Hungary
Hungary Customs Contact Information
Website: http://www.mkik.hu/
Email: mkik@mkik.hu
Address: 1054 BUDAPEST, SZABADSÁG
Phone: 36-1-474-5141
Hungary is a country situared in Central Europe, bordered by Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria and Ukraine. The country is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and the Schengen Area.
Tariffs
Hungary is a member of the EU and applies its harmonized VAT, customs and excise regulations. Hungary applies the EU common external tariff which has an average level of 3.6%.
Thre tariff assessment and all other customs procedures take place at the first port of entry into the European Union.
Hungary applies a value added tax of 27% on most imports and a 8% VAT on products such as dairy, bakery and commercial accommodation services.
In sum, importers will have to pay the following charges:
- import duty
- import VAT
- environment protection fee (for fuel and other petroleum products)
Product certification, packaging and labelling
Imported goods must be accompanied by a EU phytosanitary certificates (for plants, fruits and vegetables), sanitary health certificates (for animal products) and import licenses. All these certificates must be available in English and Hungarian.
Information on the label is permitted to be wtitten in one or more official languages of the EU, except from allergen information, which must appear in Hungarian.
The following details must be included on the label:
- trademarks and brand names
- list of ingredients (including additives)
- net quantity in metric units
- date of minimum durability
- conditions for keeping or use
- business name and address of the importer established in the European Union
- country of origin
- lot identification with the marking preceded by the letter "L"
Documents for import
- Commercial invoice
- Customs Value Declaration
- Freight Insurance
- Freight documents
- Customs Import Declaration (SAD form - a common import declaration form for all EU Member States; must be drawn up in one of the official languages of the EU)
- Packing List
- Certificate of Origin
- Insurance certificate
Sources:
https://en.portal.santandertrade.com/international-shipments/hungary/customs-procedures
http://www.spring.gov.sg/archives/ETAC/Documents/Hungary.pdf
