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Croatia: providing services and travelling for business
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Croatia.
The authoritative source for Croatian market regulations is the Croatian government. This guidance links to official Croatian sources wherever possible.
Trade and services regulations in Croatia
If you are a UK business providing services in Croatia, you need to follow regulations about:
- getting authorisations or licences to provide a service
- complying with specific local business regulations
- EEA nationality requirements which could prevent you from providing services in some sectors
The Croatia e-government portal for service providers can help you to:
- find out what you need to know about providing services in Croatia
- understand the regulations
- complete the relevant administrative procedures online
To find out if EEA nationality requirements apply to you, contact the appropriate competent authority.
Trade reservations
To sell or provide services to customers in Croatia, you must follow local laws. If in doubt, you should get professional advice.
Reservations are part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. They reserve the right of each party to keep or make new laws restricting investment, or the sale of services, in ways that would otherwise breach the rules in the agreement.
VAT on sales of digital services
To use the UK’s VAT Mini One Stop Shop (MOSS), to declare sales of digital services to EU consumers, businesses need to register for MOSS in an EU member state.
Ownership of companies registered in Croatia
If you have a UK business, you might face restrictions on your ability to own, manage or direct a company registered in Croatia.
Ownership of legal firms in Croatia
UK legal professionals who have investments in law firms in Croatia should contact the Croatian Bar Association for information on the implications for your investment.
Business travel and entry requirements
UK business travellers and service providers may need a visa, work permit or other documentation.
Check our travel to Croatia for work guide for detailed information on:
- types of visa and work permit routes available
- exemptions that may apply to you or the activity you are planning to undertake
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website has more information about:
- visas including intra-corporate transfers
- work and residence permits
- supporting documentation
- other conditions
Social security payments for employees
Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in Croatia.
Recognition of professional qualifications
To check what you need to do in Croatia, read our guidance on professional qualifications in the EEA and Switzerland.
If you need to take action to secure the recognition of your professional qualification in Croatia, these sources can help you:
- Croatian NARIC, the information centre for the recognition of professional qualifications
- Croatia Point of Single Contact
The UK Centre for Professional Qualifications ( UK CPQ) provides practical assistance and advice to:
- professionals who qualified overseas and are interested in working in the UK
- UK professionals seeking to practise overseas
UK statutory auditors working in Croatia
For UK statutory auditors, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia should be able to provide further information.
UK lawyers working in Croatia
If you are a UK-qualified lawyer working in Croatia, using either a Croatian or UK professional title, you should contact the local Bar association in the region where you are working or the Croatian Bar Association (website in Croatian) for specific advice.
Data transfer and GDPR
On 28 June 2021, the EU formally adopted ‘adequacy decisions’ for the UK, delivered through:
‘Adequacy decisions’ allow for the ongoing free flow of personal data from the EU/ EEA to the UK.