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Packaging obligations in Hungary (2026)

Verified on: 2026-09-01

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1 documented obligationAuthorised representative: depends on situation1 Providers →
Legal framework (EU & national)
EU framework: 
PPWR (EU) 2025/40, applicable since 12 Aug 2026
National: 
Waste Act (Act CLXXXV of 2012, 'Ht.') with the concession model; Government Decree 80/2023 (III. 14.) on the detailed rules of the EPR system; Government Decree 450/2023 (X. 4.) on the mandatory deposit return system (DRS); EPR fee rates set by ministerial decree (increase as of 1 Oct 2025, rates for 2026 promulgated)

Hungary has operated a concession model since 1 Jul 2023: MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. (the waste-management concession company), by law, fulfils the EPR obligations collectively for all Gyártó (producers) ('collective fulfilment'); individual fulfilment is possible only for certain product streams (electrical equipment, industrial/vehicle batteries, vehicles) – not for packaging. A double registration applies: first in the MOHU partner portal, then with the országos hulladékgazdálkodási hatóság (national waste management authority, housed at the Pest County Government Office). The former environmental product charge (környezetvédelmi termékdíj) was abolished for packaging as of 1 Jan 2025 (only plastic carrier bags remain chargeable as 'other plastic products'); since then the EPR fee has been the central levy. For beverages in single-use packaging (0.1–3 l), the mandatory deposit return system (DRS) via MOHU (REpont) applies in addition.

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.

AuthorityOrszágos hulladékgazdálkodási hatóság (Pest Vármegyei Kormányhivatal, Országos Környezetvédelmi, Természetvédelmi és Hulladékgazdálkodási Főosztály)
RegisterOKIR / OKIRkapu (elektronische Plattform der Abfallbehörde; KÜJ-Umweltkundennummer erforderlich)
Authorised representativedepends on situation
DeadlinesRegistration (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.
CostsEPR 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).

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Providers for this obligation:MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt.Compare all schemes & representatives for Hungary →
Why does this affect me 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.
Required documents
  • Commercial register extract and bank document (for the MOHU registration of foreign companies)
  • Written power of attorney of the meghatalmazott képviselő (mandatory for distance selling)
  • Volume records per KF code (basis of the quarterly reports, retain for 5 years)
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