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Croatia VAT Rates 2026

Croatia (Hrvatska) levies Value Added Tax under the name OIB / PDV ID (Osobni identifikacijski broj / Porez na dodanu vrijednost). The standard rate is 25%, applied to most goods and services. Reduced rates of 13% and 5% apply to essential categories including food, medicines, and cultural services.

Current rates — 2026

TypeRateApplies to
Standard25%Most goods and services
Reduced13%Food, transport, cultural goods
Reduced5%Food, transport, cultural goods

Access rates via API

The TaxID API returns current VAT rates for all 27 EU countries. Use the /api/v1/rates/HR endpoint to get Croatia rates programmatically. Responses are cached for 24 hours.

bash
curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/rates/HR
# No authentication required for rate lookups

# Response:
# { "country_code": "HR", "standard_rate": 25,
#   "reduced_rates": [13, 5], "currency": "EUR" }

About Croatia VAT

Croatia joined the EU in 2013 and adopted the euro in 2023. The Croatian VAT number (PDV ID) uses the personal identification number (OIB) as its basis, which is 11 digits long with a check digit at the end.

The Croatia OIB / PDV ID is administered by the national tax authority and validated through the EU VIES system. Before applying any VAT rate or zero-rate exemption to a Croatia business customer, validate their VAT registration number first.

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VAT rates in other EU countries

Austria (20%)Belgium (21%)Bulgaria (20%)Cyprus (19%)Czech Republic (21%)