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Croatia is a net food importer with policies focused on increasing agricultural productivity. However, Croatia competitive advantage remains in marketing premium "natural" agricultural products and is opposed to full and open adoption of biotechnology foods. Croatia follows the European Union’s (EU) biotech legislation but has “opted-out” of planting genetically engineered (GE) seeds.

Croatia imports a significant portion of the food it consumes. However, most imports come from neighboring countries or other EU member states.

This report provides information on the food and agricultural product import requirements for Croatia.

Before the European Union accession, Croatia’s most important agro-food export markets were the Central European Agreement (CEFTA) countries.

Croatia imports more than half of its dried bean consumption. In 2013, Croatia imported 5,782 MT of dried beans valued at $9.8 million, mostly from China and Canada.

In 2013, Croatia imported $7.2 million in almonds, $6.9 million in walnuts, $4.9 million in hazelnuts and $1.4 million in pistachios.

The UK presents strong market opportunities for many U.S. consumer-oriented products.

Croatia is a net food importer and the government policy is geared towards raising agricultural productivity and, to a lesser extent, controlling imports.