Company Registration in Croatia
                     
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS IN 
CROATIA
INCORPORATION IN CROATIA
 Croatia is located in South East Europe and 
borders the Adriatic Sea. It also borders 
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia and 
serves as a crossroad of Central Europe.
  The main sector of Croatia’s economy is the 
service sector, followed by the industrial 
sector and agriculture. Tourism is a major 
source of revenue during the summer, with 
Croatia ranked the 18th most popular tourist 
destination in the world. 

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 The Croatian government 
encourages foreign company 
formation in Croatia and offers 
important incentives for developing 
the business environment.
ADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATION IN CROATIA
 Easy to incorporate. Easy 
incorpor
 Low industrial and -
ware housing space ation
cost. Low Access industria to EU 
l costs Countrie
 Great infrastructure. Advantag s
es
 Access to other 
countries of EU. Great Rich in 
Infrastru Natural 
 Rich in oil, natural - Resourc
cture es
gas and hydrocarbon 
resources.
DISADVANTAGES OF INCORPORATION IN CROATIA
 Limited market 
Limited opportunities.
Market 
Opportu  Country under public debt.
- nities
 Document approval is 
Commu
Public ni- hard.
Debt cation 
Disadvantag issues  Most of the people do not 
es speak English; therefore, 
Corrupti communication may harm Hard 
docume on & 
nt Political 
the business
approval Instability  Corruption and political 
instability.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION 
IN CROATIA?
 One Shareholder, who may be a 
foreigner and not residing in Croatia.
 One Director, who may be a foreigner 
and not residing in Croatia.
 A minimum paid-up capital of 2,500 
Euros. This minimum paid-up capital 
amount must be paid before the 
registration of the company.

WHAT TYPE OF COMPANIES ARE BEST SUITABLE FOR 
CROATIA?
 Croatia is highly suitable for Manufac- 
manufacturing companies, turing Compani
es
because of the low 
manufacturing costs and 
access to European 
Best 
markets. Suitable Compani
es
 A tourism-oriented company 
may also be highly suitable 
as the number of tourists 
have also boomed in the Tourism Company
recent years.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPANIES IN CROATIA
 There are two different type of 
companies that can be established in 
Croatia.
 Firstly, you can establish a Limited 
Liability Company(Drustvos 
Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu – DOO) in 
Croatia.
 Secondly, you can start a Joint Stock 
Company (Dionicko Drustvo – DD) in 
Croatia as well.
FEATURES OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
 The minimum 
amount of the 
original stock is 
HRK 20,000 Types of Companies
(approx. EUR€ 
2,700). Limited Joint Stock 
 This must be paid Liability 
before the Company
Company
company is 
registered.

FEATURES OF JOINT STOCK COMPANY
 The Joint Stock Company can be founded 
by one person only.
 The founder is liable with all of its property.
 The shareholders are not liable for the 
company.
 Minimum amount of the original stock is 
HRK 200,000 (approx. EUR€ 27,000). 
 The company can issue denominated 
shares or non-denominated. The 
denominated value of the share cannot be 
lower than HRK 10 (approx. EUR€ 1.35).
PROCEDURE FOR INCORPORATION IN CROATIA
1. Check the court registry for a company name.
2. Take a temporary seat of the company for the 
first 12 months.
3. Draft all necessary documents for establishing 
a Ltd company with a minimum share capital 
of 20,000,00 Kuna and 1 shareholder.
4. To carry forward the procedure, you need to 
present before the public notary, commercial 
court, and other relevant bodies.
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5. Obtain a statistical (tax) registration.
6. Obtain a company stamp for your 
Croatian company.
7. Open a bank account.
8. Find an accountant in Croatia.
CONCLUSION
Therefore, we can conclude by saying 
that Croatia provides us with a great 
opportunity for investment in the 
sectors of tourism and manufacturing. 
Also, the country has several laws that 
prove to be of great benefit to the 
investors and incorporators.