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For HS 620342 (men’s/boys’ trousers & shorts of cotton, not knit) shipped from India to Hungary:

• Import duty in Hungary: 12.0% MFN (applied) on the customs value.
• India export benefit: RoDTEP ~4.3% of FOB (export-side rebate, subject to product eligibility and notification checks).

Documents you should prepare

Export from India

• IEC (Import Export Code)
• Commercial Invoice
• Packing List
• Shipping Bill
• Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
• Certificate of Origin
• Preferably, if any preferential EU/India arrangement becomes applicable to your exact product/rules-of-origin, use the relevant origin proof; otherwise normal COO is fine.
• RCMC if you want to claim DGFT export incentives like RoDTEP
• GST details for export compliance / refund process
• Any buyer-required inspection or labelling documents if specified in the contract

Import into Hungary / EU

• EORI number for the importer or customs broker in the EU
• Import declaration filed in the EU customs system
• Commercial invoice and packing list
• Transport document (BL/AWB/CMR)
• Proof of origin if claiming any preferential treatment
• Product compliance / textile labelling info as required under EU rules

What the duty means in practice

Hungary is part of the EU Customs Union, so the import duty is applied on the EU tariff basis. For this HS line, the current applied rate in the engine context is 12%.

Benefits / commercial angle

• India-side benefit: RoDTEP can improve margin by offsetting some embedded taxes/duties in exports.
• Market opportunity: Hungary is in the EU market, where apparel demand is large and price-sensitive, so competitive sourcing from India can work well if your product is well-priced and compliant.
• Export scale signal: This HS code has strong global trade flows, with world imports around $25.6B in 2024, showing a large and active market.

Practical next checks

Before shipping, confirm:

• exact fabric composition
• men’s vs boys’ classification
• whether the trousers are woven cotton with no knit construction
• size/content labels and EU textile marking requirements
• whether the buyer wants preferential origin documents or standard COO

If you want, I can also give you a landed cost estimate for Hungary for this HS code.