Hungary introduced the 'Electronic Road Transport Control System' (EKAER) in 2015. This law aims the fight against corruption and to prevent VAT fraud. The purpose of the EKAER system is to monitor all goods entering the country and to ensure that no goods are put into circulation that have not been previously reported to the Hungarian Tax Authorities.
All freight transport by road must be reported in the EKAER system of the Hungarian Tax Authorities prior to departure. The arrival of the goods must also be reported.
You only need an EKAER number in the following cases:
• If the vehicle weighs more than 2.500 kg (gross weight)
• If the value of the vehicle is more than 5 million HUF
• If more than 1 vehicle is shipped on 1 truck from one loading address to one unloading address
How to get an EKAER number?
The request must be done by you on the NAV website: https://ekaer.nav.gov.hu/.
Some of the information that you need when doing a request is provided by us via e-mail, like:
• Loading address
• Unloading address
• License plate number
• Weight
• Purchase price (in €)
IMPORTANT: Please send us the EKAER number of the vehicle waiting to be shipped as soon as you received it!
Short introduction of EKAER and legal documents can be found here.
Related questions:
When will my vehicle be ready for pickup?
