hr.bev-cuvee.org · AS OF 2026-11-10
Croatia
The business-to-business (B2B) hub for beverage alcohol: the trade rulebook for beverage alcohol, country by country, each section with its official sources.
As of 2026-11-10
Market status
Licensed. Alcohol operations are subject to customs excise registration and the authorisations applicable to duty-suspended production, storage and receipt.
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Who can trade
Customs identification: An Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number is required for business customs operations.
Import, wholesale and distribution: The customs guidance distinguishes an authorised excise warehousekeeper from a registered or occasionally registered consignee. Duty-suspended goods are received through the appropriate authorised arrangement; a registered consignee accounts for excise on receipt. Tax-warehouse permission covers the approved premises and activities.
Current duty-paid cross-border consignment procedures, ordinary wholesale trading permissions and food-business registration: Not yet sourced.
Business-to-business (B2B) online sale: Specific alcohol wholesale electronic-sale permission and conditions: Not yet sourced.
Sources
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/customs-procedures-import-and-export/customs-operations/economic-operators-registration-and-identification-number-eori_en?prefLang=it
- https://carina.gov.hr/pristup-informacijama/propisi-i-sporazumi/trosarinsko-postupanje/najcesca-pitanja-i-odgovori-3645/alkohol-i-alkoholna-pica-3726/3726
Customs and duty
Tariff headings: Beer made from malt: 2203. Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wine and certain grape must: 2204. Other fermented beverages, including cider, and qualifying mixtures: 2206. Spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages: 2208.
Import duty: The European Union common customs tariff applies to third-country imports. Detailed classification, origin, preferences, quotas and other tariff measures determine the duty. The Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC) supplies the applicable measures; a four-digit heading alone does not establish the payable duty.
Excise: Beer duty uses product volume and actual alcoholic strength. Still and sparkling wine and other fermented beverages qualifying under that category have zero rates. Intermediate products use product volume with strength bands. Spirits use pure-alcohol volume. Qualifying small independent breweries and small distilleries receive reduced treatment.
Territorial treatment: European Union customs and excise rules apply in Croatia.
Sources
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R1872
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/customs/common-customs-tariff-cct/calculation-customs-duties_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/online-services/online-services-and-databases-customs/eu-customs-tariff-taric_en
- https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation/vat/vat-directive/how-does-vat-work/territorial-scope_en
- https://carina.gov.hr/pristup-informacijama/propisi-i-sporazumi/trosarinsko-postupanje/visine-i-nacin-obracuna-trosarina-posebnih-poreza/alkohol-i-alkoholna-pica-3629/3629
Labelling
Required language(s): Croatian in Latin script. Multilingual labelling is permitted.
Mandatory warnings: Ingredient-dependent statements apply, including relevant sweetener and aspartame warnings. A general national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning: Not yet sourced.
Alcohol strength: Beverages above 1.2% alcohol by volume declare their actual alcoholic strength; wine follows its sector-specific rules.
Allergens: Relevant allergens require declaration. Without an ingredient list, the declaration uses “contains” followed by the allergen. Sulphur dioxide and sulphites above 10 milligrams per kilogram or litre, expressed as total sulphur dioxide, require declaration.
Origin: Wine requires provenance. Other beverages require origin where omission misleads; an origin claim can trigger primary-ingredient origin requirements.
Wine particulars: Ingredient and nutrition declarations apply, with transitional treatment for wine produced before 8 December 2023. Electronic disclosure is conditional; allergens and energy remain on the physical label.
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Age and sale limits
Legal purchase age: 18 for retail alcohol sales. Age-control duties also apply at automated checkouts under the 2026 trade-law amendment.
Sale-hour and channel limits: The current national and local closing rules, and their application to wholesale and online fulfilment: Not yet sourced.
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Protected names
Protection framework: The European Commission maintains the legal registration database for protected food, wine and spirit names, alongside a register of protected traditional wine terms. Registration status and product specifications determine the applicable protection.
Verified examples: Rioja and Champagne are protected designations of origin for wine. These examples are not an exhaustive list.
Additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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GTIN authority
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) member organisation: GS1 Croatia.
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Not yet sourced
Current duty-paid cross-border consignment procedures; ordinary wholesale trading permissions; food-business registration; wholesale electronic-sale conditions; national and local closing rules and their wholesale or online application: Not yet sourced.
General national alcohol-health or pregnancy warning; additional named spirit, beer and cider protections: Not yet sourced.
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