Cuban Customs Price List 2023

Last 2022, important changes were introduced in customs regulations and resolutions 206 and 207 of 2014 were repealed, which until now had governed non-commercial imports.. For this function, resolution 175 of July 23, 2022 of the Head of Customs of the Republic of Cuba is established.. Likewise, resolution 176/2022 of the Head of Customs himself is issued, which establishes methods for determining customs duties for shipments of miscellaneous goods destined for natural persons, and resolution 204/2022 of the Ministry of Finance and Prices, the which sets the tariff rate for natural persons who receive non-commercial air, sea, postal and courier shipments in the national territory.

However, the determination of the value in Customs is maintained through one of the following methods:

1. the Customs Declaration
2. the purchase invoice
3. the reference value determined by Customs
4. the value-weight alternative (used to value the miscellaneous)

The substantial modifications that have been made for non-commercial importation by natural persons are:

• Changes in import quantities and values
• New Quantity/Value Table 2022
• Modifications in the importation of unmanned aircraft
• Update on the regulations for the importation of food of animal origin.
• Update on the regulations for the importation of medicines.

• Ketamine;
  
• Trihexyphenidyl;
• Propofol;
• Camilophine;
• Lidocaine, Mepivacaine in bulbs, ampules or carpules;
• Tetracaine, Procaine in bulbs or ampoules;
• Chlorpromazine ampoule;
• Atropine vial;
• Papaverine ampulla;
• Active ingredient of the “Yague” plant, Banistería Laurifolia;
• Active principle of the plant "Campana", Genus Datura
• Pharmaceutical products containing controlled substances repackaged in pharmacies or drugstores, in the form of magisterial preparations, pure active substances, understood as pharmaceutical raw materials, precursors and basic chemical substances
• Psychotropic substances from list I of the 1971 Convention on psychotropic substances, as they lack therapeutic properties and their circulation for these purposes is prohibited internationally.
• Narcotic drugs included in schedule IV of the 1961 Convention, even when their use is allowed in their country of origin or destination.
• Blood products, human vaccines, antisera, microorganism strains, culture media, products obtained by genetic engineering and genetically modified organisms, as well as other biological products.
• Equipment, devices and medical, dental, diagnostic laboratory and imaging materials that require medical intervention.
• Radioisotopes for diagnostic use in vivo, radiopharmaceuticals and radioactive products used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
• Inputs defined as expendable material for human health
• Any other medical product that may constitute a risk to human health

Regarding food:

• Fluid milk and unpasteurized milk derivatives
• Fresh, frozen, dehydrated or salted meats;
• Semi-cooked and/or semi-finished meat products are understood to be hamburgers;
• Meats from wildlife in any form of presentation

Also not allowed:

• Plants or parts of them.
  
• Fresh fruits, seeds and vegetables.
• Earth or organic matter in any of its forms;
• Agricultural products and other biological products in general,
• Organisms and microorganisms harmful to animals and plants
• Biological products in general.
• Leather and handmade products without industrial processing.
• Lobsters, in any kind, shape or quantity.
• Engines and bodywork of cars and motorcycles (frames).
• Light motor vehicles (cars, motorcycles and combustion engine bicycles).
• Trailers or trailers for light cars with more than 3 wheels and without their own propulsion
• Electric mopeds, bicycles, skateboards and strollers, exceeding 50 km/h or 100 watts of power
• Any type of literature, articles and objects that are obscene or pornographic or that are contrary to the general interests of the nation.
• No type of cultural assets that are part of the Cultural Heritage of the Nation
• Neither, handwritten books, incunabula (edited between the years 1440 and 1500)
• Books and brochures that are property of libraries of the National System of Public Libraries or Cuban Organizations and Institutions.
• The export of Cuban Books from “R” editions
• Foreign pamphlets and serials printed in the 16th to 18th centuries. Neither do Cuban publications dating from the 18th century.
• explosives
• pens-guns
• batons-guns;
• Rifles with a caliber greater than 5.6 millimeters;
• Machine guns and submachine guns of any type;
• Handcrafted firearms;
• Firearms that are the result of substantial changes in their manufacturing characteristics or origin;
• Pistols or revolvers that have a nock adapted or have one from the factory;
• Firearms assimilated under the guise of any other object;
• Short firearms of any caliber, whose shooting regime is bursts;
• Sawed-off shotguns, whatever their caliber;
• Firearms with optical, dioptic, electronic optical, laser or other aiming systems, that are not open sight;
• Firearms intended solely for the use of blank ammunition;
• Weapons that shoot anesthetic capsules;
• Pneumatic weapons with a caliber greater than 4.5 millimeters or pellets with percussion caps;
• All bladed weapons, for regulatory use in armed institutions;
• rapier sticks;
• blowguns;
• Crossbows, bows and arrows;
• Mitts, blackjacks and blackjacks;
• Rubber sticks, tonfas or similar;
• Atomizers that release irritating, neuroparalyzing, fumigant, suffocating, tear gas, or poisonous gases, as well as any device that includes mechanisms capable of projecting toxic substances, including weapons that fire ammunition with any of these substances;
• Weapons or electrical defenses;
• The other weapons that are determined by the Ministry of the Interior
• Equipment, devices and accessories that are manufactured or used to access without authorization or hack wireless networks of any standard
• Liquids, gels or aerosols (LAGs), greater than 100 ml (3.4 oz.) in carry-on baggage, must be in checked baggage.

Articles that need authorization for importation

• Wireless fax machines
  
• Telephone boards of all kinds
• Devices for data networks "routers" (routers) and "switches" (switches)
• Wireless access point such as RLAN and other similar ones, except WiFi that is regulated by its specific regulatory provision.
• Wireless telephones that operate in bands other than those listed in the First Section.
• Wireless microphones and their accessories
• Radars, beacons, radio links
• People Pagers, Broadcasting
• Equipment for remote measurement, remote control and other similar
• Radio transceivers: fixed, mobile and personal station equipment
• Professional radio receivers
• Satellite TV receiving stations, satellite dishes, their accessories and portable or other satellite phones.
• Equipment intended for the massive diffusion of data, text or voice by wireless means.
• Satellite Positioning Systems (SPS, GPS) used to determine geographic coordinates at a point, for hydrographic and geodetic purposes.

Phytosanitary and veterinary authorities

• Biological and pharmaceutical products of animal origin and for veterinary use, in accordance with the regulations of the health and veterinary authorities.
  
• Specimens of flora and fauna or their offal, in any form, in accordance with the regulations of the health and veterinary authorities.
• Live animals, plants and their parts, and products of animal and vegetable origin, whether processed or not.
• Species protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna, must have a permit issued by the competent Authority (CITES permit).

culture Ministry

• Representative works of Cuban or foreign plastic artists and published by the Ministry of Culture.
  

Port Captaincy

• Marine engines up to 10 horsepower (HP)
  

Ministry of Interior

• Rifles with optical and dioptic aiming systems intended for sports activities;
  
• Short firearms of any caliber whose shooting regime is bursts, delivered as an incentive or in recognition of services rendered to the country.
• Sawed-off shotguns, whatever their caliber, intended for the safety and protection of property and people
• Firearms intended solely for the use of salvo ammunition, for sports, film, television, theatrical and other artistic activities;
• Weapons that fire anesthetic capsules for veterinary use and scientific activities;
• Crossbows, bows and arrows, intended for sports activities;
• Atomizers that release irritating, neuroparalyzing, fumigant, suffocating and tear gases, used by security and protection services;
• Weapons or electrical defenses, used by security and protection services;
• Rubber batons, tonfas or similar, used by security and protection services.

Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba

• drones
  
• Components, parts and pieces of unmanned aircraft

Regulated medicines for import