October 2023 Meeting Recap

Our October meeting took place last Thursday, and it was absolutely fantastic! Here's a brief overview for those who couldn't attend 📋

‣Bogdan Petrea, Dalmatica Mobility Group, “Navigating international shipping regulations for moving household goods”,

Here are a few highlights:

✔️They handle shipping of: Household goods, door to door, Vehicles, Fine Art, Pets. 

✔️Most important considerations are:

Customs requirements

Import/export restrictions

Documentation such as work permits, visas

Taxes and duties

✔️Croatia’s customs process is still analog, requiring physical paper while other countries such as the Netherlands is completely digital.

✔️Due to digitalization and efficiency, recommends shipping containers through Rotterdam rather than Rijeka. In many cases, it can be cheaper even when you add the cost to move the goods from the Netherlands to Croatia.

✔️Every country has its own restrictions and requirements. Examples: Thailand considers poppy seeds used for cooking as drugs. Serbia requires the name of a book, its author and year published for all shipped books.

✔️Duties and taxes should be calculated BEFORE shipping.

✔️Correct labeling is vital. Example: Mislabeling in Argentina almost resulted in the arrest of the shipper.

✔️It is on the company to educate the customer of what is required.

✔️If something hasn’t been imported to the EU before, it may require prior approval.

✔️Import/export license is only needed for alcohol, tobacco and pharma products.

✔️Baggage of less than 100kg can be sent by air, which means there are no duties, but air cargo is more expensive.

📌Udruga updates

We are currently taking membership dues. Contact Maj Juico to get started.

The official drive has been delayed due to GDPR. If you don’t know what that means, then you should definitely come to our November meeting.

Membership fees:

2023 – 120euros per year

2024 – 150euros per year

Event fees (if you wish to attend events, but not become a member)

2023 – 15euros per event

2024 – 20euros per event

✨ Member introductions: Monica Ackerman, Croatian Property Advisor, and Carl Segvich, wants to bring investment to Croatia.

🔜Next Events! ‣ 11.11 – ‘Trashed about trash’ – Beach clean-up with wine to celebrate Martinje. Learn about this holiday here: https://www.expatincroatia.com/st-martins-day-martinje/

‣16.11 – Duje Kozomara, Data Protection Consultant, consent.hr – What you need to know about GDPR (If you have a business web site that serves EU residents, you are required to be GDPR compliant). 

‣21.12 – Christmas party.