Ukraine plans to make electronic waybills mandatory for freight transportation

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft law on the transition to electronic consignment notes (e-TTN) for domestic cargo transportation. The new rules are planned to be introduced from June 1, 2027.

This was reported by the Ministry of Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine.

The draft law provides that the electronic consignment note will become the main document during domestic road transportation of goods. All operations with e-TTN will be confirmed by a qualified electronic signature.

The use of paper consignment notes will be allowed only in cases where it is technically impossible to issue an electronic document. At the same time, information about the cargo will need to be entered into the e-TTN system within the same day.

The Ministry of Development notes that the transition to electronic document management will reduce business costs for the registration and storage of documents, speed up settlements between transportation participants, and strengthen control over compliance with weight standards.

In particular, e-TTN will contain information about the consignor, carrier, forwarder, consignee, driver, vehicle and cargo.

Currently, the e-TTN system is already operating on a permanent basis, and businesses can voluntarily use it through authorized providers.

The draft law still needs to be considered and approved by the Verkhovna Rada. If approved, the new rules are planned to come into effect on June 1, 2027.

Earlier, USM reported that the agricultural holding Kernel has implemented electronic freight and transport invoices on a large scale in its logistics, integrating 1,000 carriers and 6,000 drivers into a single digital system.