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Customs or Import duty for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy to Hungary

The Customs or Import duty for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy to Hungary is classified under Food & Beverage(cdf categories).

The HSCODE applied for Spirits brandy – cognac, Cocktail, Brandy is 22-8-20-12-0

The tax is applied on the total sum of item cost, insurance cost and shipment cost.

The custom/import taxes are:

General duty is 0%

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The average VAT rate applicable in Hungary is 0.27

Note: If the special tariff rate is NULL then general duty is applicable.

The other taxes applicable are:

Excise duty

To know more information on which tariff rate is applicable from the country you are importing to, look here

To get the accurate amount, calculate here

Calculation method:

Customs Duties or Import duty and taxes will be pending and need to be cleared while importing goods into Hungary whether by a private individual or a commercial entity.

The valuation method is CIF.

Below table provide the Duty and Sales tax for Hungary:

Duty Rates Sales Tax(GST) Threshold on goods
0% to 17% (Some electronic goods are duty free) VAT=27%, VAT=VAT%(CIF + import duty) if FOB is less than HUF150 and HUF22 then duty VAT are exempted.
  • Fallowing are subjected to excise duty:
    1. Mineral oils.
    2. Alcohol and alcoholic beverages. Any product with an alcohol content of 1.2% or more by volume qualifies as an alcohol product.
    3. Beers.
    4. Wines.
    5. Sparkling wines.
    6. Intermediate alcoholic products.
    7. Tobacco products.
  • Additional charges will be applied for verification on imported goods.

For more information on duty , taxes and excise please refer Excise duties and other taxes website.

Prohibited Items:

  • Asbestos
  • Banderols and tax stickers
  • Hazardous or combustible materials (as defined in IATA Regulations)
  • Imitation (replica) firerarms, weapons, explosive devices and ammunition
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