In Lithuania, they are afraid of confiscation by Minsk of trucks stuck in Belarus since last autumn

Lithuanian carriers are in a panic due to the upcoming March 10 due to the unresolved issue with trucks stuck in Belarus since last autumn. This was reported in the association of Lithuanian road carriers Linava.

"We have no indication that the confiscation of vehicles has already been announced, but we have received information from the Belarusian side that the four-month deadline expires on March 10, and then some decision should be made," said Erlandas Mikenas, president of the Linava Association.

At the same time, the International Transport and Logistics Alliance has not yet received official notifications of confiscation.

"I want to believe that the situation will be resolved in the best possible way, but we need to prepare for the worst, so it's difficult to comment on anything. The reality is that the cars are there, so the confiscation may or may not happen for another month," said Alliance Secretary General Povilas Drijas.

At the same time, Lithuania does not yet know exactly how many trucks and trailers are left in Belarus. Linava claims that they have information only about "a few semi-trailers" that have returned to the country. According to their information, these are the trucks that did not get to the paid parking lots.

"Until today, the carriers have informed us that several semi-trailers that customers had returned… We are still being told that not a single vehicle has left the sites under customs control," Mikenas said.

Lithuanian trucks were stuck in Belarus after Vilnius unilaterally closed the border with the neighboring republic for several weeks in the fall of 2025. The Belarusian authorities moved the Lithuanian trucks located in the country to special guarded parking lots. At the same time, Minsk noted that their owners would have to pay for the storage of cars or their property could be confiscated under Belarusian law. According to the latest data from Linava, 1,472 tractors and semi-trailers are stuck in Belarus, and the damage could reach 22 million euros. In turn, the National Crisis Management Center (NKVC) of Lithuania states that more than half of the machines specified by Linava have already returned. According to the center, as of February 27, there are 550 Lithuanian trucks and semi-trailers in Belarus. About 870 vehicles returned to Lithuania. At the same time, the Customs Department does not have accurate information.