Shipping to Norway: Customs, VAT & VOEC

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Importing into Norway

Norway is part of the EEA but sits outside the European Union customs union. Every parcel we send from our facility in the Netherlands is therefore formally imported into Norway and handled by Norwegian Customs, Tolletaten, on arrival.

We ship to Norway openly and declare every parcel accurately: real contents, real value, correct commodity code. We do not undervalue or disguise shipments. Accurate declaration is the only approach that protects both you and us.

This page explains the VAT you can expect, the paperwork that travels with your order, and the national rules that decide whether a given product may be imported at all. The information here is current as of July 2026. Rules change, so treat the Norwegian authorities linked at the bottom as the final word.

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VAT and the VOEC Scheme

Since 1 January 2024, Norway applies 25 percent VAT (MVA) to imported goods. The old low-value exemption has been removed, so there is no minimum below which VAT is skipped.

For consumer goods valued under NOK 3,000 per item, Norway runs the VOEC scheme (VAT On E-Commerce). Under VOEC the seller collects the 25 percent VAT at checkout and transmits a VOEC identifier electronically with the parcel, so you are not asked to pay VAT a second time when it crosses the border. Where your order qualifies, Norwegian VAT is calculated at checkout and travels with your shipment under VOEC.

Scenario	What you pay	When
VOEC applies Item under NOK 3,000	25% VAT, collected at checkout	Nothing extra at the border
Standard clearance VAT not prepaid	25% VAT plus a carrier handling fee	On delivery, to Posten / PostNL
Item over NOK 3,000 Outside VOEC	25% VAT plus any customs duty	Assessed at the border

The NOK 3,000 limit applies per item, not per order. VOEC covers VAT only; it does not remove any national import restriction on the goods themselves.

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What Travels With Your Parcel

Every parcel bound for Norway carries a full electronic customs declaration (CN23) and a commercial invoice. Nothing is hidden from Tolletaten. Each shipment also carries a short note addressed to the customs authority.

Melding til Tolletaten

Denne forsendelsen inneholder syntetiske peptider til laboratorie- og forskningsbruk. Innholdet er utelukkende ment for forskning, ikke for bruk på mennesker eller dyr, og skal ikke inntas. Vi ber vennligst om at forsendelsen behandles som forskningsmateriell ved fortolling.

Notice to Norwegian Customs: This shipment contains synthetic peptides for laboratory and research use. The contents are intended solely for research, not for use on humans or animals, and are not to be ingested. We kindly request that the shipment be treated as research material during customs clearance.

Sender

Peptide.ST

Registration

KVK 42070759 (Netherlands Chamber of Commerce)

Registered address

Aquapark 1, 9641 PJ Veendam, Netherlands

Contents declared

Synthetic peptide, laboratory reagent

Intended use

Research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.

Declared value

The actual price paid

Customs contact

NorgeToll@Peptide.ST

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Restricted and Medicinal Goods

Not everything can be posted to Norway

Norway prohibits the import of medicinal products by post, both prescription and non-prescription, under Section 3-2 of the Regulation on manufacture and import of medicinal products. Parcels caught by this rule can be stopped, seized, and destroyed by Tolletaten, and no compensation is paid.

Norway can classify a substance as a medicinal product based on how it is presented or its known effect, even when the same product is not regulated as a medicine in the country it ships from. A "research use only" label does not exempt a product that Norway treats as medicinal.

In practice, several research peptides are handled as prescription-only medicinal products in Norway. BPC-157, for example, was added to Tolletaten's customs stop list on 29 July 2025. That list changes over time, and the regulatory position on research peptides has been tightening rather than loosening.

Check your specific product first

Because classification is decided product by product, not every item in our catalogue can lawfully be imported into Norway by post. Before you order, confirm that your specific peptide may be imported. If you are unsure, contact us or the Norwegian authorities linked below.

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Buyer Responsibilities

When you order from abroad, you are the importer of record. A few things follow from that:

Ensuring that your chosen product may be lawfully imported into Norway is your responsibility, not the carrier's.
We declare every shipment accurately and send it tracked, but customs clearance is decided by Tolletaten and cannot be guaranteed by us.
If Norwegian Customs stops a parcel under national import rules, that outcome rests with the authorities. Contact us and we will help however we reasonably can.
When in doubt, ask before you order. It is far easier to check first than to recover a seized parcel.

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Authorities and Contact

The Norwegian authorities are the final word on what may be imported and how it is taxed. Verify anything on this page against the primary sources:

Customs questions?

For anything about a Norway shipment, VAT, or a parcel held by Tolletaten, our customs desk can help.

Email NorgeToll@Peptide.ST