As of 00:00 on 17 March 2026, every shipment of most apparel and footwear entering, leaving or merely transiting Poland must be pre-registered in the SENT electronic goods-tracking platform. The measure, adopted in 2025 but only now taking effect, extends Poland’s high-profile transport-monitoring regime—originally designed for fuels, alcohol and other ‘sensitive’ loads—to chapters 61, 62 and 64 of the Combined Nomenclature as well as second-hand garments (CN 6309 00 00). For the fashion and e-commerce sectors the practical impact is immediate. A single carton weighing more than 10 kg of T-shirts or a pallet with more than 20 pairs of shoes now triggers an obligation to generate a SENT reference number before wheels turn. Responsibility depends on the flow: Polish senders must file movements that start domestically, consignees must file EU imports, and carriers must file pure transit. Drivers also have to carry devices that transmit real-time geolocation data; failure can result in fines equal to 46 % of the cargo’s gross value (but not less than PLN 20,000) and the physical detention of the truck. Tax advisers warn that many non-Polish retailers were unaware of the change until this week. Because the SENT interface (PUESC) is only in Polish, foreign companies are scrambling to appoint local representatives, classify SKUs, map internal procedures and train 3PL partners. KPMG estimates an implementation window of “four to six weeks”, yet the rules are already enforceable.
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For organisations dispatching staff to Poland to fix supply-chain hiccups or to train local partners, VisaHQ can streamline the travel side of the equation. Its dedicated Poland page (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) lets travellers and corporate mobility teams verify visa requirements, gather the right documents and submit applications online, so SENT compliance projects stay on schedule instead of stalling at the border.
In the meantime, logistics operators face a queue for PUESC accounts and devices, while customs brokers report a spike in inquiries about emergency bonded-warehouse solutions. The Ministry of Finance defends the expansion as a strike against the grey market, noting that unreported textile imports cost the treasury “hundreds of millions of zloty” in VAT leakage each year. Industry groups broadly support the aim but criticise the timing, saying the change overlaps with Easter peak volumes and EU Entry/Exit System trials at airports, multiplying compliance risk. Large multinationals with Polish fulfilment centres—Amazon in Świebodzin and Zalando in Białe Błota—say they have completed mapping but urge SME suppliers to act quickly. Practically, business travellers moving samples or promotional stock should now factor in an extra administrative step (and possible roadside checks) when driving across the German or Czech borders. Companies sending technicians to Polish factories are advised to question whether their tool kits fall within the 10-kg textile threshold—an unexpected but real mobility consideration in 2026.
For organisations dispatching staff to Poland to fix supply-chain hiccups or to train local partners, VisaHQ can streamline the travel side of the equation. Its dedicated Poland page (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) lets travellers and corporate mobility teams verify visa requirements, gather the right documents and submit applications online, so SENT compliance projects stay on schedule instead of stalling at the border.
In the meantime, logistics operators face a queue for PUESC accounts and devices, while customs brokers report a spike in inquiries about emergency bonded-warehouse solutions. The Ministry of Finance defends the expansion as a strike against the grey market, noting that unreported textile imports cost the treasury “hundreds of millions of zloty” in VAT leakage each year. Industry groups broadly support the aim but criticise the timing, saying the change overlaps with Easter peak volumes and EU Entry/Exit System trials at airports, multiplying compliance risk. Large multinationals with Polish fulfilment centres—Amazon in Świebodzin and Zalando in Białe Błota—say they have completed mapping but urge SME suppliers to act quickly. Practically, business travellers moving samples or promotional stock should now factor in an extra administrative step (and possible roadside checks) when driving across the German or Czech borders. Companies sending technicians to Polish factories are advised to question whether their tool kits fall within the 10-kg textile threshold—an unexpected but real mobility consideration in 2026.
