The European Commission recently published updated guidelines on the temporary importation of, among other things, Russian-registered vehicles. Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have followed the directive from the European Commission to no longer allow Russian-registered cars to cross the border into the EU, with some exceptions.

Norway is now introducing similar measures, a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes.

The updated clarification of the restrictions means, among other things, that Russian-registered passenger cars with nine or fewer seats can no longer be brought into Norway, not even temporarily. However, the provisions do not apply to vehicles with ten or more seats. It is, therefore, still possible to cross the border with, for example, minibusses and buses via the Storskog border station.

At the same time, Norway is introducing certain exceptions to the restrictions, the press release states. Among other things, exceptions apply to vehicles owned by Norwegian citizens or EEA citizens with permanent residence in Russia or their family members.