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Lesdit
  7/27/2014 13:09 EST

I am planning to live in my flat in Budapest for part of the year. I hear that you are allowed to import into Hungary your personal belongings for a period of time. Where can I find more details of the procedure and rules ? Is it a hassle ?
I should have my Hungarian passport withing a month or two, if that makes a difference. I live in the US currently .
Thanks for all the info I receive from the forum , by the way !

KEG
  7/28/2014 07:40 EST

Lesdit,

I can tell you that a Hungarian citizen who has lived outside the country for more than a year will not need to pay import VAT on their personal goods shipment. You will need the Hungarian passport AND your resident and tax I.D. card as well for the customs clearance process.

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peddington
  7/28/2014 13:50 EST

Greetings, while I'm not a citizen and therefore couldn't take advantage of this I heard also that if you moving to Hungary as a Hungarian a sort of "repatriation" you can import your belongings duty free. This is a big advantage as most things are taxed at 27% and electronics another 3% for a total of a whopping 30%. You of course have to pay other fees (form of tax) on cars for example like wight fee (suly ado) inspection (comformity with allowable specs and safety) and of course license and registration fees etc. Good luck!

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