E-Invoicing in Croatia

In Croatia, electronic invoicing was introduced as part of the digitization of public administration and the economy and is 2019 for the public sector This system has been developed in accordance with the EU Directive 2014/55/EU which requires the use of electronic invoices in public procurement. Pursue is an obligation from 2026 The e-invoicing system is based on the platform of the Croatian Ministry of Finance Electronic health service and uses a standardized electronic format that facilitates the exchange and processing of invoices.

schedule

2021: Expanding the use of electronic invoicing in the private sector, in particular by encouraging voluntary use.

September 2025: Start of the test phase for the e-invoicing environment for B2B and B2G transactions.

January 2026: All B2C transactions must be reported online, regardless of the payment method.

January 2026 – All VAT-registered businesses must issue and receive electronic invoices for B2B and B2G transactions. Businesses not registered in the VAT system—including income and profit taxpayers, as well as household and non-household users—must have the ability to receive and report electronic invoices. 

January 2027 – Businesses not registered in the VAT system – including income and profit taxpayers, as well as household and non-household users – must issue and report only e-invoices. 

applicability

The e-invoice primarily covers Business-to-Government (B2G), Business to Customer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) transactions away.

format

PEPPOL BIS or UBL 2.1 Format.

Electronic signature

An electronic signature is not obligatory.

Archiving

E-invoices must 11 years be archived.


Further information on electronic invoicing in Croatia:

https://www.fina.hr/digitalizacija-poslovanja/e-racun


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GOpus® eInvoice

Our GOpus® eInvoice The solution integrates with SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA and supports the creation of outgoing e-invoices in all international country formats. This allows you to create and send all your invoice content between different international invoice issuers and recipients directly from your SAP system, and to archive all invoice documents with comprehensive monitoring. Integration with the SAP modules SD, FI, MM, RE/FX, IS-H, IS-U, and SAP Service Billing is possible. Further integrations are available upon request.


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