Tax free shopping in Norway

More than 3,000 shops across Norway offer you the opportunity to shop and receive a 12 - 19% VAT refund when leaving the country. Most of these shops display the tax free shopping logo in their window, on their door or on their counter. However, not all of them do, so we advice you to ask the assistant whether tax free shopping is applies to his/her shop.

By using the tax free shopping service offered by these stores, you may receive a cash refund (price reduction) in a simple and customer-friendly manner.

In Norway, sales tax/VAT is included in the retail price and makes up to 20% of the price tag.

Fast facts:

Sales tax/VAT rate in Norway is 25% on regular goods, which makes the VAT content 20%. For food the rate is 14%.

• The goods must be exported in unused condition within one month from purchasing date.
• The Tax Refund Service is applicable to all EU residents provided they live outside Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
• The government has decided that the minimum purchase amount is NOK 315 on regular goods, on food NOK 285.

How to get your refund

There are approximately 55 refund points at various exits from Norway at airports, road borders, on board ferries and cruise ships.

As a part of the Global Blue's network of Cash Refund Offices, Norwegian Global Refund Cheques may also be cashed at most of the large airports in Europe as well as countries outside Europe such as Japan, Singapore, Korea and China.

When you approach the Cash Refund Counter, please make sure that you have the following with you:

• Your goods
• Your Global Refund Cheque
• Your passport/ID

Please note: Norwegian Custom Authorities are not involed in the Global Refund Service and do not stamp Global Refund Cheques whether issued in Norway or any other country.