Polish Company Fined for Circumventing Sanctions by Shipping Cars to Russia via Belarus

Reform.news Editorial Team · 8 June 2026, 14:37

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The Silesian Customs and Tax Service has imposed a substantial fine on a Polish company following an investigation that found it had circumvented sanctions by supplying vehicles to Russia through Belarus.

Over a six-month period in 2023, the company sold 177 cars and one motorcycle outside the European Union. The value of some of the vehicles exceeded €50,000, while the total value of the shipments amounted to €19 million. The vehicles were transported through Belarus before being imported into Russia.

As a result, the authority imposed a fine of 20 million zlotys (approximately €4.7 million) on the company.