Real-time monitoring platform NaKordoni.eu reported at 20:37 CET on 15 June that 626 heavy goods vehicles were queuing to enter Poland at the Rava-Ruska–Hrebenne crossing, with an estimated wait of 62 hours 51 minutes. The backlog, roughly on a par with Easter-holiday peaks, coincides with intensified Polish veterinary inspections of Ukrainian grain shipments and heightened driver documentation checks linked to the EU’s new Entry/Exit System. Freight forwarders moving automotive parts to factories in Silesia and electronics to Poznań warn that the delay could ripple through just-in-time production lines by mid-week. Some logistics companies are diverting north through Dorohusk or south via Uzhhorod–Vyšné Nemecké in Slovakia, but both alternatives add 150–220 km per trip and incur additional motorway tolls.
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Polish customs sources say the pinch point is partly seasonal: Pentecost weekend saw a surge of Ukrainian drivers returning from EU deliveries ahead of domestic family holidays, swelling the outbound side of the crossing. That volume is now colliding with stricter biosecurity checks introduced on 1 June under the Common Agricultural Policy’s new safeguard clause for high-risk produce. Manufacturers are being advised to increase safety stock of critical components by at least 72 hours and to schedule high-priority loads overnight on Wednesday and Thursday, when historical data show the queue temporarily eases. Cross-docking near Lublin or along the A4 corridor can also mitigate last-mile uncertainty until the logjam clears. NaKordoni’s seven-day forecast suggests the queue will remain above 50 hours through Friday unless Polish farmers resume protests—an event that would likely push waiting times past the 72-hour mark familiar from February’s demonstrations.
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Polish customs sources say the pinch point is partly seasonal: Pentecost weekend saw a surge of Ukrainian drivers returning from EU deliveries ahead of domestic family holidays, swelling the outbound side of the crossing. That volume is now colliding with stricter biosecurity checks introduced on 1 June under the Common Agricultural Policy’s new safeguard clause for high-risk produce. Manufacturers are being advised to increase safety stock of critical components by at least 72 hours and to schedule high-priority loads overnight on Wednesday and Thursday, when historical data show the queue temporarily eases. Cross-docking near Lublin or along the A4 corridor can also mitigate last-mile uncertainty until the logjam clears. NaKordoni’s seven-day forecast suggests the queue will remain above 50 hours through Friday unless Polish farmers resume protests—an event that would likely push waiting times past the 72-hour mark familiar from February’s demonstrations.
