Fireworks in Croatia (2026)

Last reviewed: 31 October 2026

In short: Citizens aged over 18 may buy category F2 and F3 fireworks from 15 December to 1 January and use them from 27 December to 1 January. Banger-type items and strings of crackers (F2 and F3) are banned for personal use. Category F1 fireworks are available all year to people over 14.

RuleWhat applies
Consumers may buy and use category F2 fireworksConsumer fireworks (category F2)Yes [1]
Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2)18 years [1]
Minimum age to buyConsumer fireworks (category F2)14 years [1]
Minimum age to possess or let offConsumer fireworks (category F2)18 years [1]
Minimum age to possess or let offConsumer fireworks (category F2)14 years [1]
When they may be sold to the publicConsumer fireworks (category F2)F2 and F3 fireworks may be sold to citizens from 15 December to 1 January. F1 fireworks may be sold all year. [1]
When they may be let offConsumer fireworks (category F2)Citizens aged over 18 may use the permitted F2 and F3 fireworks from 27 December to 1 January. F1 fireworks may be used all year by citizens over 14. [1]
Where they may not be let offConsumer fireworks (category F2)Citizens may not use permitted fireworks, other than category F1, in enclosed spaces or where a large number of people gather. [1]

Notes

  • Banger-type items (petarde) and strings (redenici) of categories F2 and F3 may not be sold to, acquired, held or used by citizens. A citizen may hold at most 2 kg of net pyrotechnic mixture of categories F1, F2 and F3 (Article 62(8)). Read from the 2017 original and the 2020 amendment; later amendments were not checked.

Sources

  1. Narodne novine: Zakon o izmjenama i dopunama Zakona o eksplozivnim tvarima te proizvodnji i prometu oružja (NN 141/2020) (consulted 31 October 2026) · all sources

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