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Individual - Foreign tax relief and tax treaties
Last reviewed - 30 June 2021Double tax treaties (DTTs)
The following countries have a DTT in force with Croatia:
| Albania | Indonesia | Norway |
| Armenia | Iran | Oman |
| Austria | Ireland | Poland |
| Azerbaijan | Israel | Portugal |
| Belarus | Italy | Qatar |
| Belgium | Japan | Romania |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jordan | Russian Federation |
| Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | San Marino |
| Canada | Korea | Serbia |
| Chile | Kosovo | Slovak Republic |
| China | Kuwait | Slovenia |
| Czech Republic | Latvia | South Africa |
| Denmark | Lithuania | Spain |
| Estonia | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| Finland | Macedonia | Switzerland |
| France | Malaysia | Syria |
| Georgia | Malta | Turkey |
| Germany | Mauritius | Turkmenistan |
| Greece | Moldova | Ukraine |
| Hungary | Montenegro | United Kingdom |
| Iceland | Morocco | United Arab Emirates |
| India | Netherlands | Vietnam |
Comments provided in this summary do not take into account stipulations of applicable DTTs.
Social security agreements
As of Croatia's accession to the European Union (EU) on 1 July 2013, Croatia coordinates its social security system with the social security systems of all EU member states.
As of 12 April 2014, this also includes Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
As of 1 January 2017, this also includes Switzerland.
Croatia coordinates its social security system with the United Kingdom. For this purpose as of 1 January 2021 Croatia applies the rules from the Protocol on Social Security Coordination which forms part of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Concerning non-EU member states, Croatia has bilateral social security agreements with the following countries:
- Australia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada
- Korean Republic
- Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Quebec
- Serbia (agreement concluded with former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is in force until separate agreement is concluded with Serbia)
- Turkey
