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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
You can rely on our service when sending a parcel delivery to Oslo
Whether you run a business that needs to arrange shipping to Oslo on a regular basis or are an individual with just one Oslo package delivery to make, the RapidParcel.com courier comparison and booking website, combining experience, excellence and competitive pricing, should be your first port of call.
Oslo is the capital city of Norway, with a population of nearly one and a half million people at the last count, a population that is increasing at a rate of over 2% annually, a Europe-wide high. Over a quarter of these are immigrants, which means that Oslo is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. The economy of Oslo is based mainly on the maritime, energy, and information technology and communication industries. Industries such as these are the reason why shipping to Oslo is in such high demand and why we go out of our way to meet that demand. Our individual customers, who may have just the one Oslo parcel delivery to book, can take advantage of many of our features, such as ease of booking, secure payment and our competitive pricing structure, but our corporate customers have access to other exclusive features designed to fit in with the smooth running of their businesses.
Free account at RapidParcel.com offers additional facilities
Once you’ve signed up for one of our corporate accounts, you’ll have access to your own personal support agent. We’ll give you their direct number and they are there to answer any questions you might have about any Oslo package delivery or, for that matter, any other delivery you might need assistance with. We also offer a bulk uploading and tracking feature and, perhaps most importantly in these difficult financial times, access to a corporate credit facility. The credit facility is subject to status, but if your corporate account application is approved you can be confident you will be receiving the best rates possible for your Oslo parcel delivery. Those who are granted the credit facility will have more financial flexibility in their shipments than they had before. In uncertain times this facility is quite literally priceless, and when you ally it to the choice of couriers we provide and the range of services they offer, you’ll realise why RapidParcel.com is the best place to go when you need to arrange your corporate shipping to Oslo.
Take a look at our website and you’ll see that the couriers we work with are the very same names you’d choose to work with yourself, the first names you think of when looking for couriers who are trustworthy and reliable. Because we’ve been working with these world-leading courier partners for years we are able to bring you some exceptional exclusive deals that are only available to RapidParcel.com customers. Every Oslo parcel delivery is treated with respect, delivered with speed and arranged with value for money firmly in mind.
Just take a look at how affordable it could be to send your deliveries via RapidParcel.com – the table below offers you some insight into this, showing sample prices. Then, to find out precisely what the cost of your package delivery would be, simply start off by completing our Rapid Quote form.
