In the Official Gazette No. 119/26, the Decision on Amendments to the Decision on the Classification of Products by Activity of the Republic of Croatia 2025 – CPA 2025 (KPD 2025) was published.

This Decision aligns and updates the CPA (KPD) codes used in business documents, records, and reports.

What exactly is changing?

The amendments cover the following:

  • New CPA codes – New codes are introduced for certain categories of products and services to enable more detailed or up-to-date market tracking.
  • Amendments to existing codes – A number of existing CPA codes have undergone changes to their names or scopes.
  • Deletion of certain codes – Some current CPA codes are being phased out and must be replaced with newly prescribed codes.

What does this mean for your business?

  • Invoicing and e-Invoices: When you use CPA codes on your invoices (especially when issuing e-Invoices or submitting specific reports to public/statistical bodies), you need to verify them and update the code registers in your business information system.
  • Product and service code registers: When creating new items or services in your system, we recommend verifying the active CPA 2025 codes in accordance with the latest updates.

Below is a table overview of the key changes, additions, and deletions from the Decision on Amendments to CPA 2025 (Official Gazette No. 119/26), which enters into force on January 1, 2027:

Type of ChangeCPA (KPD) CodeTitle / Description of Change according to Official Gazette 119/26
Replacement01.24.29Other fresh pome fruit and stone fruit, n.e.c.
Deletion01.27.09(Line deleted)
Replacement02.30.3 / 02.30.30Parts of plants, grasses, mosses and lichens suitable for ornamental purposes
Insertion06.10.10Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude
Deletion06.10.11 & 06.10.12(Lines deleted)
Replacement06.20.00 (and others)Natural gas, liquefied or in gaseous state; natural gas condensates
Replacement10.73.11Macaroni, noodles and similar stuffed or unstuffed pasta products
Replacement11.03.10Other fermented beverages (e.g. cider, perry, mead) and mixtures
Replacement15.12.1Luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; other articles of leather
Replacement16.1 / 16.11.3Wood, sawn or chipped; other wood in the rough or untreated
Insertion16.12.9Subcontracted operations as part of wood processing and finishing
Replacement19.20.22 – 26White spirit, light oils and medium petroleum oils
Replacement25.21Central heating radiators; superheated water and steam boilers
Insertion46.18.29Wholesale trade services on a fee or contract basis of other specific products, n.e.c.
Replacement58.21 / 58.29Copyright management and intermediation services for computer games and software
Insertion58.29.50Intermediation services for the publishing of other software
Insertion60.20.10Television broadcasting services
Section Title ChangeSection KTELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTING, COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES
Replacement / Insertion63.10.21 & 22Crypto-assets without equivalent liability and services of issuing crypto-assets
Insertion64.99.05Central counterparty clearing services
Replacement66.19.12Mobile payments and digital wallets using financial information
Replacement68.11.01 – 05Services of buying and selling of own residential/non-residential buildings and land
Insertion68.32.09Real estate appraisal services and other real estate services on a fee or contract basis, n.e.c.
Replacement69.20.29Accounting services, n.e.c.
Replacement85.32 / 85.33Lower/Upper secondary technical and vocational education services (including online)
Replacement96.21Hairdressing and barbering services; human hair, unworked

It is adviced to review the applicable CPA changes for your business and update your code registers in time before January 1, 2027.

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