ALL TRAVELLERS
Travellers shall be in the obligation to declare to Customs
the items importation of which is regulated or those items
intended to be permanently imported.
Travellers shall not be allowed to introduce into the country
articles the importation of which is expressly prohibited.
TOURISTS AND TRAVELLERS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO IMPORT
Personal belongings which are to be admitted into the country
with total relief of Customs duties. In general it is understood
that the term personal belongings includes items - wether
new or used - that a traveller could reasonably require for
personal use for the duration of the trip taking into consideration
all the circumstances of the voyage and its intermediate stops.
It excludes any goods imported or exported with commercial
or definitive purposes.
Except for the underaged - new or used articles which are
not part of his/her personal belongings and valued up to a
total of $250.00 (two hundred) Cuban Pesos.
TRAVELLERS ALSO MAY
• On arrival - import all or part of his/her personal
belongings as non accompanied luggage;
• With relief from the payment of duties and taxes -
import up to 10 kg of medicines in original packagings and
readily identifiable;
• Import up to one hundred (100.00) Cuban pesos in national
currency, and up to two hundred (200.00) Pesos of the instrument
of payment designated Convertible Peso;
• Import without limit any amount of free convertible
currency in cash, bankers orders, cheques, drafts or other
means of payment. However, in the case of Non-Residents in
the country, should the import exceed the amount of five thousand
dollars (US$ 5000.00) and under the intention of subsequently
exporting a higher amount than the said five thousand dollars,
the traveler should lodge a Declaration of Values at the Customs
Office of the point of entry in order to justify the amount
intended to export on departure;
• Import jewels and other objects made of precious metals
and stones. However, in the case of Non-Residents in the country,
should the overall value of the imported items exceeds five
thousand dollars (US$ 5000.00) and under the intention of
subsequently exporting a higher amount than the said five
thousand dollars, the traveler should lodge a Declaration
of Values at the Customs Office of the point of entry in order
to justify the value intended to export on departure.
TOURIST
Persons arriving in Cuba as tourists shall be subject to the
same general regulations applicable to the rest of travelers.
Cuba is a signatory country to the Convention on Customs Facilities
for Tourism and Cuban national legislation complies with stipulations
of the said Convention. For Customs purposes the term "Tourist"
applies to persons not permanently residing in the country,
regardless of their nastionality, who enter the national territory
for purposes of pleasure, business, health, pilgrimage, sports,
etc., for a period of over 24 hours and under 6 months.
Tourists are entitled to import as personal belongings items
described as such in the text of the afore mentioned Convention
on Customs Facilities for Tourism, which will be admitted
into the country as a "temporary admission" with
total relief of the payment of Customs taxes. This items must
be re-exported on departure of the tourist. Tourists are entitled
to temporarily import a light motor vehicle for a period of
up to 30 days and extendable for another 30 days on request
Tourists are also entitled to definitively import - apart
from their personal belongings - new or used articles with
an overall value of $250.00 (two hundred and fifty) Pesos.
Up to an amount of $ 50.00 (fifty) Pesos, the said items shall
not be subject to the payment of Customs taxes. The remaining
value - up to the stablished limit of $250.00 (two hundred
and fifty) - shall be subject to the payment of Customs taxes
equal to 100% (one hundred percent) of their value. 
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