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ADUANA GENERAL DE LA REPUBLICA
On arrival to Cuba
 What
does personal belongings mean?
Can
I import medicines?
How
and where must I lodge the "CUSTOMS DECLARATION" ?
Which
are the items I should declare?
What
is the allowable limit for my import?
What
happens if I am to import items exceeding a value of $250.00?
What
is the amount of the applicable Customs duties?
Why
is it that - if I have already paid my excess luggage weight to the
airline - I have to pay again at Customs?
On departure from Cuba
What
is the limit of the items I can export?
What
is the amount of Customs duties applicable to export items?
How
many rolled cigars can I export?
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What does personal belongings
means?
In general terms it is understood that personal belongings means the
items, whether new or used, that a traveler could reasonably need for his
personal use during his trip, taking into account all the circumstances of
the journey and intermediate stops, excluding any goods imported or
exported for commercial purposes.
Can I import medicines?
It is possible to import up to 10 kilos of medicine which must be inside
their original packaging. These medicines shall not include any of the
ones pertaining to the category of prohibited or regulated medications.
How and where must I lodge the
"CUSTOMS DECLARATION"?
Customs declaration shall be made in writing when importing items
prohibited or regulated and subject to payment of Customs duties or when
intending to re-export them. In this cases the official form shall be
used.
On the other hand, in most of the Cuban ports and airports prepared for
clearing travelers Customs has organized a dual-channel control system. In
selecting either the red or the green channel the traveler is silently
declaring whether or not he is carrying items requiring to be presented to
Customs. This silent declaration involves the same responsibility as if it
had been done it verbally or in writing.
Which are the items I should
declare?
In addition to
prohibited and
regulated items travelers should declare:
When import is made under the intention of a subsequent
re-exportation:
- cash and other valuables exceeding an amount of five thousand
(5,000) US dollars;
- works of art and museum-valuable objects;
New or used items not being part of personal belongings
Items destined to third persons.
What is the allowable limit
for my import?
Travelers are allowed to import - in addition to their personal
belongings - new or used articles amounting for a total value of two
hundred and fifty (250.00) Pesos. Travelers are entitled to make use of
this right only once in a calendar year as the allowed amount is not
accumulative.
What happens if I am to import
items exceeding a value of $250.00?
Items exceeding the allowable amount ($250.00) shall be subject to
seizure.
What is the amount of the
applicable Customs duties?
Non-commercial tariff applicable to items imported by travelers is
equal to the 100% of the value. Out of the two hundred and fifty (250.00)
Pesos which are allowed to be imported, the first fifty (50.00) Pesos
shall be relieved from payment, and thus the maximum payable amount of
duties shall be two hundred (200.00) Pesos.
Travelers not permanently residing in Cuba and those traveling abroad
for personal reasons shall proceed to pay all payable duties in freely
convertible currency.
Why is it that - if I have
already paid my excess luggage weight to the airline - I have to pay again
at Customs?
What you have paid to the airline is the cost of the excess luggage you
have weighted while dispatching your flight. Every traveler, according to
the class of flight, is allowed to carry luggage within a given maximum
weight, Above that weight an excess tariff is payable. Therefore, what
travelers have to pay in Customs are the so-called "Customs duties"
established in accordance with the value of the goods being imported.
What is the amount of Customs
duties applicable to export items?
What is the amount of Customs duties applicable to export items?
Exports in Cuba are not subject to payment of Customs duties.
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The Republic of Cuba, population 11,346,670 est.2005. (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and various adjacent small islands. Its name is said to be derived from the Taíno word meaning "a central place." At least as early as colonial times it's name was given to areas near Santiago de Cuba. Island is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean - south of the eastern United States, and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti, and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are south of eastern part.
