The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled against current Hungarian rules on on the loss of the VAT exemption for exports. Under the present rules, exporters of goods from Hungary must ensure that goods leave Hungary within 90 days to qualify for a VAT exemption. The ECJ found that such a deadline contravened the EU VAT Directive and Hungary should revise its tax rules.
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