The Cuban authorities reported this Saturday that they extend again and until December the possibility that travelers can bring food, toiletries and medicines without limits or tariffs.
It is extended from July 1 to December 31, 2022 “the non-commercial importation of food, hygiene and medicines, by way of passengers as accompanied luggage, without limits in value, quantities and free of payment of tariffs. ”, communicated the General Customs in his web page.
The information clarifies that, in order to enjoy this benefit, it is necessary for travelers to differentiate these products from articles of another nature in their accompanied baggage.
“It is also extended until December 31, the tariff benefits granted by the Ministry of Finance and Prices, related to the importation of these products by national entities, as well as for the supplies and raw materials that the authorized entities import to the forms of non-state management”, adds the note.
Measure was announced after the protests anti-government protests of July 11, where one of the first economic causes was the scarcity and shortage of basic products and medicines.
The Ministry of Finance and Prices issued a second resolution last December that extended the measure until June 30, 2022.
Now, the ministry assures that this temporary decision of relaxation will not be eliminated “since the conditions that supported this measure are maintained.”
The current legislation in Cuba on the importation of luggage consists of a complex system of points and weight limits that establishes tariffs on excess items brought by travelers.
In the case of medicines, up to 10 kilograms are allowed to be brought into the country.
The economic crisis in Cuba was aggravated by the pandemic, the economic sanctions imposed by the United States and the failures in internal macroeconomic management.
With information from EFE
