Norway

Microchip

ISO 11784 microchip (HDX or FDX-B), fitted before the rabies vaccination.

Rabies

Valid vaccination, given at 12 weeks or older. The first vaccination is valid after 21 days. A booster given before the last one runs out is valid at once. Not needed for a dog that has only been in Sweden.

Titre test

Not required.

Document

EU pet passport, issued by an authorised vet in Norway or another EU or EEA country and signed by the owner.

Tapeworm

Treatment by an authorised vet in the country you travel from, 24 to 120 hours before arrival, with an approved product such as praziquantel or epsiprantel, recorded in the passport. If you cross often, the 28-day rule can be used instead. Not needed if you come straight from Finland, Ireland, Malta, Northern Ireland or Åland.

Border

Use the red channel at customs and show the dog and papers to Norwegian Customs. From Sweden only, the green channel is allowed if the dog is chipped, has an EU pet passport and has its tapeworm treatment recorded.

Entry point

Not stated.

Pre-notice

Not stated.

Microchip

ISO 11784 microchip (HDX or FDX-B), fitted before the rabies vaccination.

Rabies

Valid vaccination, given at 12 weeks or older. The first vaccination is valid after 21 days. A booster given before the last one runs out is valid at once.

Titre test

Not required. Mattilsynet's guide lists Great Britain among the countries that need no titre test.

Document

EU animal health certificate, signed by an official vet (or a vet acting for the authorities) in the country you leave. You must enter the EU or EEA within 10 days of the issue date (plus any sea crossing time). It is stamped at the first EU or EEA entry point, then lasts 4 months for travel between EU and EEA countries. An EU pet passport can be used instead only if it was issued in Norway or another EU or EEA country and the rabies vaccine was given there.

Tapeworm

Treatment by a vet in the country you travel from, 24 to 120 hours before arrival, with an approved product such as praziquantel or epsiprantel, recorded in the certificate or passport.

Entry point

Only via Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) or Storskog (Kirkenes). Or have the dog checked first at an approved point of entry in another EU or EEA country; you can then cross into Norway anywhere, without notice. At the Norwegian border, use the red channel at customs.

Pre-notice

Recommended at least 2 working days before arrival (the English page says 48 hours). Give the type of animal, the country you travel from, arrival date and time, flight number, your name and phone number. Tell customs you have an appointment with the border vet.

Mattilsynet contacts. Oslo Airport: +47 22 77 79 00 (09:00 to 11:00 Norwegian time), bipg@mattilsynet.no. Storskog (Kirkenes): +47 95 77 91 21, BIP-Storskog@mattilsynet.no. Arrive at Storskog between 09:00 and 14:00.

Microchip

ISO 11784 microchip (HDX or FDX-B), fitted before the rabies vaccination.

Rabies

Valid vaccination, given at 12 weeks or older. The first vaccination is valid after 21 days. A booster given before the last one runs out is valid at once.

Titre test

Not required.

Document

EU animal health certificate, signed by an official vet (or a vet acting for the authorities) in the country you leave. You must enter the EU or EEA within 10 days of the issue date (plus any sea crossing time). It is stamped at the first EU or EEA entry point, then lasts 4 months for travel between EU and EEA countries. An EU pet passport can be used instead only if it was issued in Norway or another EU or EEA country and the rabies vaccine was given there.

Tapeworm

Treatment by a vet in the country you travel from, 24 to 120 hours before arrival, with an approved product such as praziquantel or epsiprantel, recorded in the certificate or passport.

Entry point

Only via Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) or Storskog (Kirkenes). Or have the dog checked first at an approved point of entry in another EU or EEA country; you can then cross into Norway anywhere, without notice. At the Norwegian border, use the red channel at customs.

Pre-notice

Recommended at least 2 working days before arrival (the English page says 48 hours). Give the type of animal, the country you travel from, arrival date and time, flight number, your name and phone number. Tell customs you have an appointment with the border vet.

Exceptions

Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland and Vatican City may use a pet passport and any border crossing, with no need to contact Mattilsynet. Use the red channel at customs. Extra rules apply to dogs from Malaysia.

Before you go

Ask Mattilsynet whether any extra safeguard rules apply to the country you travel from.

Mattilsynet contacts. Oslo Airport: +47 22 77 79 00 (09:00 to 11:00 Norwegian time), bipg@mattilsynet.no. Storskog (Kirkenes): +47 95 77 91 21, BIP-Storskog@mattilsynet.no. Arrive at Storskog between 09:00 and 14:00.

Microchip

ISO 11784 microchip (HDX or FDX-B), fitted before the rabies vaccination.

Rabies

Valid vaccination, given at 12 weeks or older. The first vaccination is valid after 21 days. A booster given before the last one runs out is valid at once.

Titre test

Required. A vet takes a blood sample at least 30 days after the last rabies vaccination, and an EU-approved laboratory must find at least 0.5 IU/ml. If the sample is taken outside the EU or EEA, wait at least 3 months from the sample date before entering. Not needed again if boosters are always given before the last one runs out.

Document

EU animal health certificate, signed by an official vet (or a vet acting for the authorities) in the country you leave. You must enter the EU or EEA within 10 days of the issue date (plus any sea crossing time). It is stamped at the first EU or EEA entry point, then lasts 4 months for travel between EU and EEA countries. An EU pet passport can be used instead only if it was issued in Norway or another EU or EEA country and the rabies vaccine was given there. The titre test result must be recorded in the certificate by an official vet.

Tapeworm

Treatment by a vet in the country you travel from, 24 to 120 hours before arrival, with an approved product such as praziquantel or epsiprantel, recorded in the certificate or passport.

Entry point

Only via Oslo Airport (Gardermoen) or Storskog (Kirkenes). Or have the dog checked first at an approved point of entry in another EU or EEA country; you can then cross into Norway anywhere, without notice. At the Norwegian border, use the red channel at customs.

Pre-notice

Recommended at least 2 working days before arrival (the English page says 48 hours). Give the type of animal, the country you travel from, arrival date and time, flight number, your name and phone number. Tell customs you have an appointment with the border vet.

Before you go

Ask Mattilsynet whether any extra safeguard rules apply to the country you travel from.

Mattilsynet contacts. Oslo Airport: +47 22 77 79 00 (09:00 to 11:00 Norwegian time), bipg@mattilsynet.no. Storskog (Kirkenes): +47 95 77 91 21, BIP-Storskog@mattilsynet.no. Arrive at Storskog between 09:00 and 14:00.