Poland's Allegro launches pilot program to export e — commerce goods to Ukraine

GDANSK, Poland, Oct 14 (Reuters) — Poland's biggest e-commerce platform Allegro has launched a pilot export program for Ukraine, offering local consumers direct access to more than 1 million products, it said on Wednesday. The initiative aims to help Polish small and medium-sized enterprises reach a new market of nearly 12 million active buyers by removing customs barriers. The initial phase features strategic winter items, including power generators, gas heaters and hygiene products from selected Polish sellers Deliveries will be handled by Allegro One Kurier in Poland and Nova Post in Ukraine, utilizing more than 4,000 branches and 34,000 parcel lockers Allegro's platform will automatically generate export documentation, verify customs codes and translate offers into Ukrainian to simplify the process for merchants Transactions will be settled in Polish zlotys, which eliminates foreign exchange risks for the sellers Allegro already operates in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, with nearly 6 million customers across the three markets (Reporting by Marta Maciag, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak) ((mailto:Marta.Maciag@thomsonreuters.com;)