What Hungary ships to the United States
Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), Hungary is one of the top 15 suppliers on 20. Those headings were worth $3.17 billion in March–July 2026, 61.1% of all U.S. imports from Hungary in the period.
The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Hungary is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.
| HS chapter | Value (March–July 2026) | Share of covered value | Largest headings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Machinery, mechanical appliances and computers · shipping guide | $2.36 billion | 74.4% | 8471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereof ($1.97 billion); 8411 Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines ($336 million); 8431 Parts for machinery of headings 8425 to 8430 ($45.0 million); 8467 Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic ($13.6 million) |
| 87 Vehicles other than railway rolling stock · shipping guide | $389 million | 12.3% | 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed ($389 million) |
| 85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · shipping guide | $216 million | 6.8% | 8502 Electric generating sets and rotary converters ($69.0 million); 8527 Reception apparatus for radiobroadcasting ($59.0 million); 8526 Radar apparatus ($33.7 million); 8511 Electrical ignition or starting equipment ($24.2 million) |
| 39 Plastics and articles of plastic · shipping guide | $70.7 million | 2.2% | 3921 Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics ($70.7 million) |
| 30 Pharmaceutical products · shipping guide | $45.9 million | 1.4% | 3006 Pharmaceutical goods specified in note 4 to this chapter ($39.6 million); 3005 Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles ($6.3 million) |
| 90 Optical, photographic, measuring and medical instruments · shipping guide | $29.5 million | 0.9% | 9030 Oscilloscopes ($29.5 million) |
| 95 Toys, games and sports equipment · shipping guide | $21.9 million | 0.7% | 9503 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys ($21.9 million) |
| 64 Footwear, gaiters and parts thereof · shipping guide | $21.8 million | 0.7% | 6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers ($21.8 million) |
Each heading code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.
Container ports in Hungary
Hungary is landlocked. Ocean cargo moves by truck or rail to a seaport in a neighboring country and loads there. The route depends on where the factory is and which carrier you use, so ask about it when you request a quote. Air freight leaves directly from Hungary.
Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.
U.S. import duties on goods from Hungary
- Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. Hungary has no free trade agreement with the United States, so the general rate applies.How FTA claims work.
- Section 301 (forced labor). Hungary is reported in the 10% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
- Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
- IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
- Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).
Estimate the total for your HTS code with Hungary as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.
U.S. import duty pages for goods from Hungary
Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Hungary: the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.
Rates are our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.
Transit time from Hungary to the USA
Airlift has not published a planning range from Hungary to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.
Documents for shipping from Hungary to the USA
In Hungary, the EU export declaration is lodged electronically through the Automated Export System (AES) with the customs office of export before the goods leave the EU (European Commission — What is exportation); your forwarder or customs agent at origin files it. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:
- Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
- Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
- Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
- Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary
Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.
Shipping from Hungary to the USA: FAQs
In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Hungary totaled $5.19 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Hungary were machinery, mechanical appliances and computers; vehicles other than railway rolling stock; electrical machinery, electronics and parts. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.
Other origin countries
See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's shipping route guides.
Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, data pulled 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.
Request a quote: shipping from Hungary to the USA
Include the pickup city or load port in Hungary, the U.S. destination and the commodity, plus either the package count with weights and dimensions or the container size and count. Add the cargo-ready date and say whether you need pickup at origin, U.S. delivery or customs clearance. We reply with the freight rate, destination charges and the services included.