{"id":11,"date":"2025-06-03T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:37:41","slug":"establishment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/establishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishment and starting a business in Croatia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Establishment and starting a business in Croatia depends on several options. It is important to check the <a href=\"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/sectoral-requirements\/\">sectoral requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Service provision options\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/freedom-provide-services\/\">Freedom to provide services\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>No establishment requirement for the EU\/EEA providing many services temporarily; only a declaration on the cross-border provision of services from the EU\/EEA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/establishment\/\">Business establishment\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishment is required for providing services permanently, while it is optional for temporary cross-border providers registered in the EU\/EEA; establishment is necessary for all enterprises from Croatia and third countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Establishment options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/start.gov.hr\/\">START<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>For Croatian citizens<\/li>\n<li>Electronic establishment of LLC, simple LLC, and crafts\u00a0(sole trader)<\/li>\n<li>All registration steps are performed in one place<\/li>\n<li>Without notarization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/start.gov.hr\/st\/start-point.html\">START Point<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For Croatian, EU\/EEA, and foreign citizens<\/li>\n<li>All registration steps are done electronically by going to one of 20 locations<\/li>\n<li>Without notarization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esudreg.pravosudje.hr\/index.html\">e-Court Register<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>For Croatian EU\/EEA\u00a0citizens<\/li>\n<li>Electronic establishment of LLC and simple LLC<\/li>\n<li>All other registration steps are done separately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-obrt.gov.hr\/\">e-Craft<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>For Croatian citizens<\/li>\n<li>Electronic establishment of a Craft (sole trader)<\/li>\n<li>All other registration steps are done separately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Physically<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>For Croatian EU\/EEA and foreign\u00a0citizens<\/li>\n<li>Separate physical steps for registering <a href=\"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/companies\/\">companies<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/psc.hr\/en\/crafts\/\">crafts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choose one of these options for successful registration and starting a business in Croatia.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Competent authority and regulations for establishment\u00a0and starting a business in Croatia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mingo.gov.hr\/\">Ministry of Economy <\/a>\u2013 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/start.gov.hr\/st\/index.html\">START system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vukovarska 78, 10 000 Zagreb<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@mingo.hr\">info@mingo.hr<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpudt.gov.hr\/kontakti-16\/uprava-za-gradjansko-trgovacko-i-upravno-pravo-6331\/6331\">Ministry of Justice, Administration and Digital Transformation<\/a> \u2013 for <a href=\"https:\/\/sudreg.pravosudje.hr\/\">the Court Register <\/a>and regulations<\/p>\n<p>Vukovarska 49, 10 000 Zagreb<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:gradjansko.pravo@mpudt.hr\">gradjansko.pravo@mpudt.hr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Companies Act (OG 111\/93, 34\/99, 121\/99 \u2013 authoritative interpretation, 52\/00 \u2013 Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia, 118\/03, 107\/07, 146\/08, 137\/09, 152\/11 \u2013 consolidated text, 111\/12, 68\/13, 110\/15, 40\/19, 34\/22, 114\/22, 18\/23, 130\/23 and 136\/24)<\/p>\n<p>Court Register Act (OG 1\/95, 57\/96, 1\/98, 30\/99, 45\/99, 54\/05, 40\/07, 91\/10, 90\/11, 148\/13, 93\/14, 110\/15, 40\/19, 34\/22 and 123\/23)<\/p>\n<p>Trades and Crafts Act (OG 143\/13, 127\/19 and 41\/20) \u2013 Article 9, paragraph (5) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hok.hr\/o-hok-u\/propisi\/zakon-o-obrtu\">consolidated text<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Services Act (OG <a href=\"https:\/\/narodne-novine.nn.hr\/clanci\/sluzbeni\/2011_07_80_1702.html\">80\/11<\/a>) \u2013 Articles 1, 14, and 15<\/p>\n<p>Last updated date on 3 June 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Establishment and starting a business in Croatia depends on several options. 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