VAT in Croatia in 2026

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Croatia applies a standard rate of 25% —one of the highest in the European Union— and two reduced rates, 13% and 5%. The tax is called porez na dodanu vrijednost there, PDV on invoices, and it is administered by Porezna uprava, the Croatian tax authority.

Rate	Percentage	Applies to
Standard (PDV)	25%	Default regime for goods and services
Reduced	13%	Second tax band, for the categories set by Croatian VAT law
Super-reduced	5%	Lowest band, reserved for essential categories set by law

Rates verified on 8 September 2026 against the PDV information from Porezna uprava (Croatian tax authority) (porezna-uprava.gov.hr).

A 25% rate that changes shipping calculations

What makes Croatia different is not a legal exception — it is the number: four points above the Spanish rate. In a store that sells with tight margins, moving from charging 21% to 25% once you cross the distance-selling threshold means that the same final price leaves less money, and that tax-inclusive prices stop matching across countries.

It is the decision you have to make before crossing the threshold, not after: either the final price is the same throughout the EU and the margin varies depending on the destination, or the final price changes by country and the margin stays the same. Both are defensible; what does not work is not having decided.

A small but practical detail: Croatia adopted the euro in 2023, so there is no kuna conversion to carry over. If you have old prices or tables in the previous currency, they are outdated.

Which VAT you charge customers in Croatia if you sell from another EU country

This is the part no rate table covers, and usually the real question. The rate you charge does not depend only on the destination: it depends on how much you sell to consumers in other EU countries.

Below €10,000 a year in distance sales to the rest of the EU — added up across all countries, not country by country — you charge your own country’s VAT.
Above that €10,000 you charge the destination VAT: 25% as the standard rate in Croatia, or the reduced rate that applies to the product. You declare it through the One Stop Shop (OSS) in your own country, with no need to register in the destination country.

The threshold adds up all your B2C sales to other EU countries plus digital services, and the switch does not wait for next year: the very sale that crosses the threshold already carries the destination rate.

Selling to a business with a valid EU VAT number is a different story: the sale goes without VAT because the customer accounts for it in their own country, but you have to check that number in VIES and keep proof of the check.

How to set this up in WooCommerce

WooCommerce includes country-based rates, but it does not distinguish rates within a country by product class or monitor the threshold for you. There are three things you need to set up:

A tax class for each rate you use, assigned product by product rather than at store level.
VAT number validation at checkout against VIES for business customers, so VAT is not charged when the transaction is subject to reverse charge.
Tracking of the €10,000 threshold, because the day it is exceeded the rates change at once across all countries.

All three are covered by EHERO Woo VAT, which we built precisely because these are the three points where stores selling to the rest of the European Union break.

Two quick checks: check the customer’s VAT number in VIES before invoicing without VAT, and use the EU VAT calculator to see which rate to charge on each sale.

Selling to other EU countries from WooCommerce?

EHERO Woo VAT applies each country’s rate product by product, checks VAT numbers against VIES at checkout and keeps an eye on the €10,000 threshold for you.

See EHERO Woo VAT →

Frequently asked questions

What is the standard VAT rate in Croatia in 2026?

25%, one of the highest standard rates in the European Union. In addition, there are two reduced rates, 13% and 5%.

What is VAT called in Croatia?

Porez na dodanu vrijednost, abbreviated PDV. That is what you will see on any Croatian invoice where Spain would show IVA.

I sell to Croatia from another EU country — which VAT do I charge?

Your own country’s VAT while your distance sales to the whole EU stay below €10,000 a year. Once you cross that threshold, the destination VAT (25% standard rate), declared through the One Stop Shop.