European tyre and wheel distributor Bohnenkamp Group has announced the full suspension of its business operations in Russia and Belarus, in response to the European Union's 19th sanctions package adopted in October 2025.
The expanded sanctions, which now include tyres and wheels for agricultural machinery, have eliminated the remaining permissions under which Bohnenkamp had continued to operate in the region. The company had already significantly curtailed its activities following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, restricting deliveries to only those agricultural products explicitly permitted under EU rules. With those exemptions now removed, all remaining operations — including deliveries, ongoing projects, and local investments, have ceased entirely.
In a statement, Bohnenkamp officials confirmed the decision was driven by a commitment to full compliance with EU regulations. The company acknowledged the impact on its local workforce and expressed regret for those affected, whilst reaffirming its broader support for Ukraine. Officials also noted that the business had been progressively scaling back its presence in the region since 2022, reducing spending, marketing activity, and capital investment well ahead of the latest measures.
The EU's 19th sanctions package represents one of the bloc's most comprehensive rounds of restrictive measures to date, targeting energy, military, and industrial sectors across Russia, with parallel provisions applied to Belarus. The package includes asset freezes alongside a range of import and export bans, prompting a number of European companies to withdraw from both markets entirely.
Bohnenkamp's exit reflects a wider trend of European businesses reassessing (and in many cases, terminating) their exposure to Russia and Belarus as the sanctions framework continues to tighten.
Bohnenkamp’s exit is a reminder that sanctions compliance now extends beyond passenger and truck supply dynamics into off-highway and agricultural fitments, where mixed rim and tyre assemblies are often handled through specialist distributor networks. It also reinforces the need for wholesalers, fleets and farm operators to review origin, routing and documentation across cross-border supply.
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