Hungary

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textile in Hungary

Hungary added textile products (clothing, footwear, household linen and accessories) to its national EPR framework with Government Decree 275/2023 (VI. 29.) on Textile-Waste Management Activities, issued under the umbrella of Government Decree 80/2023 (III. 14.) that sets the cross-stream rules for the concession-based system run by MOHU Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. 
Regulatory control lies with the Országos Hulladékgazdálkodási Hatóság (OHH) inside the Ministry of Energy, making it the reference body for Hungarian Waste Management Authority EPR. From 1 January 2025 separate collection of textile waste becomes mandatory EU-wide, and Hungary will finance it via the existing EPR fee (“EPR-díj”) charged and invoiced by MOHU.
This brings textiles under the broader EPR Hungary umbrella and contributes to national Hungary packaging recycling targets.

Who must register for EPR textile in Hungary

• Any Hungarian manufacturer or packer that first places textile products on the domestic market

• Importers / intra-EU acquirers of finished textiles or footwear

• Distance-selling companies with no Hungarian establishment – they must act via an authorised representative

What the package includes

Threshold

There is no de-minimis exemption: selling even one T-shirt or pair of shoes triggers obligations under EPR registration Hungary. The only relief is MOHU’s “small-fee” regime: if total annual EPR fee across all streams is ≤ HUF 50 000, declarations move from quarterly to annual.

EPR registration procedure in Hungary

• Identify the KF-code for each textile product (KF 1.10.xx)
• Create producer accounts in the MOHU EPR portal and the state OKIR system before any sale
• Sign the MOHU service contract and receive your MOHU ID – proof of registration
• Submit quarterly weight declarations (see below) and pay the invoiced EPR fee within 15 days
• Retain documentation for five years for possible OHH audit

Authorized representative

Reporting deadline

• Q1 (January–March): Submit your data to MOHU by 20 April; the invoice is issued the same day and payment is due 15 days later

• Q2 (April–June): Submit by 20 July; invoice issued the same day and payment due within 15 days

• Q3 (July–September): Submit by 20 October; invoice issued the same day and payment due within 15 days

• Q4 (October–December): Submit by 20 January of the following year; invoice issued the same day and payment due within 15 days (per MOHU’s schedule)

Who assumes responsibility?

• Hungarian manufacturers / packers carry full liability as soon as a product is first sold on the domestic market

• Importers or intra-EU acquirers assume full liability at customs clearance or arrival if the product hasn’t already been registered upstream

• Foreign distance sellers become liable—through a Hungary-based authorised representative—when they make a direct B2C sale

• MOHU operates the collection and recycling system from the moment you sign a membership contract

• OHH (the Hungarian Waste Management Authority) maintains the producer registry, conducts market-surveillance audits and enforces compliance with fines

Duties of each group

• Producers / importers: obtain MOHU ID, code products, file quarterly weights, pay EPR fees, and mark invoices with the phrase “EPR-díj fizetve” (VAT exempt)

• Authorised representative: hold Hungarian tax number, maintain mandate, submit declarations/payments, receive authority correspondence

• MOHU: hit 2027 textile targets (collection ≥ 25 %, reuse ≥ 10 %, recycling ≥ 45 %), expand street-side textile containers (> 6 000 units by 2027) and forward statistics to OHH

• OHH / Ministry of Energy: publish compliant-producer lists, cross-check customs/tax data, impose sanctions and suspend non-compliant EPR IDs