Norway and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Norway since 29 July 1983
- Issued by
- The County Governor (Statsforvalteren) of the county where the notary is
- Language
- Norwegian, sworn translation
- Register
- Brønnøysund Register Centre (Brønnøysundregistrene) (online)
- Tax treaty
- Signed 1990, in force 1990 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- European Economic Area, 1994
- In the Netherlands
- 245 companies controlled from Norway in 2024, 200 in 2021 (+22.5%), about 11,000 jobs, €5 billion turnover, 1.2% of all 19,995 foreign-controlled companies (CBS, 9 October 2026)
- Moving here
- Free movement in the European Economic Area
Documents from Norway
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Norway.
Proof of address in Norway, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before the notarius publicus, which in Norway is the district court (tingretten). A certification costs about 336 Norwegian crowns (NOK). Bring ID and, for a company, a firmaattest.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. The County Governor (Statsforvalteren) of the county where the notary is. You apply online or by post. You can send documents signed by a public body with the lion stamp directly to the County Governor.
Official page: Statsforvalteren, the County Governor
Good to know. Have the court bind the power of attorney, the passport copy and the firmaattest into one document. Do this before you send it to the County Governor. You then need only one apostille for the whole set. Order the apostille from the County Governor of the county where the court is.
If a company from Norway becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Brønnøysundregistrene). Order a firmaattest (certificate of registration). Ask for a stamped and signed paper version, because printouts from Altinn are refused for an apostille. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Trade between Norway and the EU
In 2025, the European Union (EU) was Norway's biggest trading partner, with 62.6% of Norway's total trade in goods. The EU was also Norway's biggest export market and source of imports in 2025, with 66.3% of its exports and 56.4% of its imports.
Norway mainly exports fuel products to the EU. Trade in services grew by 4% from 2022 to 2023, with a consistently positive balance for the EU in 2023.
Relations are mainly governed by the agreement on the European Economic Area. Under it, Norway fully applies EU law on the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital, and on related areas such as competition and company law. Agriculture and fisheries remain outside it, and the latest separate agreement on agricultural trade dates from 2018.
As a member of the European Free Trade Association, Norway seeks to conclude free trade agreements within that framework.
Import duties: Access2Markets.
Sources: European Commission [1].
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