Well, I am back from a lovely trip in the mountains of Norway. The weather was better than in Hamburg, but this shouldn't surprise anyone familiar with Hamburg.
If you travel to Norway, you can bring in and take out products of any amount without paying customs. Technically, you do have to pay customs, but the two countries have an agreement, which sets the customs fee at 0 Euros. The only exception here is alcohol being brought into Norway. For alcohol, there are strict regulations as to how much you can bring in without having to pay taxes. However, on our trip, we have a bit of wine and beer in the back of our car beneath some luggage and it was never checked. So, you can see that the laws may be strict, but inconsistently enforced. If, however, you are traveling without a car and you exit the boat in Norway with a big shopping bag from the duty-free shop on the boat, then they will possibly check you. I know a few sweet elderly ladies who got busted this way.
There is also the expensive tax issues of bringing a car into Norway, but this is only relevant to someone who is looking to relocate to Norway. That is a whole other can of worms.
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