Personal care products market in Hungary: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 113 supply contracts for personal care products through award notices on TED; the 56 of them that state a value (49.6%) add up to €5.18 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Hungary imported €1.49 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to personal care products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 10.1% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 60 companies have won 410 public supply contracts for personal care products in Hungary, in 106 award notices from 47 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Hungary.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 39.8% of all awards.
  • 28.8% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Hungary — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.3 billion in 2025, 13.8% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

General government spending on goods, services and investment for health in Hungary came to €5.33 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Personal care products market in Hungary", https://cresques.com/markets/hu/337-personal-care-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

What industry and official reports say

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

Winning companies
60
since November 2023
Award notices
106
on TED
Public buyers
47
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€1.5B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Hungary: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
410
in 106 award notices
Awarded value
€20.5M
from 76% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
60
with at least one award
Public buyers
47
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2323Nov–Dec 20232024: 18018020242025: 11311320252026: 94942026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202323
2024180
2025113
202694
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €544.2K€544.2KNov–Dec 20232024: €11.1M€11.1M20242025: €5.2M€5.2M20252026: €3.7M€3.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€544.2K
2024€11.1M
2025€5.2M
2026€3.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 161
  2. Universities, schools and research: 111
  3. Economic affairs: 81
  4. Police, fire services and prisons: 30
  5. Social protection: 11
  6. Cities, regions and central administration: 10
  7. Culture, sport and religion: 4
  8. Environment and waste: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services161
Universities, schools and research111
Economic affairs81
Police, fire services and prisons30
Social protection11
Cities, regions and central administration10
Culture, sport and religion4
Environment and waste2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Budapest164
    HU11
    Budapest: 164
  2. Pest56
    HU12
    Pest: 56
  3. Dél-Alföld47
    HU33
    Dél-Alföld: 47
  4. Nyugat-Dunántúl39
    HU22
    Nyugat-Dunántúl: 39
  5. Észak-Magyarország34
    HU31
    Észak-Magyarország: 34
  6. Dél-Dunántúl25
    HU23
    Dél-Dunántúl: 25
  7. Észak-Alföld23
    HU32
    Észak-Alföld: 23
  8. Közép-Dunántúl22
    HU21
    Közép-Dunántúl: 22
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Budapest164
Pest56
Dél-Alföld47
Nyugat-Dunántúl39
Észak-Magyarország34
Dél-Dunántúl25
Észak-Alföld23
Közép-Dunántúl22
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 15.6%, Medium-sized 30.2%, Small 34.6%, Micro 14.9%, Size not stated 4.6%Large companies: 64 (15.6%)16%Medium-sized: 124 (30.2%)30%Small: 142 (34.6%)35%Micro: 61 (14.9%)15%Size not stated: 19 (4.6%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies64 · 15.6%
Medium-sized124 · 30.2%
Small142 · 34.6%
Micro61 · 14.9%
Size not stated19 · 4.6%
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)2023: €1.4B€1.4B20232024: €1.5B€1.5B20242025: €1.5B€1.5B2025
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Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
2023€1.4B
2024€1.5B
2025€1.5B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Budapest164
    Budapest: 164
  2. Szeged46
    Szeged: 46
  3. Gödöllő42
    Gödöllő: 42
  4. Zalaegerszeg25
    Zalaegerszeg: 25
  5. Miskolc21
    Miskolc: 21
  6. Érd14
    Érd: 14
  7. Pécs14
    Pécs: 14
  8. Debrecen14
    Debrecen: 14
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Where the buyers are (city)
Budapest164
Szeged46
Gödöllő42
Zalaegerszeg25
Miskolc21
Érd14
Pécs14
Debrecen14

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307, 9619, 3401, 9004, 3306, 8510, 8212, 4014, 7017 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Hungary

100%

Awards to companies registered in Hungary: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

39.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 39.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

28.8%

Lots with a single bid: 28.8%

Among 410 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Premed Pharma Kereskedelmi és Kutató-Fejlesztő Kft.39 public contracts in total
  2. Alcon Hungária Gyógyszerkereskedelmi Kft.24 public contracts in total
  3. Medicontur Orvostechnikai Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság16 public contracts in total
  4. I-COM IRODAELLÁTÁS Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság34 public contracts in total
  5. VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság121 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for personal care products in Hungary?
60 companies won 106 contract award notices for these categories from 47 public buyers in Hungary since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Premed Pharma Kereskedelmi és Kutató-Fejlesztő Kft., Alcon Hungária Gyógyszerkereskedelmi Kft., Medicontur Orvostechnikai Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, I-COM IRODAELLÁTÁS Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, VWR International Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság.
How big is the personal care products market in Hungary?
In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 113 supply contracts for personal care products through award notices on TED; the 56 of them that state a value (49.6%) add up to €5.18 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Hungary imported €1.49 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to personal care products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 3304, 3303, 3305, 4818, 3307 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 10.1% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of personal care products meet buyers and distributors in Hungary?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Dental World, COMPAMED, MEDICA, World Health Expo Dubai (WHX, formerly Arab Health), BULMEDICA, Hospitalar — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.