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Business and logistics in Lublin

Lublin is the capital of the Lublin Voivodeship and the largest city in eastern Poland, with around 330,000 inhabitants. It is also a major academic centre. Several universities, including Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, bring tens of thousands of students to the city and support a growing IT and business services sector. This creates steady demand for technology and office equipment.

The surrounding region is one of Poland's most important agricultural areas, known especially for fruit, vegetables and grain. As a result, food processing, packaging and agricultural machinery play a big role in the local economy. The city is also home to manufacturers of machinery, vehicles and components, many of them in special economic zone areas on the edge of the city. In neighbouring Świdnik, helicopter manufacturing has a long tradition, and Lublin Airport lies on the edge of the same town.

For British companies, Lublin is interesting both as a market and as a source of goods. Machinery, packaging and technology go east, while food products and manufactured goods come back towards western Europe. Because the city lies a long way from the Channel, careful planning of the arrival date matters all the more.

The route from the UK to Lublin

The transport starts with a crossing from Dover to Calais by ferry or from Folkestone to Coquelles on Le Shuttle. The vehicle then heads through Belgium and Germany to the Polish border at Świecko near Frankfurt (Oder). In Poland, the A2 motorway leads east past Poznań and Łódź to Warsaw. From the capital, the S17 expressway continues south-east to Lublin.

Around the city, the S17, S12 and S19 form a ring road that distributes traffic to the industrial districts. The S19, part of the Via Carpatia, links Lublin with Rzeszów to the south, while the S17 continues towards Zamość. This makes it easy to combine a Lublin delivery with a second stop elsewhere in the region.

Customs for goods to Lublin

Poland is a member of the European Union, so goods from Great Britain need a UK export declaration and an EU import declaration. Both the sender and the importer must have an EORI number. At the Channel ports of Dover and Folkestone, GVMS attaches the declarations to the vehicle through a Goods Movement Reference. Please arrange the declarations with your customs agent in good time before the collection date, as DAGO Express does not prepare customs declarations or handle customs clearance.

Your freight partner between the UK and Lublin

DAGO Express organises transports through a network of more than 50,000 vehicles in 38 countries, and over 15,000 companies use it for their freight transport. If a vehicle breaks down, a replacement vehicle is dispatched immediately, so the long run to eastern Poland stays on track. Cross-border haulage is handled by verified partners with a valid EU licence and, where the goods require it, an ADR licence. For temperature-sensitive goods, a temperature log can document the conditions during transport, and our team monitors every shipment 24/7.

Insurance through the Schunck Group covers your goods up to 8.33 SDR per kilogram of gross weight, and additional cover for higher-value goods can be arranged at short notice. You receive a tracking link after booking and emails on collection and delivery. The DAGO ShipperHub lets regular customers manage orders, see ETAs, track KPIs and export real-time reports to PDF or Excel, with an API for ERP integration.

The online calculator shows your price within seconds once you enter postcodes, dimensions and weight. You can also book in the DAGO app or request a quote by email. From Lublin, the same network covers onward routes throughout Poland and to other European countries.