The National Authority for Trade and Consumer Protection, hereinafter referred to as the NKFH, is a central budgetary body operating as a central office under the authority of the Ministry for National Economy. The main objective is to protect Hungarian families and to ensure a market balance between consumers and businesses in the two segments of the market.

The tasks of NKFH include contributing to the development and implementation of trade and consumer protection policy, preparing the Inspection and Investigation Programme of the metropolitan and county government offices, and operating the national European Consumer Centre as a member of the European Consumer Centres Network. In addition, NKFH operates a centralised system for the supply of samples, carry out the laboratory tests necessary for the performance of tasks and the Government Office's food trade, consumer protection and market surveillance functions, and operate the Food and Chemical Laboratory and the Mechanical and Electrical Laboratory.