International carriers operated without violations, and the 'transport visa-free regime' has been extended until the end of 2025

The liberalisation of freight transport between Ukraine and the European, known as the 'transport visa-free regime', will remain in effect at least until 31 December 2025. This was announced by the press service of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine.

The agreement on the transport visa-free regime has been in place since June 2022. It has already been extended twice, most recently in June 2024. At that time, the parties agreed that if no violations or negative market impacts were recorded, the agreement would automatically remain valid until the end of 2025.

It is important for Ukrainian carriers to comply with the terms of the agreement:

• mark lorries with a special sticker↗️ (5 cm, sample approved in the agreement);
• carry a paper licence extract with a QR code in English;
• confirm cargo documents even when the vehicle is empty;
• keep documents on the type of transport (bills of lading, consignment notes, customs declarations).

The business community generally welcomed the initiative, as it enabled long-term logistics planning, reduced costs, and helped avoid downtime due to the lack of permits.