Certifications for importing to 🇭🇺 Hungary
Required certificates, issuing bodies, costs and validity for importing Chinese vehicles per destination.
Required certifications
EU WVTA / CoC
EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval / Certificate of Conformity
- Issuer: EU member state type approval
- Cost: $0–200
- Validity: per vehicle
- Apply at: origin
- • Serbia recognizes EU WVTA under FTA
- • Albania: own certification process, ~$200/vehicle
Market notes
- • EU's highest VAT 27%
- • kW-stepped registration tax (47k HUF ≤80kW; 141k HUF 121-140kW)
- • BEV registration tax waived; PHEV no longer from 2025
- 📌 STRATEGIC: BYD Szeged factory trial 2026-02, full production Q2 — EU-origin route bypasses anti-subsidy duty. BYD European HQ moved to Budapest.