We can represent our clients' interest by being familiar with the Hungarian and the European Union's licensing systems and the successful lobbying through our expertise and contact system

We can effectively assist our clients in export-import licences relying on

• our expertise and
• contact system.

In connection with licensing it is important that we have to count with at least four participants:

• the seller
• the buyer
• government authorities in the seller's country
• government authorities in the buyer's country.

Foreign trade transactions are not only influenced by the business partners, but also the seller's and the buyer's government authorities, by their relevant

• regulations and
• licensing system.

We can represent our clients' interest

• by being familiar with the often changing Hungarian and EU licensing system as well as the successful lobbying through our expertise and contact system,
• being familiar with the relevant regulations of the partner countries with our know-how and information supplying techniques.

The licensing areas concerning the Hungarian foreign trade are as follows:

• Two-step licensing for the foreign trade of some products (i.e. military technology, drugs and related raw materials
  • a prior business activity authorisation is being required (step 1)
  • then a trade licence is needed (step 2)
The licensing procedure has partly a normative character, however, setting up the conditions for the business requires expertise
• There is another group of products for their foreign trade activity authorisation does not, but trading license is requested. These products provide 20-30% of export and 10-15 of import of Hungary . The licensing is required
  • either due to international agreements (for example agricultural, textile industry products
  • or for restriction purposes ( for example import restriction on some consumer goods).
  (An example for the introduction of a special import licensing system is the so-called "consumer goods global quota bid system". By this procedure, importing certain goods and country goods is subject to bid every half year, so the procedure is not granting a big turnover or normative basis for a newly established import enterprise, thus our good contacts can ensure efficient starting
• Some goods require softer administrative but compulsory trade limitations, such as
  • monitoring systems, which need expertise, and
  • special certificates (i.e. phoeto-sanitary certificate, veterinary certificate).
• Besides the licensing of foreign trade products, some foreign and international trade activities are subject to individual authorisation, such as
  • agency activity ,
  • reexport ,
  • export and import of work force
  • paid work
  which are connected to products bound to approval. These also require expertise, good contacts in order to ensure efficient starting and smooth operation of the business.