Poland has become the sixth country to ban the entry of Russian cars

Poland is prohibiting the entry into its territory of cars registered in RUSSIA from Sunday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Thus, of the European countries bordering Russia, only Norway has not yet joined the entry restrictions

Poland, from Sunday, September 17, prohibits the entry into its territory of passenger cars registered in Russia, Gazeta.pl reports with reference to the Minister of Internal Affairs Mariusz Kamiński.

According to the HEAD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the sanctions apply to all cars, both commercial and private, regardless of whether their owner is a citizen of Russia or another country. “The rule is this: a car registered in Russia has no right to enter Poland,” Kaminski explained.

He indicated that the new restrictions are another element of sanctions against Russia due to military actions in Ukraine . “Russia today poses a threat to national security,” the minister emphasized.

Previously, similar bans were introduced by Germany , Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Thus, of the European countries bordering Russia, only Norway (not a member of the EU , but has joined the sanctions) has not yet supported such restrictions on entry.

On September 8, the European Commission (EC) clarified the rules for applying sanctions already in force against Russia. According to the new regulations, entry into the EU countries with personal cars (customs code 8703 - cars for transporting less than ten people) registered in Russia will be regarded as prohibited import , even if they are used for personal purposes and not for commercial purposes. Exceptions are made for EU citizens and their immediate families.

Later, a representative of the EC clarified to RBC that each EU country will decide for itself how to implement the sanctions; the EC’s clarification is not legally binding.

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In addition, the first version of the EC clarification stated that not only Russian cars, but also personal goods, of which there are many on the sanctions list (in particular, smartphones, laptops, precious stones, cosmetics, hygiene products and etc.). However, on September 12, the EC softened the ban on the import of personal items: “goods that cause minor concern from the point of view of circumventing sanctions, such as personal hygiene items or clothing, both worn by a visitor and in his luggage,” will not be in focus of attention of national customs authorities, followed from the new interpretation of the EC.