Freedom to provide services

If you are established in EU/EEA state, you are free to provide services on a temporary and occasional basis, without obligation of establishment in Croatia.

Therefore, you can contract jobs with clients from Croatia and perform those contracts directly, through the parent business entity.

Administrative obligations you have to fulfill are:

Sector Related Obligations

• There may be special conditions for performing the activity, or you should simply electronically notify the competent authority. Some activities do not require any special conditions at all. To find out the specifics, search for your activity in the Sectoral Requirements to see if there are any additional conditions to be met, or you need to notify the competent authority.
• If the relevant activity is not listed there, please contact us.

General Obligations

• A Personal Identification Number for the business entity is required.
• Depending on the mode of operation and the value of the activities performed, the VAT(PDV) ID number might be necessary.

Posting of workers

• Detailed information
• Portal Your Europe:
  • Posted workers
  • Posting staff abroad
• Workers posted to Croatia are required to possess an A1 Certificate
• For posted workers, work and stay permits are not required, but you must submit a Posting Declaration Form.
• Should posted workers stay in Croatia for longer than 3 months, it is necessary to report the temporary stay to the police department or police station according to the place of residence.