Cuba airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

Cuba airport customs regulations, prohibited items & food

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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Cuba. Items allowed to import is Personal goods, including jewellery, electronics, sports equipment, and musical instruments. Prohibited items is Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Some of restricted items are Cats and dogs must be vaccinated against rabies, and accompanied by an Official Veterinary Certification from the country of origin.

Import Regulations

Free to import items into Cuba

Tobacco

  • 400 cigarettes;
  • 50 cigars;
  • 500 grams of tobacco.

Alcohol

  • Funds of US$5000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.

Currency

  • Funds of US$5000 (or its foreign equivalent) or more must be declared to the customs authorities.

Other items

  • Personal goods, including jewellery, electronics, sports equipment, and musical instruments.
  • Up to 10kg of personal medication.
  • New or used goods up to a value of CUP$1000.

Prohibited items into Cuba

  • Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
  • Precursor substances.
  • Explosives and hazardous chemicals.
  • Hemoderivatives.
  • Pornographic literature and other media.
  • Media which attacks the general interests of the nation.
  • Live animals and their derivative products which are susceptible to be carriers of disease.

Restricted items into Cuba

  • Cats and dogs must be vaccinated against rabies, and accompanied by an Official Veterinary Certification from the country of origin. For further information, please visit theInstitute of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Canned food products.
  • Products of animal origin that have been treated.
  • Firearms and ammunition require authorisation from the Directorate of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior.
  • Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits. For further information, please visit CITES.

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Export Regulations

Free to export items from Cuba

No rules present

Prohibited items from Cuba

  • All items on the prohibited import list.

Restricted items from Cuba

  • Goods considered to be of Cuban cultural heritage may only be exported with express authorisation of the Directorate of Cultural Heritage. For further information, please visitWorks of Art and Patrimonial Objects.
  • Up to 50 units of twisted tobacco in original, sealed containers with the official hologram established.
  • Over 50 units of twisted tobacco must in original, sealed containers with the official hologram established, and accompanied by the official sales invoice from any store authorised to sell Cuban twisted tobacco.

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