Hungary: importing a car

What customs clearance and registration cost, at official rates. The calculator below runs on the same numbers.

Customs duty 10%

On a car built outside the EU. A car coming from another EU country pays none. TARIC — heading 8703 (10%)

VAT 27%

On the customs value plus duty and excise. Taxes in Europe Database (European Commission)

Registration tax

Computed here in full, from the official table. 2003. évi CX. törvény a regisztrációs adóról (net.jogtar.hu)

Hungary: how much does it cost to import a car?

It depends on the price, the age and the engine: 10% duty if the car was built outside the EU, 27% VAT, the registration tax and the fixed fees. The calculator gives the figure for one specific car.

Hungary: what VAT is charged on an imported car?

27% on the customs value plus duty and excise.