In a 4 December position paper, trade body Logistics UK urged the European Union to honour its promise of a gradual roll-out of the new Entry/Exit System (EES), which launched on 12 October. The group cites early reports of hold-ups at Prague airport and Dover and fears worse congestion at key freight crossings unless member states phase in biometric enrolment.
For Poland—hosting one of Schengen’s largest land borders with non-EU Ukraine and Belarus as well as busy airports in Warsaw and Kraków—the stakes are high. Border Guard officials say enrolment kiosks at Chopin Airport are functioning, but they expect a 20-30 percent surge in holiday travel starting mid-December. Any loss of throughput could ripple through cargo flows, hitting just-in-time automotive supply chains that move via the A2 motorway to Germany.
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Logistics UK recommends that transport operators brief drivers on fingerprint and facial-scan procedures and build additional dwell-time into schedules. Polish exporters shipping electronics and furniture to the UK may need to pre-position trailers to maintain delivery SLAs.
The association also calls on the EU to publish real-time performance dashboards so carriers can divert traffic before queues develop. Polish business chambers have echoed the plea, noting that predictable border times are essential for the country’s near-shoring boom.
For Poland—hosting one of Schengen’s largest land borders with non-EU Ukraine and Belarus as well as busy airports in Warsaw and Kraków—the stakes are high. Border Guard officials say enrolment kiosks at Chopin Airport are functioning, but they expect a 20-30 percent surge in holiday travel starting mid-December. Any loss of throughput could ripple through cargo flows, hitting just-in-time automotive supply chains that move via the A2 motorway to Germany.
Logistics UK recommends that transport operators brief drivers on fingerprint and facial-scan procedures and build additional dwell-time into schedules. Polish exporters shipping electronics and furniture to the UK may need to pre-position trailers to maintain delivery SLAs.
The association also calls on the EU to publish real-time performance dashboards so carriers can divert traffic before queues develop. Polish business chambers have echoed the plea, noting that predictable border times are essential for the country’s near-shoring boom.
