It became known how Poland will control the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products

Ukrtransbezpeka has published new conditions for the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the territory of Poland.

Transit resumes from today, April 21, reports Ukrainform with reference to the press service of Ukrtransbezpeka.

“Transit of agricultural products through Poland will resume under new conditions at 00:00 on April 21. We inform you of the preliminary conditions for the transit of Ukrainian agricultural products through the territory of the Republic of Poland, according to the information provided by the Polish side,” the message reads.

It is noted that the customs authorities of the Republic of Poland will carry out customs clearance of agricultural products from Ukraine, which are prohibited for import into the customs territory of the Republic of Poland and are going in the transit mode, only if there is a T1 customs declaration. The destination must be the Polish ports of Gdansk, Gdynia, Świnoujście, Szczecin or other EU countries.

In addition, agricultural product codes (at the level of 6 digits) as well as safety and security data required by the European Union are required for registration.

Thus, additional control measures were introduced for transit, namely:

• installation of electronic seals on the vehicle on the Polish side (to track the movement of the vehicle and guarantee that the cargo will not be unloaded on the territory of Poland);

• tracking of goods in transit to other EU countries using the SENT electronic system to confirm that road or rail transport has reached its destination in another EU country (will not apply to goods going to Polish ports);

• physical escort of goods from the border to a Polish port or to the border with another EU country during the first week after the resumption of transit, from April 21 to 26.

“In the future, convoying will be used only in justified cases provided for by the current legislation of the Republic of Poland,” the Ukrainian agency noted.

For Ukrainian carriers, sealing will be free of charge, and escort will be free of charge in the coming week.