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e-invoicing
in Croatia

Publication date: 09.12.2024

General information

Timeline: regulations under Fiskalizacija 2.0 start in 2025, with mandatory e-invoicing from 1 January 2026.

Croatia is moving from a mature B2G e-invoicing landscape to a broader, data-driven model that also covers B2B. E-invoices to the public sector are exchanged via the central platform (Servis e-Račun za državu) with wide use of Peppol and must follow EN 16931 semantic rules. Under Fiskalizacija 2.0, Croatia is extending structured e-invoicing and transaction reporting (CTC-style controls) to business transactions, aligning with the EU direction toward interoperable, machine-readable data and recognised delivery channels (e.g., Peppol). Croatian regulations also require a legally compliant electronic archive for tax and audit purposes.

EDITEL status: EDITEL is officially listed by the Croatian Tax Administration (Porezna uprava) as an Information Intermediary for Fiskalizacija 2.0, confirming both technical readiness and operational compliance for production use.

The e-invoicing process in Croatia:

  • Invoice creation: The supplier generates a structured e-invoice in the ERP/financial system (via EDITEL e-Invoicing Gateway or native integration). The document follows EN 16931 (e.g., UBL/Peppol BIS), includes mandatory identifiers (such as Croatian OIB), tax breakdowns and payment data.
  • Submission: The e-invoice is submitted through a trusted channel:
    • B2G: to the central government platform, typically via Peppol.
    • B2B (Fiskalizacija 2.0): invoice data are transmitted to the tax authority/clearing endpoint per CTC rules, or routed via Peppol where applicable. EDITEL, as a listed Information Intermediary, handles secure routing and protocol selection per recipient and regulation.
  • Validation: Syntactic and semantic checks ensure conformance with EN 16931 and Croatian business rules. Platform validations (and, for B2B under Fiskalizacija 2.0, fiscal/CTC validations) return accept/reject responses with error details when corrections are needed.
  • Processing: Once validated, the invoice is delivered to the buyer via the designated network (e.g., Peppol) or through the national platform for public entities. Status messages (transport receipts, application responses, CTC/fiscal confirmations) are tracked end-to-end. Any mandated fiscal identifiers or timestamps are attached to the business document.

  • Archiving: Both parties store the e-invoice and related evidence (validation and delivery receipts, fiscal acknowledgements) in a legally compliant e-archive. The archive preserves integrity and authenticity (hashing, signatures/timestamps), supports search and retrieval for audits, and retains documents for the statutory period.

     

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