Road transport
First option - FREEDOM TO PROVIDE CROSS-BORDER SERVICES
If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services of passenger and freight transport, regulating the access to road transport activities and access to the market on occasional and temporary basis, without obligation to register a company in Croatia.
The requirement is that a natural or a legal person has to obtain a Community licence to provide road transport of freight and passengers.
A statement needs not be submitted, considering that information on issued Community licences is available in the ERRU (National Electronic Register of Road Transport Undertakings) and to all competent authorities of Member States.
Second option - FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT
If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services of national passenger or freight transport on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia with registration of establishment in Croatia and obtaining a national transport licence or a Community licence for providing services of national and international transfer.
It is also necessary to submit the following documents in electronic form:
Fees
EUR 92.91 for the administrative fee for issuing the national transport licence
EUR 278.72 for the administrative fee for issuing the Community licence
IBAN: HR1210010051863000160
Payment reference number: 5002 - 1087 - OIB
Model: 64
Remittance info: za izdavanje licencije za unutarnji prijevoz ili licencije EZ (issuance of the national transport licence or the Community licence)
Beneficiary: Državni proračun (State budget)
Competent authority and regulations
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Prisavlje 14, 10 000 Zagreb
+385 1 6169 050
episarnica@mmpi.hr
Competent administrative bodies in counties or the City of Zagreb, depending on the seat of the legal or natural person, i.e. of the applicant
Road Transport Act (NN 41/18, 98/19, 30/21, 89/21, 114/22 and 136/24)
Ordinance on professional competence for performing road transport activities (NN 25/19 and 4/21)
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector
Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services
Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market, last amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012
Authorisation
A licence to carry out national passenger or freight transport
A Community licence to carry out international passenger transport or a Community licence to carry out international freight transport
Time-limit for obtaining the licence: 30 days (from the day of receiving an orderly application with the required documents)
Legal remedy
An appeal is lodged to the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure against the decision of the administrative body in a county or the City of Zagreb on issuing a licence for the national passenger or freight transport.
Decisions of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure on the issuance of a Community licence for international passenger or freight transport may not be appealed, but an administrative dispute may be brought before the competent administrative court.
If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services of passenger and freight transport, regulating the access to road transport activities and access to the market on occasional and temporary basis, without obligation to register a company in Croatia.
The requirement is that a natural or a legal person has to obtain a Community licence to provide road transport of freight and passengers.
A statement needs not be submitted, considering that information on issued Community licences is available in the ERRU (National Electronic Register of Road Transport Undertakings) and to all competent authorities of Member States.
Second option - FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT
If you are established in any EU/EEA state, you are allowed to provide services of national passenger or freight transport on a permanent basis in the Republic of Croatia with registration of establishment in Croatia and obtaining a national transport licence or a Community licence for providing services of national and international transfer.
It is also necessary to submit the following documents in electronic form:
- Name and registered office of a legal or natural person
- proof of registration or registration of activities - due to simplicity of the procedure, it is proposed to deliver the proof; if such proof is not delivered, the competent authority will carry out verification ex officio, i.e., for EU/EEA nationals via the Internal Market Information System (IMI)
- copies of vehicle licenses for lorries and buses to be operated
- proof/certificate of passed examination of professional competence as a transport manager
- proof of financial standing of EUR 9 000 for the first and EUR 5 000 for each subsequent vehicle above 3.5 tonnes of maximum authorised weight and buses
- proof of compliance with the conditions of good repute - an extract from the criminal records registry or an appropriate attestation of compliance with those conditions, issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority in one or more Member States where the transport manager or any other relevant person previously resided
- proof of payment of the administrative fee
Fees
EUR 92.91 for the administrative fee for issuing the national transport licence
EUR 278.72 for the administrative fee for issuing the Community licence
IBAN: HR1210010051863000160
Payment reference number: 5002 - 1087 - OIB
Model: 64
Remittance info: za izdavanje licencije za unutarnji prijevoz ili licencije EZ (issuance of the national transport licence or the Community licence)
Beneficiary: Državni proračun (State budget)
| e-Service First option: e-Service Second option: episarnica@mmpi.hr (for sending photographed or scanned documents, signed, without a seal); for the Community licence Competent administrative bodies in counties or the City of Zagreb, depending on the seat of the legal or natural person, i.e., of the applicant |
Competent authority and regulations
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Prisavlje 14, 10 000 Zagreb
+385 1 6169 050
episarnica@mmpi.hr
Competent administrative bodies in counties or the City of Zagreb, depending on the seat of the legal or natural person, i.e. of the applicant
Road Transport Act (NN 41/18, 98/19, 30/21, 89/21, 114/22 and 136/24)
Ordinance on professional competence for performing road transport activities (NN 25/19 and 4/21)
Regulation (EC) 1071/2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012 with a view to adapting them to developments in the road transport sector
Regulation (EC) 1073/2009 on common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services
Regulation (EC) 1072/2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market, last amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/1055 amending Regulations (EC) No 1071/2009, (EC) No 1072/2009 and (EU) No 1024/2012
Authorisation
A licence to carry out national passenger or freight transport
A Community licence to carry out international passenger transport or a Community licence to carry out international freight transport
Time-limit for obtaining the licence: 30 days (from the day of receiving an orderly application with the required documents)
Legal remedy
An appeal is lodged to the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure against the decision of the administrative body in a county or the City of Zagreb on issuing a licence for the national passenger or freight transport.
Decisions of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure on the issuance of a Community licence for international passenger or freight transport may not be appealed, but an administrative dispute may be brought before the competent administrative court.
27/01/2026
