EU member state
Hungary VAT
Hungary has the highest standard VAT rate in the EU at 27%. Reduced rates of 18% and 5% bring some food, hotels, books, and internet access down. Domestic invoices are normally in forint. The VAT number format is distinctive and includes a taxpayer element that should be copied exactly onto B2B invoices.
Reduced
5%
Books, medicines, some meat and dairy, and internet. Listed rate from the European Commission VAT table, reviewed October 2026. Typical supplies are examples, not a legal list.
Reduced
18%
Selected food and hotel-related supplies. Listed rate from the European Commission VAT table, reviewed October 2026. Typical supplies are examples, not a legal list.
Standard
27%
Most goods and services. Highest standard rate in the EU.
Net to gross
Hungary pageNet
HUF 100.00
VAT
HUF 27.00
Gross
HUF 127.00
Most goods and services. Highest standard rate in the EU. Rounded to cents. Not tax advice.
When the rate changed
- 1 Jan 2016 – now5% Reduced. Books, medicines, some meat and dairy, and internet. Listed rate from the European Commission VAT table, reviewed October 2026. Typical supplies are examples, not a legal list.
- 1 Jan 2016 – now18% Reduced. Selected food and hotel-related supplies. Listed rate from the European Commission VAT table, reviewed October 2026. Typical supplies are examples, not a legal list.
- 1 Jan 2012 – now27% Standard. Most goods and services. Highest standard rate in the EU.