hu.bev-cuvee.org · AS OF 2026-11-10
Hungary
The business-to-business (B2B) hub for beverage alcohol: the trade rulebook for beverage alcohol, country by country, each section with its official sources.
As of 2026-11-10
Market status
Licensed. Excise-authorised trading and food-sector notification requirements apply according to the activity and product.
Sources
Who can trade
Customs identification: An Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number is required for business customs operations.
Import, wholesale and distribution: The excise legislation provides authorised excise-trader, warehouse and registered-operator arrangements. Excise traders provide the prescribed financial security. Detailed import and movement status requirements for each supply model: Not yet sourced.
Alcoholic-beverage manufacture and distribution are notified to the competent food-chain authority. Wine production and handling require the relevant winery operating authorisation; storage of sealed bottled wine does not itself require that winery authorisation.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Specific alcohol wholesale electronic-sale permission and conditions: Not yet sourced.
Sources
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/customs-procedures-import-and-export/customs-operations/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-number-eori_en?prefLang=it
- https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2016-68-00-00.51
- https://portal.nebih.gov.hu/web/guest/boraszati-termekek-es-alkoholos-italok
- https://nav.gov.hu/en/intormation_on_customs_matters/Excise/excise-forms-and-their-completion-guides
Customs and duty
Tariff headings: Beer made from malt: 2203. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine and certain grape must: 2204. Other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures: 2206. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 2208.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies to third-country imports. Detailed classification, origin, preferences, quotas and other tariff measures determine the duty. The Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC) supplies the applicable measures; a four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: The 2026 schedule distinguishes beer, still and sparkling wine, other still and sparkling fermented beverages, intermediate alcohol products and spirits. Still wine is zero-rated. Sparkling wine has positive rates with qualifying small-producer treatment. Other fermented beverages have different subcategories, including both zero and positive rates; cider requires classification against those definitions. Detailed beer and spirits calculation bases and product-specific reliefs: Not yet sourced.
Territorial treatment: European Union customs and excise rules apply in Hungary.
Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R1872
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/common-customs-tariff-cct/calculation-customs-duties_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/online-services/online-services-and-databases-customs/eu-customs-tariff-taric_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-directive/how-does-vat-work/territorial-scope_en
- https://nav.gov.hu/kozadat/egyedi_kozzeteteli_lista/35.-Valorizalt-jovedeki-adomertekek
Labelling
Required language(s): Hungarian for food placed on the market for public consumption.
Mandatory warnings: Ingredient-dependent statements apply, including relevant sweetener and aspartame warnings. A general national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual alcoholic strength; wine follows its sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration. Without an ingredient list, the declaration uses “contains” followed by the allergen. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites above 10 milligrams per kilogram or litre, expressed as total sulphur dioxide, require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other beverages require origin where omission misleads; an origin claim can trigger primary-ingredient origin requirements.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, with transitional treatment for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
Sources
- https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=DOUE-L-2011-82311
- https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/media/news/new-rules-wine-labelling-enter-application-2023-12-07_en
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1190/oj/eng
- https://portal.nebih.gov.hu/egyeb-ugy/-/asset_publisher/4ndba0yRXvQX/content/nem-engedelykoteles-letesitmenyek-bejelentese/pop_up
Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18. Sale and service of alcoholic drinks to under-18s are prohibited, apart from the statutory exception for prescription-only medicines. Where age is doubtful, the seller requests reliable proof and refuses the sale if age is not established.
Local sale hours and wholesale-specific channel restrictions: Not yet sourced.
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Protected names
Protection framework: The European Commission maintains the legal registration database for protected food, wine and spirit names, alongside a register of protected traditional wine terms. Registration status and product specifications determine the applicable protection.
Verified examples: Rioja and Champagne are protected designations of origin for wine. These examples are not an exhaustive list.
Additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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GTIN authority
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) member organisation: GS1 Hungary.
Sources
Not yet sourced
Detailed import and movement permissions by supply model; wholesale electronic-sale conditions; detailed beer and spirits excise bases; product-specific cider treatment and reliefs; local sale hours and wholesale-specific channel restrictions: Not yet sourced.
General national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning; additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
Library catalogue: bev-cuvee.org · this page as data: mcp.bev-cuvee.org/mcp (get_rulebook, code hu)