The Sejm has passed an amendment to the regulations governing the SENT goods transport monitoring system. One of the key elements of the changes is the inclusion, within the SENT system, of transports of ready-mix concrete and other mixtures based on mineral binders, supplied in the form of a mass ready to be poured.

For businesses in the construction, transport, and logistics sectors, this may mean the need to adjust procedures, documentation, and rules of cooperation with contractors.

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The SENT system is used to monitor the transport of certain goods. In practice, this means that participants in the transport chain may be required to provide specific data to the system, update notifications, and ensure consistency of the information submitted by the sender, carrier, and recipient. Extending the list of goods covered by SENT therefore has not only formal, but also operational significance.

What will the new regulations cover?

The new regulations are intended to cover the transport of ready-mix concrete and other mixtures based on mineral binders in a form ready to be poured. At the same time, SENT will not cover finished concrete products such as paving blocks, slabs, or curbstones. This distinction will be important for businesses that use both ready-mix concrete and finished concrete elements in their operations.

According to the rationale for the draft, the extension of the SENT system is intended to increase transparency in the trade of goods subject to monitoring and to reduce risks associated with irregularities in documenting deliveries. In the case of ready-mix concrete, the specific nature of this market also matters—deliveries are made within a short timeframe, often directly to construction sites, and the goods are supplied in a form ready for use. Including such transports in SENT is expected to facilitate inspection authorities’ verification of the movement of goods and delivery-related data.

Monitoring under SENT is also to cover, among other things, returns of goods and the movement of goods between warehouses of the same company. SENT data will be made automatically available to other authorities, e.g., the Environmental Protection Inspectorate or the Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection.

Who may be affected by the changes?

The new regulations may be particularly important for concrete producers, construction companies, carriers, and entities responsible for organizing deliveries of construction materials. Depending on the cooperation model, the obligations may apply to different participants in the supply chain.

At the same time, for contracts for the supply of concrete exceeding 100 m³, a simplification has been предусмотрено in the form of a single SENT notification form. If a contract concluded between companies for the supply of concrete exceeds 100 m³, it will be possible to submit one collective notification covering the entire contract. This solution may reduce the number of individual notifications, but it will still require correctly determining whether a given contract meets the conditions for using the simplification.

Therefore, it is worth checking whether ongoing concrete transports may fall under the new requirements. It will also be important to determine who, in a specific business model, is responsible for submitting the notification, who should update it, and how to ensure a correct flow of information between the parties to the transaction.

How to prepare for the new obligations?

Bringing concrete transports within the scope of the SENT system may require changes in day-to-day transport organization. Businesses should verify whether their current logistics procedures, contracts with counterparties, and internal document-flow rules will allow them to properly fulfill the new obligations.

A good step will also be to review agreements with carriers and contractors to clearly define the allocation of responsibilities related to notifications. For larger contracts, it will also be important to determine whether it is possible to use a single collective notification and what data should be included in the form.

The extension of SENT to concrete transports shows that the goods transport monitoring system remains an important tool for controlling economic turnover. For businesses, this means the need to monitor legislative changes on an ongoing basis and to adjust operational processes sufficiently early.

CRIDO supports businesses in matters related to SENT system regulations, including the analysis of obligations, risk assessment, preparation of internal procedures, verification of the possibility of using simplifications, and ongoing legal and tax advisory services regarding the monitoring of goods transport.