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1,000 mailer boxes of the Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) size (90 g) are estimated at HUF 15,570.", "value": 15570, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-size-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.size[mailer:HU:medium]", "statement": "Hungary: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) are estimated at HUF 25,950.", "value": 25950, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-size-large", "anchor": 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"calc-pack", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-pack", "leafPath": "calc.I.pack[mailer:HU]", "statement": "Hungary: a single mailer box is estimated at HUF 25.95 in packaging fees.", "value": 25.95, "unit": "HUF", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-blended", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-blended", "leafPath": "calc.I.blended[mailer:HU]", "statement": "Hungary: across all its components, a mailer box is priced at HUF 173 per kilogram of packaging.", "value": 173, "unit": "HUF per kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": 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213 6 219", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-glass", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-option-glass", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:HU:glass]", "statement": "Hungary: 150 g of glass is estimated at HUF 16,050 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 107 HUF/kg.", "value": 16050, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "üveg csomagolás U01 93 14 107", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-aluminium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-option-aluminium", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:HU:aluminium]", "statement": "Hungary: 150 g of aluminium is estimated at HUF 27,900 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 186 HUF/kg.", "value": 27900, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "fém csomagolás V01 178 8 186", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-option-steel", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-option-steel", "leafPath": "calc.I.option[mailer:HU:steel]", "statement": "Hungary: 150 g of steel is estimated at HUF 27,900 per 1,000 packs, at the lowest published rate of 186 HUF/kg.", "value": 27900, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "fém csomagolás V01 178 8 186", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-small", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-matrix-1-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:HU:mailer-box:small]", "statement": "Hungary: a mailer box of 90 g in the Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) size is estimated at HUF 15,570 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 15570, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-matrix-1-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:HU:mailer-box:medium]", "statement": "Hungary: a mailer box of 150 g in the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size is estimated at HUF 25,950 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 25950, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-1-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-matrix-1-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[mailer:HU:mailer-box:large]", "statement": "Hungary: a mailer box of 320 g in the Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) size is estimated at HUF 55,360 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 55360, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-tool", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#calc-tool", "leafPath": "calc.I.tool[mailer:HU]", "statement": "Hungary: the fee tool returns HUF 25,950 for 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g each).", "value": 25950, "unit": "HUF per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-m01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#rate-m01", "leafPath": "fees.HU-2026.rates[M01]", "statement": "Hungary 2026: the category “Plastic packaging” is published at 219 HUF/kg.", "value": "219", "unit": "huf_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "műanyag csomagolás M01 213 6 219", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-u01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#rate-u01", "leafPath": "fees.HU-2026.rates[U01]", "statement": "Hungary 2026: the category “Glass packaging” is published at 107 HUF/kg.", "value": "107", "unit": "huf_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "üveg csomagolás U01 93 14 107", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-v01", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary#rate-v01", "leafPath": "fees.HU-2026.rates[V01]", "statement": "Hungary 2026: the category “Metal packaging” is published at 186 HUF/kg.", "value": "186", "unit": "huf_per_kg", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "quote": "fém csomagolás V01 178 8 186", "quoteLang": "hu", "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nIn Hungary, 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of HUF 25,950 on the 2026 schedule. The range comes from the published rates that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit." }, { "id": "what", "heading": "What this page estimates for a mailer box in Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a mailer box in Hungary\n\nThe mailer box on this page is a corrugated cardboard box that an order travels in to the customer. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2026 schedule of Hungarian extended producer responsibility fee (kiterjesztett gyártói felelősségi díj), set by ministerial decree 33/2025. (XI. 28.) EM and invoiced by the concession company MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. for Hungary; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in HUF. The figures are estimates built on starting weights." }, { "id": "anatomy", "heading": "What is in a mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What is in a mailer box\n\nThe mailer is one corrugated component. Tape, labels and void fill are separate packaging items and are not weighed here.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: mailer box (corrugated board, 150 g).\n\n- **Mailer box**: corrugated board, 150 g (Instica starting estimate)" }, { "id": "worked-example", "heading": "Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 mailer boxes in Hungary\n\nOne mailer box of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size weighs 150 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 mailer boxes in Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Mailer box | 150 g | Paper and cardboard packaging | HUF 25,950 | HUF 25.95 |\n\nHungary: 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size are estimated at HUF 25,950 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is HUF 25,950.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about HUF 25.95." }, { "id": "tool", "heading": "What the fee tool returns for 1,000 mailer boxes in Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 mailer boxes in Hungary\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Hungary (2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026), 1,000 mailer boxes give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Mailer box | Paper and cardboard packaging | 150 g | HUF 25,950 | Paper and cardboard packaging | HUF 25,950 |\n\nHungary: the fee tool returns HUF 25,950 for 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size (150 g each).\n\nThe tool total is HUF 25,950.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | 90 g | HUF 15,570 | HUF 15,570 | HUF 16 | HUF 16 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | HUF 25,950 | HUF 25,950 | HUF 26 | HUF 26 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | HUF 55,360 | HUF 55,360 | HUF 55 | HUF 55 |" }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Which published rates were matched in Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Hungary\n\nOne published rate was matched to the pack in Hungary from the 2026 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Mailer box, 150 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the mailer box, Hungary 2026**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Paper and cardboard packaging | 173 HUF/kg | HUF 173 | HUF 25,950 | HUF 26 |\n\nHungary 2026: the category “Paper and cardboard packaging” is published at 173 HUF/kg." }, { "id": "sizes", "heading": "How size changes the fee for a mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a mailer box\n\nThe weight of a mailer box depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 mailer boxes by size in Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | 90 g | HUF 15,570 | HUF 15,570 | HUF 16 | HUF 16 |\n| Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | 150 g | HUF 25,950 | HUF 25,950 | HUF 26 | HUF 26 |\n| Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) | 320 g | HUF 55,360 | HUF 55,360 | HUF 55 | HUF 55 |\n\nEach component of the mailer box priced at every size, at the matched rates for Hungary.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Component | Small (about 8 x 6 x 4 in) | Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) | Large (about 16 x 12 x 8 in) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Mailer box | 90 g: HUF 15,570 | 150 g: HUF 25,950 | 320 g: HUF 55,360 |" }, { "id": "options", "heading": "What if the mailer box used another material?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What if the mailer box used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the mailer box, weighing 150 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Hungary publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Hungary, in HUF per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 173 HUF/kg | HUF 25,950 | 173 HUF/kg | HUF 25,950 |\n| plastic | 219 HUF/kg | HUF 32,850 | 219 HUF/kg | HUF 32,850 |\n| glass | 107 HUF/kg | HUF 16,050 | 107 HUF/kg | HUF 16,050 |\n| aluminium | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 |\n| steel | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 150 g, Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | Plastic packaging | 219 HUF/kg | HUF 32,850 | HUF 33 |\n| glass | Glass packaging | 107 HUF/kg | HUF 16,050 | HUF 16 |\n| aluminium | Metal packaging | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 | HUF 28 |\n| steel | Metal packaging | 186 HUF/kg | HUF 27,900 | HUF 28 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too." }, { "id": "volume", "heading": "What a larger run of mailer boxes costs in Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of mailer boxes costs in Hungary\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) mailer box in Hungary. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the mailer box in Hungary, in HUF**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 15 kg | HUF 2,595 | HUF 2,595 |\n| 500 | 75 kg | HUF 12,975 | HUF 12,975 |\n| 1,000 | 150 kg | HUF 25,950 | HUF 25,950 |\n| 5,000 | 750 kg | HUF 129,750 | HUF 129,750 |\n| 10,000 | 1,500 kg | HUF 259,500 | HUF 259,500 |\n| 50,000 | 7,500 kg | HUF 1,297,500 | HUF 1,297,500 |\n| 100,000 | 15,000 kg | HUF 2,595,000 | HUF 2,595,000 |\n| 500,000 | 75,000 kg | HUF 12,975,000 | HUF 12,975,000 |\n| 1,000,000 | 150,000 kg | HUF 25,950,000 | HUF 25,950,000 |\n\nHungary: a single mailer box is estimated at HUF 25.95 in packaging fees.\n\nHungary: across all its components, a mailer box is priced at HUF 173 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at HUF 173 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table." }, { "id": "schedule", "heading": "The fee schedule behind these figures for Hungary", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Hungary\n\nThe rates come from the 2026 schedule of Hungarian extended producer responsibility fee (kiterjesztett gyártói felelősségi díj), set by ministerial decree 33/2025. (XI. 28.) EM and invoiced by the concession company MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt. for Hungary, effective January 1, 2026. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nHungary: the 2026 fee schedule of Hungarian extended producer responsibility fee (kiterjesztett gyártói felelősségi díj), set by ministerial decree 33/2025. (XI. 28.) EM and invoiced by the concession company MOHU MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt., effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page." }, { "id": "levers", "heading": "Ways to lower the fee on a mailer box", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a mailer box\n\nCorrugated board is heavier than folding board, so box size is the lever: a box that fits the product closely weighs less.\n\nMany schedules give corrugated cardboard its own line, and some publish a lower rate for it than for other paper because of its high recycling rate.\n\nVoid fill, tape and inserts are priced as their own packaging, so a light mailer with heavy fill may cost more in total than a snug box.\n\nOnline sellers ship in mailers that they buy and fill themselves, so the shipping box is usually the seller’s own packaging." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a mailer box in Hungary?\n\nFor 1,000 mailer boxes of the Medium (about 12 x 9 x 4 in) size, the estimated fee is HUF 25,950 on the 2026 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is computed from a sourced fee schedule and from starting weights that Instica labels as estimates, and each carries its data quality. The customer signs and submits the report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rates; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser." } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "quote": "33/2025. (XI. 28.) EM rendelet a hulladékgazdálkodási intézményi résztevékenység ellátásával összefüggő díjak, a díjalkalmazási feltételek, valamint a díjmegfizetés rendjének 2026. évi megállapításáról", "quoteLang": "hu" }, { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "quote": "papír és karton csomagolás P01 171 2 173", "quoteLang": "hu" }, { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "quote": "műanyag csomagolás M01 213 6 219", "quoteLang": "hu" }, { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "quote": "üveg csomagolás U01 93 14 107", "quoteLang": "hu" }, { "url": "https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/2025-33-20-8Y", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-10-08", "status": "verified", "quote": "fém csomagolás V01 178 8 186", "quoteLang": "hu" } ], "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Packaging EPR", "url": "https://instica.com/epr" }, { "name": "EPR fees by packaging: Packaging EPR by packaging type", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/products" }, { "name": "Hungary EPR threshold", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/hungary" }, { "name": "Mailers packaging EPR Hungary: what a mailer box costs per 1,000 packs, 2026", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary" } ], "related": [ { "heading": "Explore packaging EPR", "links": [ { "anchor": "Europe extended producer responsibility packaging", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/europe" } ] }, { "heading": "More for this jurisdiction", "links": [ { "anchor": "Metal extended producer responsibility Hungary", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/hungary/updates" }, { "anchor": "EPR fees for bottles Hungary", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/bottle/hungary" }, { "anchor": "Jars EPR fees Hungary", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/hungary" }, { "anchor": "EPR fees for pouches Hungary", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/pouch/hungary" } ] }, { "heading": "Related pages", "links": [ { "anchor": "EPR fees for mailers Italy", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/italy" }, { "anchor": "EPR fees for mailers Latvia", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/latvia" }, { "anchor": "Mailers packaging EPR Netherlands", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/netherlands" }, { "anchor": "Mailers EPR fees New Brunswick", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/new-brunswick" }, { "anchor": "Mailers packaging EPR Oregon", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/oregon" }, { "anchor": "EPR fees for mailers Portugal", "url": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/portugal" } ] } ], "alternates": [ { "hreflang": "en-US", "href": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary" }, { "hreflang": "x-default", "href": "https://instica.com/epr/mailer/hungary" } ] }