Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe |
| ISO 3166-1 | HU / HUN |
| Registry | Cégbíróság |
| Last updated | 2026-05-06 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Hungary and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | Adószám | NAV |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Cégjegyzékszám | Cégbíróság |
Sector regulators
MNB
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság | Kft. | Quota-based limited-liability company with separate legal personality; minimum capital HUF 3,000,000; managed by one or more vezető tisztségviselő; the dominant SME vehicle. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Zártkörűen működő részvénytársaság | Zrt. | Private joint-stock company with separate legal personality; minimum capital HUF 5,000,000; shares not publicly offered; governed by a board or sole director. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp (private). |
| Nyilvánosan működő részvénytársaság | Nyrt. | Public joint-stock company with separate legal personality; minimum capital HUF 20,000,000; may list shares on a stock exchange and offer them publicly. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp (public). |
| Betéti Társaság | Bt. | Limited partnership; at least one beltag (general partner, unlimited personal liability) and one külső tag (limited partner, liability capped at contribution); no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US LP. |
| Közkereseti Társaság | Kkt. | General partnership; all members trade jointly with unlimited and joint-and-several personal liability for company obligations; no minimum capital. Equivalent to a US GP. |
| Egyéni Vállalkozó | ev. | Individual entrepreneur (sole trader) registered via the state Ügyfélkapu portal; no separate legal personality; the entrepreneur is personally and unlimitedly liable for all business obligations. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Szövetkezet | — | Cooperative with separate legal personality; requires at least seven founding members; based on member participation rather than freely transferable capital shares; governed by Act X of 2006. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Külföldi Vállalkozás Magyarországi Fióktelepe | — | Registered Hungarian branch of a foreign company; entered in the Cégjegyzék with a Cégjegyzékszám but has no separate legal personality; the foreign parent bears unlimited liability for branch obligations. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Cégkivonat |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Alapító okirat · Társasági szerződés · Alapszabály |
| Tax Registration | Adóigazolás |
| Operating Permit | Működési engedély |
| Signing Authority | Any one of: Aláírási címpéldány · Meghatalmazás |
| Address | Any one of: Bérleti szerződés · Közüzemi számla · Banki kivonat |
| Good Standing | Hiteles cégkivonat |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Cégkivonat | Legal Registration |
| Alapító okirat (single-member Kft.) | Constitutive Documents |
| Társasági szerződés (multi-member Kft., Bt., Kkt.) | Constitutive Documents |
| Alapszabály (Zrt., Nyrt.) | Constitutive Documents |
| Adóigazolás (NAV tax certificate) | Tax Registration |
| Működési engedély (municipal operating permit) | Operating Permit |
| Aláírási címpéldány (notarised signature specimen) | Signing Authority |
| Meghatalmazás (power of attorney) | Signing Authority |
| Bérleti szerződés | Address |
| Közüzemi számla (≤90 nap) | Address |
| Banki kivonat (≤90 nap) | Address |
| Hiteles cégkivonat (certified company extract) | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | MNB engedély, Tevékenységi engedély (sector-specific activity licence) |
Collection notes
- Legal Registration: Official extract from Cégjegyzék via e-cegjegyzek.hu; confirms Cégjegyzékszám, legal form, registered seat, incorporation date. Free public access.
- Constitutive Documents: Must be countersigned by an attorney or notarized. Hungarian company law distinguishes the founding document by entity type: Alapító okirat for single-member Kft., Társasági szerződés for multi-member Kft., Bt., and Kkt., and Alapszabály for Zrt. and Nyrt.
- Tax Registration: Issued by NAV confirming adószám and tax compliance. Adószám: 11-digit (XXXXXXXX-Y-ZZ); EU VAT = HU + first 8 digits.
- Operating Permit: General business/trade permit issued by local government (önkormányzat) for premises-based activities. Not required for all business types; some activities only require notification (bejelentés).
- Sector-Specific License: MNB license covering banking, payment services, investment firms, insurance, and VASPs. Required when the customer operates in a regulated sector.
- Signing Authority: Aláírási címpéldány: notary-certified; certifies signatory identity and authority. Aláírásminta: attorney-countersigned, prepared only during registration/amendment. Meghatalmazás: general (max 5 years) or special POA. Cégvezető authority may appear directly on Cégkivonat.
- Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
- Good Standing: Hungary is a subsumed-by-extract jurisdiction. The Hiteles cégkivonat issued by the Céginformációs Szolgálat (Ministry of Justice) carries a certified timestamp confirming current active status and serves as the CoGS equivalent. Obtain from e-cegjegyzek.hu. The free tárolt cégkivonat is updated weekly and is not a substitute for the certified version.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vezető tisztségviselő (Kft. üzletvezető / Zrt. igazgatóság tagja) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Managing officer with day-to-day executive authority; legally represents company. |
| Igazgatóság tagja (Zrt. board member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Member of the board of directors of a Zrt.; governance role. |
| Felügyelőbizottság tagja (supervisory board member) | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Supervisory board member; oversight role; mandatory in large Zrt. or when employees require. |
| Cégvezető (company manager) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Registered officer with Prokura-equivalent authority; listed in Cégjegyzék. |
| Meghatalmazott (POA holder) | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Holder of Meghatalmazás; binds company within scope of POA. |
Notes
- Act V of 2006 (Ctv.) remains operative through 2026-12-31 — Hungary enacted Acts LIX and LX of 2025 on the registration and termination procedures of legal entities, which take effect 2027-01-01 and will replace Ctv. on that date. Until then, Ctv. section numbers remain valid; from 2027-01-01, references to Ctv. cite superseded law and should be remapped to Acts LIX/LX of 2025.
- Kft. shareholders (tagok) are public in the Cégjegyzék, but Zrt. shareholders are held in a private share register (részvénykönyv) not publicly filed — for Zrt., the shareholder register must be obtained directly from the company.
- Insurance sector statute update — Act LX of 2003 on Insurance Institutions was replaced by Act LXXXVIII of 2014 on the Business of Insurance, with substantive provisions in force from 2016-01-01; any reference to “Bit. Act LX of 2003” is citing superseded law.