Chapter 9: Contacts, Market Research, and Trade Events
Contacts
U.S. AND COUNTRY CONTACTS
U.S. Government:
Embassy of the United States of America
Mr. Thomas Kelsey, Senior Commercial Officer
Mr. Damjan Bencic, Senior Commercial Specialist
Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/661-2224; Fax: 385/1/661-2446
E-mail: Damjan.Bencic@mail.doc.gov
Home Page: http://www.buyusa.gov/croatia, http://www.usembassy.hr, http://www.export.gov
Embassy of the United States of America
LTC Mike Kaffka, Office of Defense Cooperation
Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/661-2223; Fax: 385/1/378-6535
E-mail: mkaffka@san.osd.mil
Embassy of the United States of America
USDA/FAS
Ms. Andreja Misir, Agricultural Specialist
Thomasa Jeffersona 2, 10010 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/661-2467; Fax: 385/1/665-8950
E-mail: amisir@inet.hr
U.S. Department of Agriculture
FAS-Foreign Agricultural Service
TAPO-Trade Assistance and Promotion Office
Phone: 202/720-7420
Fax: 202/205-9728
E-mail: TAPO@fas.usda.gov
The Multilateral Development Bank Office
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th and Constitution, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: 202/458-0120; Fax: 202/477-2967
http://export.gov/Advocacy/staff.html
Business Associations:
American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia (AmCham Croatia)
Mr. Mike Allen, President
Mr. Damir Vucic, Executive Director
Hotel Westin
Krsnjavoga 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/4836-777; Fax: 385/1/4836-776
E-mail: info@amcham.hr
Croatian Chamber of Economy
Mr. Nadan Vidosevic, President
Rooseveltov trg 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/482-8368, 456-1555; Fax: 385/1/4828-380
Statistics and Information Office:
Phone: 385/1/456-1513; Fax: 385/1/456-1520
E-mail: hgk@hgk.jr
Croatian Government
Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Ambassador
2343 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202/588-5899; Fax: 202/588-8937
E-mail: webmaster@croatiaemb.org
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
Mr. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister
Trg Nikole Subica Zrinskog 7-8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/455-1102, 456-9800; Fax: 385/1/4920-149
E-mail: mvp@mvp.hr
Ministry of the Interior
Mr. Berislav Roncevic, Minister
Savska 39, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/612-2129, 612-2405; Fax: 385/1/612-2452
E-mail: ministar@mup.hr
Defence Ministry
Mr. Branko Vukelic, Minister
Trg kralja P. Kresimira IV br. 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/456-7111; Fax: 385/1/4551-516
E-mail: infor@morh.hr
Ministry of Finance
Mr. Ivan Suker, Minister
Katanciceva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/459-1333, 492-2588; Fax: 385/1/4922-583
E-mail: kabinet@mfin.hr
Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and
Construction
Ms. Marina Matulovic-Dropulic, Minister
Republike Austrije 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/3782-444, 3782-445; Fax: 385/1/3772-555
E-mail: ministrica@mzopu.hr
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Damir Polancec, Minister
Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/610-6111, 610-6110; Fax: 385/1/610-9110
E-mail: info@mingo.hr
Ministry of Sea and Transport
Mr. Bozidar Kalmeta, Minister
Nazorova 61, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/378-4500, 378-4502; Fax: 385/1/378-4580
E-mail: minister@ws.mmtpr.hr
www.mmtpr.hr
Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Bozidar Pankretic, Minister
Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/610-6111, 610-6200; Fax: 385/1/610-9201
E-mail: kabinet.mps@mps.hr , cobankovic@mps.hr
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
Mr. Darko Milinovic, Minister
Ksaver 200a, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/4607-555, 4677-055; Fax: 385/1/4677-091
www.tel.hr/mzrh/
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
Mr. Dragan Primorac, Minister
Strossmayerov trg 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/456-9000, 456-9001; Fax: 385/1/461-7962;
E-mail: ured@mzos.hr
Ministry of Justice
Ms. Ana Lovrin, Minister
Republike Austrije 14, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/3710-666, 3710-600; Fax: 385/1/3710-602
E-mail: ministrica@pravosudje.hr
Ministry of Family, Veterans’ Affairs and Intergenerational Solidarity
Ms. Jadranka Kosor, Minister
Park Stara Tresnjevka 4, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/3657-888, 3657-800; Fax: 385/1/3657-852
E-mail: ministrica@mobms.hr
Ministry of Culture
Mr. Bozo Biskupic, Minister
Runjaninova 2, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/4866-666, 4866-308; Fax: 385/1/4816-755
E-mail: bozo.biskupic@min-kulture.hr
Ministry of Tourism
Mr. Damir Bajs
Nazorova 61, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/378-4500, 378-4502; Fax: 385/1/378-4580
E-mail: minister@ws.mmtpr.hr
www.mmtpr.hr
State Intellectual Property Office
Mr. Zejlko Topic, Director General
Ulica grada Vukovara 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/ 6106-410; Fax: 385/1/6112-017
E-mail: zeljko.topic@dziv.hr
State Bureau of Metrology
Mr. Mirko Vukovic, Managing Director
Ulica grada Vukovar 78, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/610-6111; Fax: 385/1/610-9324
E-mail:
Central Bureau of Statistics
Mr. Darko Jukic, Director General
Ilica 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/4806-295; Fax: 385/1/, 4812-740
E-mail: jukicd@dzs.hr
National Bank of Croatia
Mr. Zeljko Rohatinski, Governor
Trg hrvatskih velikana 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/456-4555, 456-4634; Fax: 385/1/455-0598
E-mail: info@hnb.hr
HIDRA - Croatian Information Documentation Referral Agency
Ms. Neda Erceg, Managing Director
Trg Marsala Tita 3/III, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: 385/1/485-5827, 485-5841; Fax: 385/1/485-5655
E-mail: ured@hidra.hr
Market Research
To view market research reports produced by the U.S. Commercial Service please go to the following website: http://www.export.gov/marketresearch.html and click on Country and Industry Market Reports.
Please note that these reports are only available to U.S. citizens and U.S. companies. Registration to the site is required, but free of charge.
Trade Events
TRADE EVENT SCHEDULE
The single largest event in Croatia is the annual Zagreb Fall Fair (September) which attracts attention countrywide and includes numerous foreign exhibitors.
Contact info:
Zagreb Fair
Ms. Katja Luka Kovacic, Director General
Avenija Dubrovnik 15,
10020 Zagreb
Tel: 385/1/650-3222; Fax: 6528-433
E-mail: kkovacic@zv.hr
www.zv.hr
Zagreb Fair is the key trade event organizer in Croatia. The
following is the list of their events. For more detailed
information, please visit their web site www.zv.hr.
Year – 2008
Feb 20-24 Sports and Nautical Fair; Fashion & Leisure
Feb 22-24 Wedding Days
Mar 27-Apr 6 Zagreb Auto Show
Apr 22-26 TEGRA - 32nd International Fair of Construction, Equipping and Air-Conditioning; BIAM - 19th International Machine Tools and Tool Fair; WELDING - 22nd International and Anticorrosion Fair; Crafts Fair
May 7-11 CROTOUR - 20th International Tourism Fair; VINOVITA - 14 th International Fair of Wine and Equipment for Viticulture and Viniculture
May 28-31 Medicine & Technology; Health & Beauty
Sep 16-21 ZAGREB INTERNATIONAL AUTUMN FAIR
Group exhibitions of countries
Energetics
Contech
EMATeh - 4th International Fair of Eco-Technology, Sustainable Development, Municipal Equipment, Protection and Safety
ARCA - 6th International Fair of Innovations, New Ideas, Products and Technologies
Transport and logistics
Modernpack
Fashion Days
Eco-Ethno Croatia
Oct 14-19 Ambienta
Nov 12-16 Interliber; Music & Multimedia
Dec 18-24 Christmas Fair
Dec 26-28
In the past few years, the following two trade events organized by the Split Fair (www.sajamsplit.hr) have become increasingly important:
Mar 5-9 GAST – Food and Beverages, Tourism, Hospitality Equipment and Supplies, Furntiture
Oct 22-26 SASO – Construction, Wood and Timber Industry, Metalworking, Tools, Machnery, Craft, Small Business, Electronics, Energy, Telecommunications, Finance
See also http://www.export.gov/tradeevents.html