Real-time data from the cross-border monitoring portal Nakordoni.eu showed that at 20:56 CEST on 24 June 2026, some 289 lorries were waiting to enter Poland at the Krakowiec–Korczowa crossing, with an estimated start-of-clearance time of 578 hours for heavy-goods vehicles. Although the figure is algorithm-driven and fluctuates, forward projections indicated queues of over 400 trucks and potential clearance times exceeding 30 hours during peak periods. Border-guard sources attribute the bottleneck to three converging factors: the kickoff of Poland’s school-holiday season, additional biometric capture under the EU’s Entry/Exit System now live on the Polish-Ukrainian frontier, and a surge in Ukraine-origin agricultural exports following temporary EU tariff exemptions.
![Truck queues top 10 hours at Krakowiec–Korczowa as summer traffic and EES checks converge]()
For transport operators and commercial drivers looking to stay ahead of the evolving travel-document requirements—whether it’s Poland’s biometric Entry/Exit checks today or the forthcoming ETIAS permits in 2027—VisaHQ can streamline the process. The agency’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) offers up-to-date guidance and application support for Polish visas, ETIAS pre-authorisations and other cross-border paperwork, helping fleets avoid last-minute snags at control points.
While passenger-car lines remained manageable (about two hours), freight forwarders reported missed delivery windows at inland warehouses in Rzeszów and Katowice. Customs brokers warn that the bottlenecks could ripple across supply chains for automotive components and FMCG goods routed through the A4 motorway corridor. Companies have begun re-routing loads via Dorohusk or by rail through the Medyka–Mostyska line, but capacity there is limited. Poland’s Ministry of Finance, which oversees Customs, said that an electronic pre-lodgement system for CMR waybills will be tested in July to shave several minutes off each vehicle-processing cycle. In the meantime, logistics managers are advised to factor an extra day into just-in-time schedules and remind drivers that on-site facilities on the Ukrainian side remain scarce. Border experts note that once the EU’s European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) goes live in 2027, commercial drivers from visa-exempt countries will need separate travel authorisations—adding another administrative layer unless a sector-wide exemption is agreed.
For transport operators and commercial drivers looking to stay ahead of the evolving travel-document requirements—whether it’s Poland’s biometric Entry/Exit checks today or the forthcoming ETIAS permits in 2027—VisaHQ can streamline the process. The agency’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) offers up-to-date guidance and application support for Polish visas, ETIAS pre-authorisations and other cross-border paperwork, helping fleets avoid last-minute snags at control points.
While passenger-car lines remained manageable (about two hours), freight forwarders reported missed delivery windows at inland warehouses in Rzeszów and Katowice. Customs brokers warn that the bottlenecks could ripple across supply chains for automotive components and FMCG goods routed through the A4 motorway corridor. Companies have begun re-routing loads via Dorohusk or by rail through the Medyka–Mostyska line, but capacity there is limited. Poland’s Ministry of Finance, which oversees Customs, said that an electronic pre-lodgement system for CMR waybills will be tested in July to shave several minutes off each vehicle-processing cycle. In the meantime, logistics managers are advised to factor an extra day into just-in-time schedules and remind drivers that on-site facilities on the Ukrainian side remain scarce. Border experts note that once the EU’s European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) goes live in 2027, commercial drivers from visa-exempt countries will need separate travel authorisations—adding another administrative layer unless a sector-wide exemption is agreed.
