Poland bans entry to cars with Russian licence plates

Poland bans passenger cars registered in Russia from entering the country. The ban will take effect from 17 September. This is reported by Gazeta.pl with reference to the Interior Ministry of the Republic.

Earlier similar bans were introduced by Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland. Thus, the ban on the entry of cars with Russian licence plates was introduced by almost all EU countries that border Russia. Of the countries bordering Russia, only Norway (which is not a member of the EU) has not yet joined the entry restrictions.

It should be noted that the European Commission (EC) clarified that the restrictions on entry are related to sanctions. According to the new restrictions, entering EU countries with personal cars (customs code 8703 - cars for transporting less than ten people) registered in Russia will be regarded as prohibited imports, even if they are used for personal purposes and not for commercial purposes. Exceptions are made for EU citizens and their immediate relatives.

Note that cars are not the only ones on the sanctions list for Russian citizens. The list of items banned for import, compiled in early September, also includes suitcases of Russians, laptops, leather and fur products, semi-precious and precious stones, toilet paper, photo cameras and smartphones.