International hauliers moving freight between eastern Poland and Belarus continue to reroute via Kuźnica and Koroszczyn after the National Revenue Administration quietly extended its suspension of passenger traffic at Połowce and Sławatycze. The update, posted late on 9 July on the official granica.gov.pl portal, confirms that both minor crossings will stay closed “until further notice” for cars, buses and pedestrians. Commercial trucks may still use the Połowce corridor under ad-hoc humanitarian exemptions but must pre-register on the SENT cargo platform. The closures were first imposed in April 2025 as part of Warsaw’s response to Belarusian military exercises and remain legally grounded in the State Border Protection Act (Article 19a) cited in the newly consolidated text published this week. While volumes through the affected posts account for less than 5 % of total traffic, the disruption is being felt by borderland SMEs whose supply chains relied on the short, direct route to Grodno. Travel-management companies say business travellers with multi-entry Belarus visas now face a 160-kilometre detour to the Terespol rail bridge or the Koroszczyn/Kukuryki HGV terminal, adding roughly three hours to a round trip.
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For organisations or individuals needing to update their Poland-Belarus travel documents in light of these changes, VisaHQ can simplify the process by handling visa paperwork, monitoring processing times and advising on alternative entry strategies. Their dedicated portal offers step-by-step guidance for both Polish and Belarusian visas, ensuring hauliers, assignees and frequent travellers stay compliant despite the rerouted corridors.
HR teams relocating assignees to the Grodno and Brest industrial parks are advised to factor in higher taxi costs and to monitor waiting-time bulletins—which hit two hours for buses on Thursday morning. Officials provided no reopening timetable, noting only that the ban would be reviewed “in light of the security situation”. Given Minsk’s continued alignment with Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, analysts see little chance of a near-term easing. Companies should therefore treat the suspension as semi-permanent and update employee travel risk assessments accordingly.
For organisations or individuals needing to update their Poland-Belarus travel documents in light of these changes, VisaHQ can simplify the process by handling visa paperwork, monitoring processing times and advising on alternative entry strategies. Their dedicated portal offers step-by-step guidance for both Polish and Belarusian visas, ensuring hauliers, assignees and frequent travellers stay compliant despite the rerouted corridors.
HR teams relocating assignees to the Grodno and Brest industrial parks are advised to factor in higher taxi costs and to monitor waiting-time bulletins—which hit two hours for buses on Thursday morning. Officials provided no reopening timetable, noting only that the ban would be reviewed “in light of the security situation”. Given Minsk’s continued alignment with Moscow in the Ukraine conflict, analysts see little chance of a near-term easing. Companies should therefore treat the suspension as semi-permanent and update employee travel risk assessments accordingly.
