Incentive measures for investment projects in the Republic of Croatia are regulated by the Investment Promotion Act (OG 102/15, 25/18, 114/18, 32/20 and 20/21) and relate to investment projects in:

  • production and manufacturing activities,
  • development and innovation activities,
  • business support activities and
  • activities of high value-added services.

Aid cannot be granted for export-related activities towards third countries or the Member States, namely aid directly linked to the quantities exported, to the establishment and operation of a distribution network or other current costs related to the export activity; sector of processing and marketing of agricultural products, where the amount of the aid is fixed on the basis of the price or quantity of such products purchased from primary producers or put on the market by the undertakings concerned or where the aid is conditional on being partly or entirely passed on to primary producers; fishery, aquaculture and primary agricultural production sector; steel, coal, synthetic fibres and transport sector as well as the related infrastructure; energy generation, distribution and infrastructure; broadband infrastructure; research infrastructure; shipbuilding sector; financial and insurance sector; the health, welfare and education sector; trade sector; construction and real estate sectors; and sectors of water management, waste management and environmental remediation.

Incentive measures for investment projects