Hungary
Hungary rebuilt its whole producer-responsibility system around one company in 2023. Hungarian EPR compliance now means paying an EPR fee to the state concession company MOHU across a broad list of streams, and registering in the national OKIR system.
That single-operator model replaced the old product-fee regime on 1 July 2023. Nearly every stream shares the same start date and the same fee route.
What carries EPR in Hungary
The list is wide. Packaging, electronics, batteries, vehicles, tyres, single-use plastics, office and advertising paper, and textiles all carry the EPR fee through MOHU.
Two streams are narrower than they look. Only wooden furniture is in scope, not furniture of other materials, and lubricant oils stayed on the state eco-tax rather than moving into the EPR fee.
Hungary already runs textile EPR, with a fee through MOHU since July 2023. That puts it ahead of the EU deadline, so unlike most of Europe there is nothing to wait for here.
The MOHU fee and the OKIR register
Producers register in OKIR, the national environmental information system, and pay the EPR fee to MOHU for each stream.
Collective fulfilment through MOHU is the default. For electronics and industrial or automotive batteries, individual fulfilment is also permitted, which is the main exception to the single-route model.
The deposit system
Beverage containers carry a mandatory deposit, live since 1 January 2024, run separately from the MOHU EPR fee.
Beverage containers inside the deposit system are exempt from the packaging EPR fee. The producer pays into the deposit system on the container instead, while any other packaging it puts on the market still carries the EPR fee.
Who has to comply
If you place a covered product on the Hungarian market, the duty is yours, as a producer, an importer or one of the distance sellers shipping in from abroad.
Compliance is anchored on the MOHU fee plus the OKIR registration behind it, with an authorised representative the usual route for a producer without a Hungarian establishment.
What changes next
Hungary has less ahead of it than most, because its scope is already broad:
- 18 August 2025: the EU Battery Regulation applies on top of the national battery scheme.
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly in Hungary.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Hungary
Short answers to what producers ask most.
What is EPR in Hungary?
Producer responsibility across a broad list of streams, all paid as an EPR fee to the state concession company MOHU and registered in the OKIR system since July 2023.
What is the Hungarian EPR register?
OKIR, the national environmental information system, where producers register before paying the MOHU EPR fee for each stream.
Does Hungary have textile EPR?
Yes. Textiles have carried the MOHU EPR fee since July 2023, which puts Hungary ahead of the EU textile-EPR deadline.
Is the deposit the same as packaging EPR?
No. The beverage deposit has run separately since January 2024. Containers in the deposit system are exempt from the packaging EPR fee, so a drinks producer pays the deposit on those containers rather than the EPR fee, while its other packaging still carries the fee.
Are oils covered by EPR in Hungary?
No. Lubricant oils stayed on the state environmental product fee rather than moving into the MOHU EPR system.