Croatia gives employers more tax-free room for employee gifting than almost anywhere else in this series: a €700/year prigodna nagrada that can even be paid in cash, a separate €133/year in-kind gift, a €140/year gift for employees' children under 15, and a €1,200/year performance bonus that stacks with the prigodna nagrada for up to €1,900 a year. Once you know the categories, the harder question is what to actually buy. Below are 20 branded merchandise ideas from Sunday's catalogue, priced and sized to fit comfortably within Croatia's allowances, whether you're gifting once a year or spreading a few smaller gifts across it.
How we picked these 20
Every item below is chosen against the same four criteria:
- Fits the allowances. All 20 products sit well under the €700 prigodna nagrada ceiling on their own, and most fit comfortably inside the €133 dar u naravi limit too, so a single item rarely uses up more than a fraction of the annual room.
- Genuinely useful. Nothing here is a throwaway trinket. Each product is something an employee will actually wear, carry, or use at their desk, which is what makes branded merchandise land as a gift rather than as marketing collateral.
- Fully customisable. Every product ships with your logo through embroidery, print, laser engraving, or debossing, so the gift also reinforces your brand every time it's used.
- Real order quantities. Prices and minimum order quantities (MOQ) are shown as they appear in the Sunday catalogue, so you can size a gifting programme against your headcount from the start.
1. Hoodie – The Rex: the flagship piece
A heavyweight 280 gsm organic cotton hoodie that employees actually wear well past the office, and one of Sunday's most popular gifting items. Even as the priciest product on this list, it sits comfortably inside the €700 prigodna nagrada pool with room to spare.
- Material: 90% organic cotton, 10% polyester.
- Branding: embroidery, print, or patches.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €40.09/unit.
2. Sports Socks: the safe favourite
Sunday's most-ordered item, and for good reason: a small, slightly unexpected gift that always lands well and barely touches any of Croatia's allowances. A good pairing item if you want to combine a few products under the €133 dar u naravi limit.
- Material: 80% cotton, 17% polyamide, 3% elastane.
- Branding: knitted-in logo zones.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €4.00/unit.
3. Recycled Steel Bottle: everyday hydration
Vacuum insulation in recycled stainless steel: a gift that gets used and seen every day at the desk or on a commute, and leaves most of the annual allowance untouched even before you factor in a second gift later in the year.
- Material: recycled stainless steel.
- Branding: laser engraving or print.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €11.00/unit.
View the Recycled Steel Bottle →
4. A5 Notebook: FSC-certified paper
An A5 hardcover with elastic closure and ribbon marker: practical, with a traceable material story, and a natural pairing with any bigger-ticket item on this list without stretching either allowance.
- Material: FSC-certified paper, PU cover.
- Branding: debossing or print on the cover.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €4.58/unit.
5. Premium Tote Bag: the lightweight carry
A heavyweight cotton tote with a premium feel, everyday enough to actually get used for groceries or a laptop, and one of the lowest-cost items here if you're building a gifting programme across a large team.
- Material: 270gsm cotton.
- Branding: print or custom straps.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €6.44/unit.
6. Knitted Scarf: the cosy extra
A high perceived-value item that reads as a proper winter gift rather than office swag, priced well inside the annual allowances even alongside another gift earlier in the year.
- Material: 80% viscose, 20% polyester.
- Branding: woven label.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €7.66/unit.
7. Baseball Cap: the everyday accessory
An affordable, highly visible accessory that works all year round and stacks easily with other small gifts within the same €133 dar u naravi allowance.
- Material: 100% cotton.
- Branding: embroidery.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €8.34/unit.
8. Espresso Mug: the desk essential
A proper espresso cup for the coffee obsessives on the team: a small gift that still gets used daily and barely dents the €133 dar u naravi limit, ideal to pair with a bigger item.
- Material: ceramic.
- Branding: debossed or printed logo.
- Order: MOQ 108 · from €8.44/unit.
9. Bamboo Tea Bottle: the natural choice
A bamboo exterior over a durable stainless steel interior gives this bottle a warmer look than an all-metal one, and it's priced well inside the dar u naravi limit on its own.
- Material: stainless steel, bamboo.
- Branding: laser engraving or print.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €18.70/unit.
10. RollTop Backpack: the everyday bag
A water-resistant backpack with a laptop compartment that quickly becomes someone's everyday bag, and pairs easily with a smaller gift later in the year without stretching either allowance.
- Material: GRS-certified recycled PU, water-resistant.
- Branding: print or embroidery.
- Order: MOQ 25 · from €24.57/unit.
11. Noise-Cancelling Headphones: the premium pick
A genuine step up in perceived value for a milestone or year-end gift, still leaving plenty of room in the annual allowances if you're planning to gift more than once a year.
- Material: recycled ABS, ANC + ENC, foldable.
- Branding: digital print or doming.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €24.46/unit.
12. Wireless Powerbank: useful everyday tech
A magnetic wireless powerbank in recycled ABS plastic, genuinely useful for any commute or business trip, and easy to combine with a second gift across the year.
- Material: recycled ABS plastic.
- Branding: pad print or digital print.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €18.39/unit.
13. T-shirt – The Axel: the wardrobe staple
A well-cut, soft cotton tee that works as a standalone gift or as the anchor of a small welcome or onboarding bundle, comfortably within the €133 dar u naravi limit.
- Material: 100% combed cotton, 180gsm.
- Branding: screen print or embroidery.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €18.68/unit.
14. Canvas Travel Pouch: the small organiser
A durable canvas pouch for cables, toiletries, or odds and ends, useful enough to survive well past its first trip, and one of the cheapest ways to add a second small item to a gift.
- Material: heavyweight cotton canvas.
- Branding: print or woven label.
- Order: MOQ 25 · from €8.30/unit.
View the Canvas Travel Pouch →
15. Stainless Steel Bottle: the classic reusable
A double-wall vacuum-insulated bottle that keeps drinks hot or cold for hours, a dependable option if you'd rather not overthink the choice, and one that fits easily within any of Croatia's smaller allowances.
- Material: recycled stainless steel, double-wall insulated.
- Branding: laser engraving or print.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €9.57/unit.
View the Stainless Steel Bottle →
16. Americano Mug: the coffee-run companion
A larger ceramic mug for the Americano drinkers, one of the lowest-cost items on this list and an easy way to fill out a bundle without touching much of the €133 allowance.
- Material: ceramic.
- Branding: debossed or printed logo.
- Order: MOQ 108 · from €4.04/unit.
17. A5 Premium Notebook: the upgrade pick
A step up from the standard A5 notebook, with a softer recycled PU cover that feels more like a personal gift than a supply-closet item, still well within the dar u naravi limit.
- Material: recycled PU cover, FSC-certified paper.
- Branding: debossing or foil stamp.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €6.97/unit.
View the A5 Premium Notebook →
18. Bamboo Pen: the low-cost add-on
A sustainably sourced bamboo pen that pairs naturally with the notebooks on this list, and at this price you could gift the entire team without touching a meaningful share of any allowance.
- Material: sustainably sourced bamboo.
- Branding: laser engraving.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €2.66/unit.
19. Wireless Mini Speaker: the desk upgrade
A compact Bluetooth speaker that's genuinely useful at a desk or on a trip, priced as a mid-range gift that still leaves the majority of the €700 prigodna nagrada pool untouched.
- Material: recycled ABS plastic.
- Branding: pad print or digital print.
- Order: MOQ 50 · from €10.34/unit.
View the Wireless Mini Speaker →
20. Leather Luggage Tag: the finishing touch
A small, personal-feeling detail that works well as an add-on to a bigger gift like the backpack or headphones above, without meaningfully denting either allowance.
- Material: PU vegan leather.
- Branding: debossing or foil stamp.
- Order: MOQ 100 · from €7.64/unit.
View the Leather Luggage Tag →
Putting a gifting programme together
Most of the 20 products above sit comfortably inside Croatia's €133/year dar u naravi allowance on their own, and even the priciest, the hoodie at €40.09, leaves the vast majority of the €700/year prigodna nagrada pool untouched. That headroom is what makes it easy to combine two or three smaller items, or spread gifts across a Christmas bonus, an Easter bonus, and a performance reward, without pushing anything into taxable territory. For the full breakdown of how each Croatian tax-free category works, including the separate rules for children's gifts, performance bonuses, and client gifts, see our guide to tax-free employee gifts in Croatia.
Order gifts for your team
Every product above is fully customisable with your branding and available in business order quantities. Browse the full range in the Sunday catalogue to put together a gifting programme that fits comfortably within Croatia's prigodna nagrada, dar u naravi, and performance bonus allowances.
