Notice to businesses and individuals who trade or factually or legally dispose with the energy products which are not covered by EMCS
Special control measures - general
The Republic of Croatia applies the special national control measures on:
These measures are laid down in the Excise Duties Act (Official Gazette 106/2018, 121/2019 and 144/2021) and they relate to the production, processing, storage and movement of these goods when they are in bulk commercial movement i.e. when they are transported as unpackaged product in containers or in ISO-tanks regardless of their volume.
The special movement control measures apply on goods coming from or going to other EU Member States, as well as to situations where the consignment when moving between two EU Member States is just physically passing through the territory of the Republic of Croatia, including export movements (where a consignment is entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State) or situations where goods are moving from the place of importation in Croatia to another Member State.
Special control measures – scope
Under the special national control measures the national excise legislation prescribes obligations for businesses and individuals performing operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS as follows:
- the intended dispatch of the energy products not covered by EMCS from the territory of the Republic of Croatia,
- transportation of the energy products not covered by EMCS through the territory of the Republic of Croatia,
as well as accompanying document for the movement of goods entering/going out from/transiting through the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
These obligations refer only to the EU movement of the energy products not covered by EMCS (Union goods).
need to register with the Croatian Customs Administration and to obtain a special authorisation for such operations. The special authorisation may include additional control measures as well as the obligation to lodge a guarantee.
Exceptionally, a special authorisation may:
The holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS needs to maintain a record of the energy products not covered by EMCS received, dispatched, ordered, delivered, and stored by the commercial name of the product, the CN code, the quantity, consignors, customers and purchasers, as well as a record on the movement of these energy products and products.
Notification of intended entry
In the situation where the energy products not covered by EMCS are entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS (consignee) or any other person bringing the energy products not covered by EMCS into the Republic of Croatia is obliged to:
In the situation where the energy products not covered by EMCS are going out from the territory of the Republic of Croatia to another EU Member State a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS (consignor) or any other person taking the energy products not covered by EMCS out of the Republic of Croatia is obliged to:
Accompanying document
Where it is established that the energy products not covered by EMCS are the subject of unlawful action (e.g. where it is established that they have been used as heating fuel or motor fuel contrary to the provisions of the national excise legislation) all quantities of energy products and products that are the subject matter of such actions will be subject to the calculation and payment of excise duty.
The Republic of Croatia applies the special national control measures on:
- energy products falling within CN codes 2710 19 71, 2710 19 75, 2710 19 81, 2710 19 83, 2710 19 85, 2710 19 87, 2710 19 91, 2710 19 93, 2710 19 99, 2709 00 10, 3403 11 00, 3403 19 10, 3403 19 20, 3403 19 80, 3403 91 00, 3403 99 00,
- products falling within CN code 3814 00 90 and
- products falling within CN code 3826 00 90
These measures are laid down in the Excise Duties Act (Official Gazette 106/2018, 121/2019 and 144/2021) and they relate to the production, processing, storage and movement of these goods when they are in bulk commercial movement i.e. when they are transported as unpackaged product in containers or in ISO-tanks regardless of their volume.
The special movement control measures apply on goods coming from or going to other EU Member States, as well as to situations where the consignment when moving between two EU Member States is just physically passing through the territory of the Republic of Croatia, including export movements (where a consignment is entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State) or situations where goods are moving from the place of importation in Croatia to another Member State.
Special control measures – scope
Under the special national control measures the national excise legislation prescribes obligations for businesses and individuals performing operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS as follows:
- Obligation of registration and obligation to obtain special authorisation from the Croatian Customs Administration (refers to natural and legal persons established in the Republic of Croatia) and obligation to maintain a record of these goods,
- Obligation to notify the Croatian Customs Administration of:
- the intended dispatch of the energy products not covered by EMCS from the territory of the Republic of Croatia,
- transportation of the energy products not covered by EMCS through the territory of the Republic of Croatia,
as well as accompanying document for the movement of goods entering/going out from/transiting through the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
These obligations refer only to the EU movement of the energy products not covered by EMCS (Union goods).
- Obligation of registration and obligation to obtain special authorisation
- hold, store, trade with the energy products not covered by EMCS or
- factually or legally dispose with the energy products not covered by EMCS in any other way,
need to register with the Croatian Customs Administration and to obtain a special authorisation for such operations. The special authorisation may include additional control measures as well as the obligation to lodge a guarantee.
Exceptionally, a special authorisation may:
- Comprise operations of more than one person disposing with the same consignment of the energy products not covered by EMCS
- Grant a derogation from the obligation to notify the Croatian Customs Administration of the intended entry and/or dispatch of the energy products not covered by EMCS to a holder of a special authorisation.
- persons performing exclusively the activity of transport of the energy products not covered by EMCS (carriers).
- persons established in the Republic of Croatia having the status of authorised warehousekeeper or registered consignee under excise legislation.
The holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS needs to maintain a record of the energy products not covered by EMCS received, dispatched, ordered, delivered, and stored by the commercial name of the product, the CN code, the quantity, consignors, customers and purchasers, as well as a record on the movement of these energy products and products.
- Notification of intended entry / dispatch / transportation through the territory of the Republic of Croatia
Notification of intended entry
In the situation where the energy products not covered by EMCS are entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS (consignee) or any other person bringing the energy products not covered by EMCS into the Republic of Croatia is obliged to:
- notify the Customs Administration – the Excise Liaison Office (hereinafter: the ELO) of the intended entry of the energy products not covered by EMCS, at least 24 hours before the intended entry by sending a duly filled O-PL form via e-mail to the functional mailbox of the ELO: ELO@carina.hr
- enable the Customs Administration to verify and perform supervision of the consignment without any obstacles.
In the situation where the energy products not covered by EMCS are going out from the territory of the Republic of Croatia to another EU Member State a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS (consignor) or any other person taking the energy products not covered by EMCS out of the Republic of Croatia is obliged to:
- notify the Customs Administration – the ELO of the intended dispatch of the energy products not covered by EMCS, at least 24 hours before the intended dispatch by sending a duly filled O-PL form via e-mail to the functional mailbox of the ELO: ELO@carina.hr
- enable the Customs Administration to verify and perform supervision of the consignment without any obstacles.
| Obligations of carriers: Notification of intended entry/dispatch - general Carriers taking out or bringing the energy products not covered by EMCS into the territory of the Republic of Croatia should not take over the consignment from a consignor in the Republic of Croatia or hand it over to a consignee in the Republic of Croatia if a notification of intended dispatched or intended entry has not been duly submitted. Notification of intended entry Carriers bringing the energy products not covered by EMCS into the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State should submit a notification of intended entry of these goods only in the case where a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS or any other person bringing the energy products not covered by EMCS into the Republic of Croatia has not respected the national provisions prescribing obligation to notify the Customs Administration. In this case a carrier is obliged to:
Notification of intended dispatch Carriers taking the energy products not covered by EMCS out from the territory of the Republic of Croatia to another EU Member State should submit a notification of intended dispatch of these goods only in the case where a holder of a special authorisation for operations with the energy products not covered by EMCS or any other person dispatching the energy products not covered by EMCS from the Republic of Croatia has not respected the national provisions prescribing obligation to notify the Customs Administration. In this case a carrier is obliged to:
Notification of transportation through the territory of the Republic of Croatia In case of transportation through the territory of the Republic of Croatia of the energy products not covered by EMCS i.e. where a consignment of the energy products not covered by EMCS moving between two EU Member States is just passing through the territory of the Republic of Croatia, including export movements (where a consignment is entering the territory of the Republic of Croatia from another EU Member State), a carrier is obliged to:
or
It is strongly recommended to include the registration number (i.e. license plate) of your means of transportation in the subject title of e-mail when sending a notification in order to speed up the procedure. If you do not provide information on registration number, you can expect the procedure to take longer. IMPORTANT! The carrier's obligation to notify the consignment is fulfilled by submitting dully filled O-NK form and CMR to the defined e-mail address, before the intended transportation of consignment through the territory of the Republic of Croatia (at least 24 hours in advance). In all situations abovementioned carriers should enable the Customs Administration to verify and perform supervision of the consignment without any obstacles. |
Accompanying document
- A printed version of notification with a proof of its delivery by e-mail (i.e. a printed version of the O-PL/O-NK form and of e-mail sent to the ELO) must accompany the consignment. This document must be presented to the competent authorities upon request throughout the movement on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.
Where it is established that the energy products not covered by EMCS are the subject of unlawful action (e.g. where it is established that they have been used as heating fuel or motor fuel contrary to the provisions of the national excise legislation) all quantities of energy products and products that are the subject matter of such actions will be subject to the calculation and payment of excise duty.
[1] The computerised system used for monitoring of the movement and surveillance of excise goods within the European Union – Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) established by Decision No 1152/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2013 on computerising the movement and surveillance of excisable products (OJ L 162, 1.7.2003., p. 5). Decision No 1152/2003/EC was repealed and replaced by Decision (EU) 2020/263 which extends the use of EMCS to the EU commercial duty paid movement of excise goods. Basically, the EMCS is the computerised system under which excise goods are moved between authorised EU traders under duty-suspension or duty-paid arrangements.