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Start an online business in Croatia
The steps the government of Croatia sets for a new business that sells online, each linked to the official page that runs it, then the steps to open your store. Read from the official sources on October 14, 2026.
Set up your business in Croatia
The steps in the order most new sellers take them. Each is read from the official page linked under it.
1. Choose a legal form
The government portal names obrt (craft), d.o.o. and j.d.o.o. as the forms that can be set up.
2. Register the business
Companies are entered in the court register (sudski registar) and crafts in the crafts register (Obrtni registar), and both can be registered online through the government START system.
3. Get your tax number
The Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) assigns the 11-digit OIB, and the VAT ID is the OIB with the prefix "HR".
4. Check when you must register for VAT
The Tax Administration states the VAT registration threshold rose from 40,000.00 euros to 60,000.00 euros from 1 January 2025 (the EU SME portal also states 60.000 Euro).
5. Follow the rules for selling online
The EU Your Europe page sets out the EU consumer rules on contracts, distance selling and returns that apply in Croatia.
Open your store in Croatia
What Tanqory sets up for a store based in Croatia. You change any of it in Settings.
- Tax
Your store starts with a tax entry for Croatia, collecting off, until you confirm the rate or connect a tax service.
VAT in Croatia- Card payments
Through your own Stripe account, which Stripe opens for businesses in Croatia. Tanqory adds no transaction fee; Stripe charges its own rate.
- Shipping labels
DHL Express and Easyship, bought in your admin, with the customs declaration sent with each label for parcels that cross a border.
What stays with you
- Registering the business and choosing its legal form. Tanqory does not register a business for you.
- Registering for VAT, filing returns and paying the tax authority.
- Licences or permits your products need in Croatia.
- Legal or tax advice. This page points to the official sources; an adviser in Croatia can apply them to your business.
Questions about starting a business in Croatia
Which legal form should I choose in Croatia?
The official page in step 1 lists the forms a business in Croatia can take. Your choice decides how you register, how you are taxed and whether your own money is kept apart from the business, so an adviser in Croatia is worth asking before you decide.
What does Tanqory set up for a store in Croatia?
A tax entry for Croatia with collecting off, card payments through your own Stripe account, and DHL Express and Easyship labels you buy in your admin. You change any of it in Settings.
Does Tanqory file my VAT return?
No. Your store works out and charges VAT at checkout and keeps a record of every order. You register, file and pay the tax authority yourself, or through your accountant.
What do I have to tell buyers when I sell online in Croatia?
The official page in step 5 lists the information and rights a buyer in Croatia must get before and after they order. Put that information on your store before your first sale.
How current are these steps?
Each was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. Rules change; the official page is the authority, so open it before you act.
How we checked
Each step on this page was read from its official page on October 14, 2026. The store facts come from Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup.
- Tanqory's tax settings, payments and shipping setup
- start.gov.hr
- gov.hr
- porezna-uprava.gov.hr
- porezna-uprava.gov.hr
- europa.eu
Open your store in Croatia today
Build your store while you set up your business, and switch on tax collecting when your registration is in place.