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Hungary VAT Rates 2026

Hungary (Magyarország) levies Value Added Tax under the name ANUM (Adószám). The standard rate is 27%, applied to most goods and services. Reduced rates of 18% and 5% apply to essential categories including food, medicines, and cultural services.

Access rates via API

The TaxID API returns current VAT rates for all 27 EU countries. Use the /api/v1/rates/HU endpoint to get Hungary rates programmatically. Responses are cached for 24 hours.

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/HU
# No authentication required for rate lookups

# Response:
# { "country_code": "HU", "standard_rate": 27,
#   "reduced_rates": [18, 5], "currency": "HUF" }

Applying the correct rate in code

For B2B intra-EU sales, validate the customer's VAT number first. A valid registration means reverse charge applies — you charge 0% and the customer self-accounts. For B2C, charge the Hungary standard rate.

// 1. Validate the customer's Hungary VAT number
const vatCheck = await fetch(
  'http://localhost:3000/api/v1/validate/HU/CUSTOMER_VAT',
  { headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' } }
).then(r => r.json());

// 2. Fetch current Hungary VAT rates (no auth required)
const rates = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/HU').then(r => r.json());
// → { standard_rate: 27, reduced_rates: [18, 5] }

// 3. Apply the correct VAT treatment
if (vatCheck.valid) {
  // B2B intra-EU: reverse charge — you invoice 0%, customer self-accounts
  applyRate(0, 'reverse_charge');
} else {
  // B2C: charge the Hungary standard rate
  applyRate(rates.standard_rate, 'standard');
}

About Hungary VAT

Hungary has the highest standard VAT rate in the EU at 27%. The Hungarian tax number (adószám) has 11 digits in total (8-digit base + 3 additional digits for local tax), but only the first 8 digits appear in the EU VAT number.

The Hungary ANUM is administered by the national tax authority and validated through the EU VIES system. Before applying any VAT rate or zero-rate exemption to a Hungary business customer, validate their VAT registration number first.

VAT rates in other EU countries