Queues on the Belarusian side of the Belarus–Poland frontier stretched to almost 20 hours for freight vehicles on Monday, 22 June, with the Kozlovyči–Koroszczyn crossing reporting the longest delay at 1 200 minutes. The real-time monitoring service Nakordoni attributes the spike to intensified inspections by Polish customs officers enforcing the EU’s latest sanctions package against Russia and Belarus. Officials are subjecting lorries to more-detailed manifests and dual-use-goods inspections, a process that is adding between two and six minutes to the paperwork check for every truck. Delays are also being compounded by the closure or partial suspension of alternative crossings such as Bruzgi–Kuźnica and Peščatka–Połowce, which remain shut for most civilian traffic following the 2021 migrant crisis. With fewer lanes open, traffic is funnelling into the three checkpoints that still handle EU-bound cargo. Polish haulage association ZMPD estimates that around 2 100 trucks were queued on the Belarusian approach roads at peak on Monday afternoon, double the typical daily volume in early June.
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Amid these bottlenecks, hauliers rerouting through Lithuania or Latvia have to make sure every driver’s Schengen paperwork stays current. VisaHQ’s portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) lets fleet managers secure new Polish or multi-entry Schengen visas in a few clicks, track applications in real time, and tap expert guidance on changing entry rules—saving precious hours when border queues are already costing them days.
For logistics managers, the disruption is creating knock-on effects across regional supply chains. Warsaw-based forwarder Rohlig SUUS reports that temperature-controlled cargo has been rerouted through Lithuania, adding 250 kilometres and up to €320 per load in extra fuel and toll costs. Automotive suppliers clustered around Poznań say they have activated safety-stock contingencies because components arriving from Minsk-area factories are running 24–48 hours late. Practical advice from Poland’s Border Guard includes using the e-Queue reservation system, checking live data every two hours, and scheduling departures to avoid Friday evening peaks. Companies shipping perishable or high-value goods are being urged to consider sea-rail alternatives via Klaipėda or truck-ferry routes through Latvia until backlogs ease—something officials predict will not happen until additional KAS (National Revenue Administration) staff join the inspection line next week.
Amid these bottlenecks, hauliers rerouting through Lithuania or Latvia have to make sure every driver’s Schengen paperwork stays current. VisaHQ’s portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) lets fleet managers secure new Polish or multi-entry Schengen visas in a few clicks, track applications in real time, and tap expert guidance on changing entry rules—saving precious hours when border queues are already costing them days.
For logistics managers, the disruption is creating knock-on effects across regional supply chains. Warsaw-based forwarder Rohlig SUUS reports that temperature-controlled cargo has been rerouted through Lithuania, adding 250 kilometres and up to €320 per load in extra fuel and toll costs. Automotive suppliers clustered around Poznań say they have activated safety-stock contingencies because components arriving from Minsk-area factories are running 24–48 hours late. Practical advice from Poland’s Border Guard includes using the e-Queue reservation system, checking live data every two hours, and scheduling departures to avoid Friday evening peaks. Companies shipping perishable or high-value goods are being urged to consider sea-rail alternatives via Klaipėda or truck-ferry routes through Latvia until backlogs ease—something officials predict will not happen until additional KAS (National Revenue Administration) staff join the inspection line next week.
