user environment. It’s been designed to be as simple, intuitive and straightforward as possible, taking you through the booking process in small easy steps that proceed in a logical manner.
In no time at all you’ll have compared the various deals for a parcel delivery to Norway, chosen the courier offering the service and price that best suits you, and entered all your relevant details into our slimmed down shortened booking form. Once the parcel has been collected you’ll be able to track its progress on our website, a process that, once again, is made as simple as possible, even if you have more than one parcel to send as all your packages can be tracked on a single page on our site.
RapidParcel.com promises to combine value for money, excellence of service and ease of use in a manner that makes it the best choice for whatever shipping to Norway you wish to undertake.
