Retatrutide and customs outside the EU: Switzerland, Norway and the UK
Inside the EU, a parcel crosses borders with no customs declaration and no import VAT. Outside the EU, both come back, together with each country's own medicines rules. This page sets out what the authorities in Switzerland, Norway and the United Kingdom say, with links to their own pages.
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Why orders from outside the EU are different
RetaNord ships from stock inside the EU to all 27 member states, and delivery takes about 3–4 business days. The parcel never leaves the EU customs union, so there is no import declaration and no customs duty.
Switzerland, Norway and the UK are outside that union. Norway belongs to the European Economic Area but not to the customs union, so parcels from the EU are still declared at Norwegian customs. Each of the three countries has its own medicines regulator, and none of them has authorised retatrutide.
Switzerland
Swissmedic, the Swiss medicines agency, and the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG) state that the peptides promoted online are not authorised as medicines in Switzerland, and that distributing unauthorised medicines there is an offence. In a joint action on 22 June 2026 they checked 46 parcels containing peptides. 23 were held, and about 80% of the parcels inspected had come from Poland.
Customs can hold a parcel when it is unclear whether the import is allowed. Swissmedic judges the parcel as one unit, illegal imports are seized and destroyed, and the person concerned pays the authority's costs, at least CHF 540. Every parcel entering Switzerland is also declared for customs duty and VAT.
Norway
The Norwegian Medical Products Agency (DMP) is clear: postal consignments of medicines from abroad, prescription or not, are not permitted. Customs may stop such a parcel, the contents may be confiscated and destroyed, the case may be reported to the police, and no money is refunded.
On 9 January 2026 the agency ordered a Norwegian seller to stop advertising retatrutide. Its decision states that retatrutide is not an approved medicine in Norway.
United Kingdom
The MHRA, the UK medicines regulator, warned on 24 July 2026 that retatrutide has not been authorised for use in the UK and that anyone selling it there is doing so illegally.
Parcels from the EU go through UK customs. For goods worth more than £135 you pay import VAT, and possibly customs duty, before delivery or on collection, and the courier may add a handling fee.
Outside the EU? Send a request
RetaNord does not ship outside the EU by default. If you are in Switzerland, Norway, the UK or another country outside the EU, send us your destination country and what you need. We check what is possible for that country and reply, usually the same day.
Sources
- Swissmedic, BAZG and Swiss Sport Integrity: joint action “Peptides 2026” (30 June 2026). www.bazg.admin.ch
- Swissmedic: medicines from the internet. www.swissmedic.ch
- DMP (Norway): importing medicines for personal use in the form of consignments. dmp.no
- DMP (Norway): decision on illegal advertising of retatrutide (9 January 2026). www.dmp.no
- MHRA: No summer shortcut for safe weight loss (24 July 2026). www.gov.uk
- GOV.UK: tax and customs for goods sent from abroad. www.gov.uk
Frequently asked questions
Does RetaNord ship retatrutide to Switzerland?
Not by default. RetaNord ships to the 27 EU countries. From Switzerland, send a request with your country and we will tell you what is possible.
Can customs stop a retatrutide parcel in Norway?
Yes. Norway's medicines agency does not permit postal consignments of medicines from abroad, and it has stated that retatrutide is not an approved medicine in Norway.
Is retatrutide authorised in the UK?
No. The MHRA said on 24 July 2026 that retatrutide is not authorised for use in the UK.
Do orders inside the EU pay customs duty?
No. Orders ship from stock inside the EU to EU addresses, so there is no import declaration and no customs duty.