Packaging obligations in Hungary (2026)

Packaging EPR: MOHU and authority registration plus EPR fee (Hungary)

Anyone placing packaged goods on the Hungarian market – expressly including from abroad via e-commerce directly to Hungarian households or other users – counts as the Gyártó (producer) for the packaging and must register in the MOHU partner portal and then with the national waste management authority before starting the activity, report volumes quarterly per KF code and pay the EPR fee to MOHU.

Authority: 

Országos hulladékgazdálkodási hatóság (Pest Vármegyei Kormányhivatal, Országos Környezetvédelmi, Természetvédelmi és Hulladékgazdálkodási Főosztály)

Register: 

OKIR / OKIRkapu (elektronische Plattform der Abfallbehörde; KÜJ-Umweltkundennummer erforderlich)

Authorised representative: 

§ 10(1) of EPR Decree 80/2023: Gyártó established abroad MAY fulfil their obligations via a representative established in Hungary with a Hungarian tax number, authorised in writing (meghatalmazott képviselő). § 10(2): anyone placing products on the market in Hungary from abroad as an electronic commerce service (distance selling) MUST fulfil their obligations via a meghatalmazott képviselő; the representative is liable for the Gyártó's fulfilment of its obligations. In addition, the authorised-representative obligation of Art. 45 PPWR has applied since 12 Aug 2026 for distance sellers without an establishment.

Cross-border: 

Transferring ownership from abroad as an e-commerce service to Hungarian households or other domestic users expressly counts as placing on the market (§ 16 of the EPR Decree; MOHU information notice point 27.1) – foreign online sellers are therefore themselves subject to EPR and must act via a meghatalmazott képviselő. For the MOHU registration of foreign companies, according to practical guides a commercial register extract and a bank document (proof of name/address) suffice. No de minimis threshold for foreign distance sellers is apparent; reliefs for 'kisgyártó' (small producers: no authority registration, annual instead of quarterly reporting) exist, but the exact thresholds could not be officially verified. Marketplaces (e.g. Allegro) actively alert sellers to the Hungarian EPR obligations.

Costs: 

EPR fee per kg per ministerial decree, collected by MOHU (quarterly invoice; amounts below 1,000 HUF are accumulated). Several rates were increased as of 1 Oct 2025 (e.g. glass packaging 77→107 Ft/kg, composite packaging 168→191 Ft/kg, wood packaging 19→22 Ft/kg; plastic, metal and paper packaging unchanged); according to the promulgation, the increased rates also apply in 2026. Since 1 Jan 2025 the environmental product charge no longer applies to packaging (except plastic carrier bags).

Deadlines: 

Registration (first MOHU, then the authority) BEFORE the first placing on the market; without registration the EPR fee falls due retroactively, and in the event of a continuing breach a prohibition on placing on the market may be imposed in addition to the waste management fine (sanctions framework: Government Decree 156/2025 (VI. 23.)). Data reporting quarterly by the 20th of the following month (kisgyártó and agricultural primary producers: annually by 20 Jan); payment within 15 days of the MOHU invoice; data changes must be reported within 2 working days.

Sources: MOHU – Information Notice zum EPR-System (Stand 02.09.2025; Registrierungsablauf, E-Commerce als Inverkehrbringen, Fristen, Sanktionen) (accessed 2026-09-01) · 80/2023. (III. 14.) Korm. rendelet – EPR-Verordnung (§ 10 meghatalmazott képviselő, § 16 Inverkehrbringen, § 23 Registrierung, § 27 Quartalsmeldung) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Pest Vármegyei Kormányhivatal – Országos Környezetvédelmi, Természetvédelmi és Hulladékgazdálkodási Főosztály (nationale Abfallbehörde) (accessed 2026-09-01) · NAV – Informationsheft 48: Környezetvédelmi termékdíj 2025 (Wegfall der Produktabgabe für Verpackungen ab 01.01.2025) (accessed 2026-09-01) · PwC Ungarn – EPR-Gebührenerhöhung zum 01.10.2025 (Ministerverordnung im Magyar Közlöny vom 22.09.2025) (accessed 2026-09-01) · NAK – Verkündung der EPR-Gebühren für 2026 (accessed 2026-09-01) · EPR Hungary – Registrierung und Reporting Schritt für Schritt (OKIR-Vollmacht, KÜJ, Quartalsfristen, Unterlagen für ausländische Firmen) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Allegro Seller-Hilfe – Verpackungs-/EPR-Pflichten in Ungarn für Marktplatzverkäufer (accessed 2026-09-01)