Three major freight corridors on the Polish-Ukrainian border—Rava-Ruska/Hrebenne, Krakivets/Korczowa and Shehyni/Medyka—remain blocked by Polish carriers and farmers, leaving roughly 2,600 lorries idling on 28 December, according to Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service. The protest, which began on 6 November, seeks the reinstatement of permit quotas for Ukrainian hauliers that were waived under an EU agreement.
Although the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing was unblocked on 11 December, traffic there has yet to reach pre-blockade levels; some 700 trucks queued on the Polish side on Sunday morning. Protesters at the still-blocked sites are letting through only two or three vehicles per hour, prioritising humanitarian aid and passenger cars.
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For companies and assignees caught up in the disruption, VisaHQ’s Poland service center (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) can expedite Schengen, transit, or work visa paperwork, arrange document pick-ups, and provide real-time consular updates—helping mobility teams minimise delays when rerouting staff or critical cargo through alternative EU crossings.
The stand-off is inflicting mounting costs on supply chains. Polish exporters complain of empty back-hauls and missed delivery slots in Kyiv, while Ukrainian manufacturers face production slowdowns due to component shortages. Logistics firms estimate surcharge clauses have added €700–€1,200 per truckload, costs that cascade into retail prices on both sides of the border.
With no breakthrough talks scheduled until mid-January, corporate mobility leaders with time-critical cargo—or employee household goods—are re-routing via Slovakia or Romania despite longer distances. HR teams should also prepare contingency plans for delayed relocations and consider air-freight alternatives for high-value equipment.
Although the Dorohusk-Yahodyn crossing was unblocked on 11 December, traffic there has yet to reach pre-blockade levels; some 700 trucks queued on the Polish side on Sunday morning. Protesters at the still-blocked sites are letting through only two or three vehicles per hour, prioritising humanitarian aid and passenger cars.
For companies and assignees caught up in the disruption, VisaHQ’s Poland service center (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) can expedite Schengen, transit, or work visa paperwork, arrange document pick-ups, and provide real-time consular updates—helping mobility teams minimise delays when rerouting staff or critical cargo through alternative EU crossings.
The stand-off is inflicting mounting costs on supply chains. Polish exporters complain of empty back-hauls and missed delivery slots in Kyiv, while Ukrainian manufacturers face production slowdowns due to component shortages. Logistics firms estimate surcharge clauses have added €700–€1,200 per truckload, costs that cascade into retail prices on both sides of the border.
With no breakthrough talks scheduled until mid-January, corporate mobility leaders with time-critical cargo—or employee household goods—are re-routing via Slovakia or Romania despite longer distances. HR teams should also prepare contingency plans for delayed relocations and consider air-freight alternatives for high-value equipment.
