high end kitchen and bathroom appliances

[ben]

Dear All, I am doing up a house in Istria and desperately do not want to pay 22% import tax on my bath, toilet, cooker, fridge etc.
Does anyone know where one can buy range cookers, big american fridges, bateau baths, old antique tiolets with high cisterns any where in Istria stretching too Rijeka and possibly Zagreb?
It is proving to be difficult, would really appreciate any help if you have bought similar items, shop names etc?

Many Thanks

B

[gmh]

Not exactly sure what you mean by 'american style fridge' but if you mean a big energy hungry one then you should be able to find something suitable at PEVEC in Pula or Rijeka. They'll also have stove tops. www.pevec.hr/index.php?sti=9&catid=2&pg=3

Not sure about antique baths and toilets. Seems unlikely that you would find them.

[Carol]

Whirlpool have a big american like fridge freezer on sale in a few shops here, but a true huge american fridge isn't available, nor are range cookers or bateau baths etc. The cost of things like white goods or designer fittings here in croatia is high (e.g. that fridge/ freezer i mention is about £1800, whereas you can easily find the same thing for sale in the UK under £1000). If you have owned the things for more than a year and you have a business permit or work permit, then you could import them without any duty.

[ben]

Do you pay the import tax if you buy it new through a croat company?

Thanks

b

[mark2]

Merkur in Zadar sell the Gorenje version of the big American fridges, About 7 feet tall, 2-doors with the drinks dispenser on the outside, ice-maker etc. In fact if you have a plot of land without building permission, one of these could be the answer. Roof not included.

[jackie chan]

You could look here www.koncar.hr/ugo/eng/index.html
for some bigger range like oven/stoves.
Gorenje do good fridges if not quite as big as the Americans make them.
www.gorenje.hr/4048
I think Gorenje also do stove tops and ovens.
You should be able to buy both of these brands at the previously mentioned Pevec or other retail outlets throughout Croatia.

[elaine]

Saw a couple of simply stunning wash hand basins for sale in Labin - a place called 'Mariner', only peering through the window/door last Sunday, since I've finished my refurb. It's possible they may have baths to match, or indeed of a similar style, so I'd definitely recommend a visit.

[irac]

Ben, you can bring it in pro gratis if you're in the company of the material, ask your local agent/lawyer as maybe it's different up north!