Cuban customs has some peculiarities. They are worth considering when bringing luggage across the border.
1. What you can bring into Cuba on an airplane
- Any amount of foreign currency. Amounts over 5000 USD are subject to declaration.
- Up to 200 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco are duty-free.
- Parfumery, medicines, and household items within the limits of personal needs.
- 1 photo and video camera per person, 1 binocular, 1 portable music center, 1 portable computer (subject to compulsory removal).
2. What is prohibited to bring into Cuba
- Automobiles, motorcycles, and spare parts for them.
- Pornography.
- Narcotic substances and medicines without indication of the manufacturer's brand.
- Explosives and weapons.
- Some foodstuffs.
3. What is prohibited to take out of Cuba
- Singing and exotic birds.
- Bark and wood of valuable species.
- Skin and feathers of exotic animals and birds.
- Precious metals.
- Marine shells.
- Old antiquities and cultural treasures, as well as books and documents of historical value or the seal of libraries or other organizations.
- Durables, jewelry, or crocodile skin goods without an export license that can be obtained from the seller.
4. How much alcohol can be brought into Cuba
- No more than 3 liters of any alcohol.
5. How much alcohol can be exported from Cuba
- No more than 3 liters of any alcohol.