Exemptions from Covid tests for HGV drivers heading for Romania

Romania’s National Committee for Emergency Situations has published an additional ordinance amending the measures applicable to professional drivers entering Romania from non-EU or EFTA countries.

Drivers from outside the EU:
– Drivers of vehicles with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 2.4 tons engaged in the transport of goods are currently exempt from the obligation to self-isolate and present a negative Covid test result.
– Drivers of vehicles with more than 9 seats (including the driver’s seat) engaged in the transport of passangers are exempt from the obligation to self-isolate if they have been vaccinated, have recovered from the Covid infection or can present a negative RT-PCR test result taken not later than 48 hours before entering the country. Only proofs of full vaccination with a full course of an approved vaccine are recognised. The exemption only applies to work-related travel.

EU drivers
Measures applicable to HGV drivers and those who are engaged in transporting people who have not be vaccinated or are not classified as recovered, arriving from EU countries, the European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation:
– Drivers arriving from green or yellow list countries are exempt from the requirement to self-isolate or present a negative RT-PCR test result. The driver exemption only applies to work-related travel.
– Drivers arriving from red list countries are exempt from the requirement to self-isolate if they can present a negative RT-PCR test result taken no later than 72 hours before entering the country. The driver exemption only applies to work-related travel.

Currently, Poland is classified as a red list country.