Hungary ⇄ China
Kft. or EU branch registration in Hungary, ready for tax and banking
In Hungary a company can only be registered by an attorney: the incorporation documents have to be countersigned by one. That makes the choice of attorney the first real decision, not an afterthought. The common failure is a registration done cheaply and quickly, with a company form, a scope of activity or an ownership structure that has to be unpicked a year later when the business does something the paperwork did not anticipate.
Fixed fee EUR 750 plus VAT
A fixed fee that covers every item of the Kft. registration: registration, EU VAT number and authority fees. You know the cost from the first step and can plan with it.
Timeline: Registration is typically completed within the company court's statutory processing time, a matter of days once the filing is complete; the whole process, including document preparation and legalisation from abroad, usually runs 2-3 weeks.
Tell us briefly what you need. We send back a written scope and the fee.
What you get
Articles of association drafted for your ownership and governance structure
Registration with the company court and the registry extract
Tax number, EU VAT number and statistical number
Registered seat, and the beneficial-owner and company-gate registrations
A signature-ready document set for opening a bank account
How it works
We agree the company form, scope of activity and ownership structure
You send identity documents; we prepare everything for signature
Signature: at our Budapest or Shanghai office, at the Hungarian consulate, or on a notarised power of attorney from abroad
We file, the court registers, and you receive the full document set
Fees
- Kft. incorporation, all inclusive: EUR 750. Includes EU VAT number registration, authority fees and out-of-pocket costs.
- Private-individual founders: no translation, notarisation or apostille costs.
- Corporate founders: translation and legalisation charged at cost, quoted in advance.
- Branch office registration: EUR 950; authority fees for a branch are charged separately at cost. Translation, notarisation and apostille are not included.
- The consular signature-certification fee, where signing takes place at the Hungarian consulate, is paid by the client directly on site.
Fees exclude VAT (27% where applicable); third-party costs are passed through at cost; valid from September 2026.
FAQ
Kft. or branch?
A Kft. is a separate Hungarian legal entity with its own liability; a branch is legally part of the foreign parent, which remains liable for it. A Kft. is the usual answer for anyone intending to trade, hire or hold assets here. A branch can make sense for a short, defined project or where a group structure requires it. We will tell you which one fits before you pay for either.
Can a company be registered entirely from abroad?
Yes. Most founders sign in person, at our Budapest office, at our Shanghai office, or at the Hungarian consulate; a private-individual founder needs only a passport copy and basic personal data, no notarisation or apostille. A notarised and apostilled power of attorney from your own country remains an option where that is more convenient. What cannot always be done remotely is the bank account: banks apply their own identification rules, and several require the signatory in person.
What do you need from us to start?
Identity documents for the owners and directors, proof of the parent company's existence if there is one, the intended name and activity, and a decision on the registered seat. We send a single checklist; there is no second round of surprise requests.
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