What is the base price and do I have to show it?

From 17 November 2026, next to the retail price and the unit price you also show the base price: the price that applied on a specific day in the past. Which day, which products and how is set by a ministerial rulebook. Anyone with a website publishes a price list on it. Checked by the State Inspectorate.

Who must?

Every trader selling to consumers in Croatia. Under the Consumer Protection Act a "product" is goods or a service, so it covers services too, except those with prices set by special rules. The exact list comes from the rulebook.

What to do?

1. Prepare a price list with an extra column: base price.
2. If you have a website, publish the price list on it (art. 7 para. 9); the format comes from the rulebook.
3. When the rulebook is out, fill in the day and the products it requires.

Where to file?

Nothing is filed: the base price is shown next to the price, in your premises and online.

Who checks?

State Inspectorate (Državni inspektorat)

Fine

Trader that is a legal person 1,500 to 50,000 €, responsible person 1,500 to 2,500 €, trader that is a natural person 750 to 2,500 € (Consumer Protection Act, art. 149). The inspector can also temporarily ban sales (art. 147).

What if I am already late?

Add a base price column to your price list and your website. The free template or digime360 do it for you.