Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported light traffic at key checkpoints into Poland on 14 January 2026: zero buses queued at Yahodyn, 20 cars at Ustyluh, and modest flows at Shehyni (15 cars, one bus). However, officials cautioned that intermittent faults in electronic customs systems could create sudden slow-downs.
For transport managers ferrying technicians or humanitarian goods the message is mixed. While physical queues are short, electronic glitches can add unpredictable processing times of up to an hour if manifests fail to upload. Carriers are urged to carry printed CMRs and power-bank backups for handheld scanners.
![Border-queue update: minimal waits at Ukrainian crossings into Poland but IT disruptions possible]()
For companies that also need to move teams across the frontier at short notice, visa formalities can be another variable—VisaHQ’s Poland portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) streamlines the paperwork by arranging e-visas, transit permits and invitation letters in one dashboard, allowing mobility officers to track application status while they track trucks in the same browser window.
The lull offers an opportunity for corporate shuttle providers to clear backlogs accumulated after Poland sealed ten Belarus and Russia crossings earlier in the week. Yet analysts warn that traffic could rebound quickly if Belarus routes remain closed and more freight is funnelled through Ukraine’s western corridor.
Mobility coordinators should therefore continue to build contingency buffers into driver schedules and instruct staff to monitor real-time queue dashboards provided by both Polish and Ukrainian border agencies.
For transport managers ferrying technicians or humanitarian goods the message is mixed. While physical queues are short, electronic glitches can add unpredictable processing times of up to an hour if manifests fail to upload. Carriers are urged to carry printed CMRs and power-bank backups for handheld scanners.
For companies that also need to move teams across the frontier at short notice, visa formalities can be another variable—VisaHQ’s Poland portal (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) streamlines the paperwork by arranging e-visas, transit permits and invitation letters in one dashboard, allowing mobility officers to track application status while they track trucks in the same browser window.
The lull offers an opportunity for corporate shuttle providers to clear backlogs accumulated after Poland sealed ten Belarus and Russia crossings earlier in the week. Yet analysts warn that traffic could rebound quickly if Belarus routes remain closed and more freight is funnelled through Ukraine’s western corridor.
Mobility coordinators should therefore continue to build contingency buffers into driver schedules and instruct staff to monitor real-time queue dashboards provided by both Polish and Ukrainian border agencies.
