Hungary and the Netherlands at a glance
- Stamp
- Apostille, Hague Convention in force for Hungary since 18 January 1973
- Issued by
- Notarial documents are apostilled by the Hungarian Chamber of Civil Law Notaries (MOKK, Budapest), in person or by post
- Language
- Hungarian, sworn translation
- Register
- Company register via the Ministry of Justice company information service (cégkivonat)
- Tax treaty
- Signed 1986, in force 1987 (Rijksoverheid, 1 October 2026)
- EU trade
- EU single market and customs union
- In the Netherlands
- 40 companies controlled from Hungary in 2024, 30 in 2021 (+33.3%), about 1,000 jobs, €304 million turnover (CBS, 9 October 2026)
- Moving here
- EU free movement
Documents from Hungary
Passport copy, certified by a notary in Hungary.
Proof of address in Hungary, at most three months old.
Power of attorney. Sign the power of attorney before a Hungarian közjegyző (civil law notary). The Chamber of Notaries apostilles the notary’s seal.
Ownership statement, one page from us.
The apostille. Notarial documents are apostilled by the Hungarian Chamber of Civil Law Notaries (MOKK, Budapest), in person or by post. This costs about 15,000 Hungarian forint (HUF). Court documents and company register documents are apostilled by the Ministry of Justice. Other public documents are apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Official page: https://mokk.hu
Good to know. There are three different authorities, depending on the document. The notarial deed and the company extract are apostilled at different offices. A translation stapled to a notarial deed is apostilled together with it at the Chamber.
If a company from Hungary becomes a shareholder
Register extract, at most three months old: Company register via the Ministry of Justice company information service (cégkivonat). A company extract is apostilled by the Ministry of Justice, so skip the Chamber of Notaries for it. Plus articles, signing authority and ownership chart.
Hungary: business register and trade
Hungary's business register is managed by the courts, acting as courts of registration. Since July 1993, the courts have entered its data electronically. The data are available on the website of the Company Information Service of the Ministry of Justice.
Basic company data are free of charge. These include the registration number, name, head office, branches, activities, issued share capital, tax number and any bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings. Searches work by company name, registration number or tax number.
Authentic or non-certified copies of company documents and company information cost an administrative fee. The Company Gazette, the official journal of the Ministry of Justice, is free to consult.
Provisional figures for 2025 show goods exports from the Netherlands to Hungary of €8.5 billion and imports from Hungary of €5.1 billion.
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