Both importers and exporters suffer from the strike, because 49% of companies import products to Ukraine.
The European Business Association conducted an express survey among 55 member companies whose activities were affected by the strike at Polish-Ukrainian checkpoints that began on November 6. According to the Association's calculations, on average, one day of downtime costs one company about UAH 1 million in losses, writes TTS.
The cumulative estimated amount of losses since the start of the downtime, caused to the surveyed companies, is at least UAH 305,880,000. "At the same time, both importers and exporters suffer equally, because 49% of companies import products to Ukraine. At the same time, 25% of goods go to Poland, 15% to Germany, as well as to other Baltic countries, Western Europe, the USA, Canada, countries Asia and Africa," the EBA emphasized.
Blocking traffic on the border by Polish carriers has already led to numerous negative consequences for businesses in Ukraine and their counterparts abroad. Transportation costs are increasing significantly, which affects the cost of products and the price competitiveness of companies.
"There is a change in routes, and at the same time queues at the Slovak and Hungarian borders are increasing. The business is already reporting a shortage of transport, in particular due to the reluctance of carriers to take orders during the strike. The inability to fulfill obligations to Ukrainian and foreign customers will entail fines from buyers , cancellation of further orders and loss of customers. The inability to import the necessary raw materials or components creates risks for Ukrainian industries. All this directly affects the access of the population in Ukraine to the necessary goods and the smooth operation of enterprises," the Association added.
Two weeks of strike create significant difficulties for the already limited capabilities of Ukrainian logistics. Therefore, the business community of Ukraine once again calls on Polish business to engage in dialogue in order to unblock the Polish-Ukrainian border and resolve disputed issues in a constructive way.
We will remind you that TTS wrote that Ukraine and PoPoland is already preparing lawsuits for compensation for damages caused by the blocking of border crossing points due to the rally of Polish transporters.