Transport of humanitarian aid
Transport of relief goods
The aim of the transports is to ship relief supplies to Ukraine as cheaply as possible. Ukrainian hauliers are used for this purpose, as they can transport goods much more cheaply than Western European hauliers. This reduces transport costs to a minimum.
Background
Goods that cross the Swiss border must generally be cleared through customs in the EU, unless they are not destined for the EU market. With the so-called T1 procedure, aid supplies destined for Ukraine can therefore cross the EU duty-free.
However, this requires that a transporter is willing to travel to Ukraine in the first place, which is often not the case for insurance reasons. Transport only as far as the Ukrainian border would make it impossible to use the T1 procedure. This is where the connections to Ukrainian transport companies come into play.
Other relief supplies are collected directly by our partner CAMZ (Comité de l'Aide Médicale, Zakarpattya) from Uzhhorod.
Pro Ukraïna aims to create security for donors and sponsors in terms of cost optimisation. The donations should be used as far as possible for relief supplies and not for transport costs.
Implementation
Pro Ukraïna ensures through its Ukrainian connections that the cheapest options for onward transport are also used within Ukraine.
For this reason, lighter goods are shipped within the country after crossing the border using the Nova Poshta organisation. This has the advantage that the goods arrive with pinpoint accuracy throughout the country. Nova Poshta subsidises the transport of relief supplies to the hotspots.
The system works perfectly.
Support possibilities
The transports are partially financed by donations. We are grateful for any support.
CAMZ picks up relief supplies in Winterthur
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