Cuba Customs, Visa, Passports and Import/Export Regulations

CUSTOMS
Several restrictions exist on goods which may be brought into Cuba. As well as normal limits on alcohol, cigarettes, narcotics and firearms (See left) Cuba has specific restrictions on many electronic goods such as toasters, kettles, electric ring stoves and other electrical appliances. This is to control electricity usage which is heavily subsidized.

Until May 2007 restrictions also existed on DVD and VCR recorders. These measures have now been lifted.

In general it is not possible to bring in electronic items as gifts for Cuban people, this especially applies to computer equipment. Where goods are evidently for resale (2000 baseball caps) restrictions will also apply. (See left for detailed list of restricted products).

Weight Restrictions on Luggage—30kg
From January 1, 2007 visitors have been restricted to brining in 30kg of luggage without payment. This includes all hand luggage. It is possible to pay CUC 10 per kg for up to a further 20kg. Any luggage in excess of 50kg must be left at customs to be retrieved upon departure (practically you will probably be allowed to pay for this at CUC 10 per kg).

Large weighing scales have been brought into Havana airport and this rule has been sporadically enforced. This is broadly not something to worry about as a tourist unless you are brining in presents for local residents since it is not targeted at tourists who are incapable of traveling without an extensive wardrobe but at returning residents or Cuban Americans who are brining in large quantities of gifts.

DEPARTING FROM CUBA
An exit tax is payable of $25 CUC (Cuban Convertible pesos) in cash for your departure tax at the airport.

Visitors leaving Cuba can take out 23 cigars, and 1.14 litres of liquor (two regular-sized bottles of 750ml). To export other items, such as art and antiques, obtain a permit from the National Registry of Cultural Property:

Registro Nacional de Bienes Culturales
Calle 17 No 1009
Entre 10 y 12, Vedado

[You will need to bring stamps, wait in line and bring the artwork to be inspected: do not leave until the last day] Most legitimate vendors have such permits, and can officially stamp your receipt.

Strict rules apply to taking plants and animals out of Cuba. The Convention on International Trading in Endangered Species (CITES) prohibits taking the following out of the country: indigenous flora and fauna; live or preserved specimens and articles made from parts of endangered species. However, articles made from species approved by the CITES Administrative Authority in Cuba may be taken out.

Cuban Consulates overseas
Australia	Consulate General 18 Mainwaring Avenue Sydney Phone: 2 9311 4611
Austria	Embassy Himmelhofgasse 40 a-c 1130 Vienna Austria Phone: (431) 877-8198 Fax: (431) 877-819830 Email: secembajador@ecuaustria.jet2web.at
Belgium	Embassy Rue Roberts Jones, 77, 1180 Brussels, Belgium Phone: 2-343.00.20 / 2-343.71.46
Brasil	Embassy SHIS Q1-5, conjunto 18, Casa No. 1 Lago sul Brasilia, Brazil Phone: + 55 61 248 4700 Fax: + 55 61 248 6778
Canada	Embassy 388 Main St Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1E3 Phone: 613 563 0141 Consulate General 5353 Dundas St West Toronto Ontario M9B 6H8 Phone: 416 234 8181 Consulate-General 1415 Pine Av West Montreal Quebec H3B 1B2 Phone: 514 843 8897
Denmark	Embassy Carolinevej 12, gr.fl., left 2900 Hellerup Denmark Phone: 39401510 / 39401506 Fax: 39401510 and 39401506 Email: embadin@hotmail.com
Dominican Republic	Embassy Hatuey 808, Esquina Privada El Millón Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Phone: + 537 2113 Fax: + 537 9820
France	Embassy 16, Rue de Presles, Paris, France Phone: + 33 1 45675535 Fax: + 33 1 45.66.80.92

Germany	Embassy Kennedyallee 22-24 Bad Godesberg Bonn, Germany Phone: + 49 228 3090 Fax: + 49 228 309 244
Hong Kong	Honorary Consulate of Cuba Room 1112, Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 2525 6320.
Italy	Embassy Via Licinia No. 7, Rome 00153, Italy Phone: (39 6) 574 2347, 575 5984, 575 7952
Japan	Embassy 1-28-4, Higashi Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044 Japan Phone: 03-5570-3182 Email: embconsul@cyborg.ne.jp
Mexico	Embassy Presidente Masarik 554 Colonia Polanco 11560 Mexico, DF Phone: +52 5 280 8039
Spain	Embassy Paseo de la Habana, 194, 4º A. 28036—Madrid Phone: 91.359.25.00 Fax: 91.359.61.45 Consulate C/ Conde de Peñalver, 6. 28006—Madrid Phone: 91.401.05.79 Fax: 91.402.19.48
UK	Embassy 167 High Holburn Street London WC1 Phone: 020 7420 3100 Phone: 0891 880 820 (24 hr visa +info)
US	Cuba Interests Section 2630 16th Street NW Washington DC 20009 Phone: 202 797 8518 Consulate Office 2639 16th Street NW Washington DC 20009 Phone: 202 797 8609

FOREIGN EMBASSIES LOCATED IN LA HABANA
Argentina	Address: Calle 36 #511 e/ 5ta y 7ma, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2972, 24-2549, 24-2565 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2140
Austria	Address: Calle 4 #101 esquina 1ra, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2394, 24-2825 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1235
Belgium	Address: 5ta Ave. #7406 e/ 74 y 76, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2410, 24-2561 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1318
Bolivia	Address: Calle 26 #113 e/ 1ra y 3ra, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2127, 24-2426 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2739
Brazil	Address: Lamparilla #2, Lonja del Comercio, 4to piso, Habana Vieja, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 66-9051, 66-9052, 66-2910, 66-2911 Fax: +53 (7) 66-2912
Canada	Address: Calle 30 #518 esquina 7ma, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2516, 24-2517, 24-6728, 24-6729 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1069, 24-2044
Chile	Address: Ave. 33 #1423, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-1222, 24-1223 Fax: +53 (7)24-1694
China	Address: Calle 13 #551 e/ C y D, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7)33-3005, 33-3614 Fax: +53 (7) 33-3092
Colombia	Address: Calle 14 #515, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-1246, 24-1247, 24-1248 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1249
Equador	Address: 5ta Ave. #4407 e/ 44 y 46, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2820, 24-2034 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2868
France	Address: Calle 14 #312 e/ 3ra y 5ta , Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2308, 24-2132, 24-2792 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1439
Germany	Address: Calle 13 #652 esquina B, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-2539, 33-2569, 33-2460, 33-3188 Fax: +53 (7) 33-1586
Great Britian	Address: Calle 34 #702 Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-1771 Fax: +53 (7) 24-8104
Greece	Address: 5ta Ave. #7802 esquina 78, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2995, 24-2854 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1784
Guatemala	Address: Calle 16 #505 e/ 5ta y 7ma, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): 24-3417, 24-3419, 24-3868 Fax: 24-3200
Holland	Address: Calle 8 #307 Playa, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-5111, 24-2512, 24-9967 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2059
India	Address: Calle 21#202 esquina K, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-3169, 33-3777 Fax: +53 (7) 33-3287
Italia	Address: Calle Paseo #606 e/ 25 y 27, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-3334, 33-3356, 33-3378, 24-3929 Fax: +53 (7)33-3416
Mexico	Address: Calle 12 #518 e/ 5ta y 7ma, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2498, 24-2383, 24-2553, 24-2909 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2717
Nicaragua	Address: Calle 20 #709, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-1025, 24-5387 Fax: +53 (7) 24-6323
Panama	Address: Calle 26 #109 e/ 1ra y 3ra, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-1673, 24-3431, 24-5940 Fax: 24-1674
Peru	Address: Calle 30y Ave. 1ra, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): 24-2477, 24-2632 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2636
Portugal	Address: 5ta Ave. #6604 e/ 66 y 68, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-0149, 24-2871 Fax: +53 (7) 24-9101
Spain	Address: Cárcel #51 esquina Zulueta, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-8025, 33-8026, 33-8031, 33-0250, 33-0251 Fax: +53 (7) 33-8006
Spain (Consulate)	Address: same as the Embassy Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-8029, 33-8030 Fax: +53 (7) 33-8015
Sweden	Address: Calle 34 #510, Playa, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2831, 24-2971, 24-2563 Fax: +53 (7) 24-1124
Switzerland	Address: 5ta Ave. #2005 e/ 20 y 22, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2611, 24-2729, 24-2989
United States of America ( Office of Interest)	Address: Calzada y L, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana. Telephone(s): +53 (7) 33-4400, 33-4401, 33-4402, 33-4403, 33-3551 Fax: +53 (7) 66-2095
Uraguay	Address: Calle 14 #506 e/ 5ta y 7ma, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2311, 24-2040 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2246
Venezuela	Address: Calle 36-A #704 e/ 7ma y 42, Miramar, Ciudad de la Habana Telephone(s): +53 (7) 24-2662, 24-2612, 24-4967 Fax: +53 (7) 24-2497

Immigration offices in Cuba: [For visa extensions]
Baracoa	Antonio Maceo no 48
Bayamo	Carretera Central km 2 (200m south of the Hotel Sierra Maestra)
Camagüey	Calle 3, no 156 Entre 8y10. Reparto Vista Hermosa
Ciego de Avila	Esquina Chicho Valdés & Antonio Maceo
Cienfuegos	Ave 46 Entre 29 y 31
Guardalavaca	In the police station at the entrance to the resort
Guantánamo	Calle 1 Oeste entre 14 y 15. Directly behind Hotel Guantánamo
Habana	Calle Factor entre Final & Santa Ana, Nuevo Vedado
Holguín	General Marrero y General Vazquez
Las Tunas	Ave Camilo Cienfuegos, Reparto Buena Vista
Sancti Spíritus	Independencia Norte No 107
Santa Clara	Esquina Ave Sandino & Sexta
Santiago de Cuba	No 6 entre Ave General Cebreco y Calle 4
Trinidad	Julio Cuevas Díaz off Paseo Agramonte
Varadero	Ave 1 y Calle 39