Real-time data from crowd-sourced platform KolejkaNaGranicy.pl shows that lorry drivers entering Poland at the Koroszczyn–Kozłowiczy freight terminal faced a staggering 97 hours and 25 minutes wait at 20:00 CET on 12 October—by far the worst delay on any Polish land border. The bottleneck, caused by intensified customs inspections on the Belarusian side and a surge in Eurasian truck traffic rerouted from the Baltic states, is crippling just-in-time supply chains for automotive parts, perishables and e-commerce parcels. Exporters report rising demurrage charges as vehicles idle for four days before reaching Polish territory. Poland has maintained a de-facto ban on Belarus-registered trucks since 2024, but drivers of EU-registered vehicles must still undergo multiple document checks related to sanctioned goods. According to the Polish Road Transport Association (ZMPD), average clearance time at Koroszczyn has doubled since mid-September after Minsk introduced 100 % cargo scans on EU traffic, ostensibly to curb smuggling. Companies with east-west flows are urged to consider routing via Ukraine’s Dorohusk or Lithuania’s Medininkai, though both crossings are also showing elevated wait times of two to three hours for commercial vehicles. Forwarders should factor extended transit into delivery contracts and maintain regular driver welfare checks under EU Working Time Directive rules. The episode underscores the fragility of Poland’s eastern gateways amid geopolitical tensions and evolving sanction regimes. Logistics managers should monitor queue dashboards and subscribe to Border Guard SMS alerts for sudden changes.
Source: KolejkaNaGranicy.pl
