Mechanical engineers

Mechanical engineers perform tasks of design/expert supervision of construction/tasks of site engineers and/or works managers and tasks of a project manager of the mechanical engineering profession.

First option – FREEDOM TO PROVIDE CROSS-BORDER SERVICES

If you are already established in another EU/EEA country, you as a natural and legal person have freedom to provide services on an occasional and temporary basis without the obligation to register the establishment in Croatia, membership in the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and without waiting for a prior check.

It is not necessary to report to the Chamber to perform tasks of a site engineer and/or works manager and project manager of mechanical engineering profession.

To perform design/expert supervision of construction, an online declaration is sent through the system e-Citizens or directly to the competent authority at info@hkis.hr, along with the following photocopied and translated documents:

• a copy of ID card
• proof of establishment in another EU/EEA country (employer’s statement)
• proof that there is no ban on provision of the service (certificate of the competent authority from the country of establishment or EU certificate)
• proof of educational/professional qualification
• proof of providing the service for at least one year out of 10 previous years if the profession is not regulated in the country of establishment or if the education and professional training leading to that profession are not regulated
• data on professional liability insurance in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, or the EU
• proof of fee payment

In case of annual renewal of the declaration the applicant must enclose:

• data on professional liability insurance valid in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, or the EU
• proof of fee payment

Second option – FREEDOM TO ESTABLISH

If you are already established in another EU/EEA country, you as a natural or legal person have freedom to provide services on a permanent basis, provided that you register an establishment and submit the following documentation directly, along with a request at info@hkis.hr or through the e-Citizens system:

• decision of the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers on the recognition of professional qualifications
• proof of the registration fee payment

 

Recognition of qualifications

Application for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications is submitted at info@hkis.hr e-Citizens photocopied and translated document

• a copy of ID card
• diploma/certificate and diploma supplement/certificate supplement
• proof of authorization to perform the regulated profession of mechanical engineering in the country they come from

or

• employer’s certificate on professional work experience in the country of establishment, in a duration of at least one year out of the 10 previous years if the profession is not regulated in the country of establishment, or if the education and professional training leading to that profession are not regulated
• proof of fee payment

Fees

EUR 200.00 + VAT for occasional and temporary work – first application

EUR 100.00 + VAT for occasional and temporary work – renewal of the application

EUR 400.00 + VAT for the recognition of qualifications

Payment via online banking:

Recipient: Hrvatska komora inženjera strojarstva, Zagreb, Ulica grada Vukovara 271

IBAN: HR5623600001102094156 Zagrebačka banka d.d.

For payments from abroad SWIFT: ZABAHR2X

Model: HR99

The purpose of the payment: name and surname (of the applicant) – fee for occasional/temporary work – first performance or renewal or recognition of qualifications

The fee is increased by the amount of VAT for payments made by a natural person or legal entity or branch registered in the Republic of Croatia.

In the case of a payment by a legal entity or natural person from the EU or third countries, the fee is not increased by the amount of VAT, and it is necessary to submit the tax ID number of the payer that they used when delivering or acquiring goods and services in the country of residence.

e-Service   First option: e-service available for EU/EEA citizens   Second option: info@hkis.hr (for sending photographed or scanned documents; signed, without a stamp)

For entry in the directory of certified mechanical engineers, a person who has acquired a professional qualification in the Republic of Croatia, instead of the decision on the recognition of professional qualification, shall submit:

• evidence of completed graduate study of mechanical engineering with at least 300 ECTS credits
• certificate of passed professional exam
• evidence of professional work experience of at least two years

EUR 119.45 cost of taking the professional exam

Payment via internet banking:

Name and surname of the payer

RECEIVER: State budget of the Republic of Croatia

MODEL: HR62

IBAN: HR1210010051863000160

CALL FOR APPROVAL NUMBER: 5665-47061-19-576187

PURPOSE: professional exam in the field of construction

The application for taking the professional exam

1. e-podnesak or
2. personally

Competent authority and regulations

Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets

Ulica Republike Austrije 14, Zagreb

+385 1 3782 404

pitanja@mpgi.hr

Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Ulica grada Vukovara 271, 10 000 Zagreb

+385 1 7775-571

info@hkis.hr

List of all forms of the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Act on Physical Planning and Building Tasks and Activities (OG 78/15, 118/18 and 110/19)

Articles of Association of the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Regulation on the Registration in Directories, Registers and Records of the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Regulation on Conditions and Procedure for Issuing Certificates for the Temporary and Occasional Provision of Services and Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for Persons of the Mechanical Engineering Profession

Decision on Fees for Services Provided by the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Authorization

Certificate for occasional/temporary provision of services

Decision on Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Decision on the Registration in the Directory of Foreign Chartered Mechanical Engineers

Deadline: 8 days

 

Legal remedies

You may submit a complaint within 15 days from the date of delivery of the decision.

The complaint shall be submitted to the Croatian Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Ulica grada Vukovara 271, 10000 Zagreb or at info@hkis.hr.

The Chamber will reject the complaint (if it is untimely), will replace the contested decision with a new one (if the complaint is partially or fully founded) or will submit the complaint to the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets.

The Ministry may reject the complaint, annul the decision in part or in full, or amend it.

The decision of the Ministry shall be delivered to the party through the Chamber no later than 60 days from the submission of a proper complaint.

Last updated on 25 March 2026