Free Zones

A free zone is specially fenced and marked part of the territory, and is established based on the decision of the Government of the Republic of Croatia in the area of sea or airport, river pier, along the international road and in another area where conditions exist for the operation of the free zone
 

A free zone is characterised by a regime other than that in the rest of the country (customs and tax), the zone must be fenced, marked and arranged so that the traffic of goods and persons into or out of the free zone can only take place through certain exits or entrances.

There are six free zones in the Republic of Croatia, two of which are terrestrial in Zagreb and Skrljevo, and four are port free zones in Pula, Rijeka, Split and Ploče.

Free zones are part of the entrepreneurial infrastructure as a separate subcategory of entrepreneurial zones, and are established on the basis of decisions of the Government of the Republic of Croatia pursuant to the provisions of the free zones Act regulating the establishment, management and operation of free zones in the Republic of Croatia.