Documents required to hold
your wedding ceremony:
FOREIGNERS:
. Birth certificate .
. If single, proof of present status.
. If divorced, divorce certificate.
. If widower or widow, marriage certificate and death certificate of spouse .
. All documents shall be translated into Spanish and authenticated by the Cuban
Consulate in the country they have been issued.
NATIONALS:
. ID card.
. If divorced, divorce certificate.
. If widower or widow, death certificate of the spouse.
For more information please
contact us or address to:
Consultoría Jurídica Internacional
Calle 16 No. 314 entre 3ra y 5ta Ave., Miramar, Playa.
Tel. (53-7) 33-2697 / Fax (53-7) 33-2303
E-mail:
cji@cji.get.cu
1. CUSTOMS DUTIES AND TAXES.
DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCE.
All passengers may import the following products free of duties and taxes.
. Personal effects such as clothing, shoes, toiletries and other
articles of personal hygiene, in quantities reasonable for the length of stay in
Cuba.
. Articles and equipment relative to their occupation or purpose of
visit.
. In addition to the articles described above, goods not exceeding US
$50.00 in value.
. Medicines up to a maximum weight of ten (10) kgs.
. A maximum of 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of loose
tobacco, and three (3) litres wine or ther alcoholic beverages, provided that
the passenger is over the age of 18.
TAX LEVYING
Passengers have the right to import articles up to a value of US $250.00.
This import will be made only once in a year and provide that these are not
commercial exchange. Duties and taxes will be levied at the rate of 100% of the
declared value.
2. PROHIBITIONS AND SPECIAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS.
A.- PROHIBITIONS:
. Drugs, and narcotic substances, unless for personal use certified with a
relevant medical prescription.
. Blood or blood products.
. Pornographic and obscene books, magazines, pictures and articles.
. Explosives.
. Light motor vehicles and major parts, moto-bicycles and motors for
bicycles.
. Freezers, air conditioners, video cassette recorders and players from
USA, wireless phones, any type or model of electric stoves and hot-plates,
electric and microwave ovens, any type or size of electric frying pans, electric
water heaters, and showers, electric irons and toasters. Computers except the
authorized by the State Administration.
. Electric resistances, rice cookers, electric rings and electric water
can irons that surpass 703 wt., non water can iron surpass 250 wt.
B.- GOODS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS.
. Fire arms, ammunition.
. Satellite dishes and receivers, and radio communication equipament.
. Biological and pharmaceutical products of animal origin and/or for
veterinary use.
. Specimens of flora and faunaor their remains in any form.
. Food in general will be admitted only when industrially elaborated,
and hermetically sealed.
3.- SPECIAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE IMPORT OF
GOODS OF NATION HERITAGE, OBJECTS CONTAINING PRECIOUS METALS AND SOTONES, AND
FOREING CURRENCY.
When passengers temporarily import articles and/or objects which excced US
$5000.00 in value, they must complete a "Declaration of Value" at the time of
importation and file it with the Customs authorities. The document certified by
Customs must be presented to the Customs at the time of departure as proof the
importation of the items.
Passengers intending to leave Cuba with cash in excess of US $5000.00 must
declare at the time of entry to Cuba, the total amount in their possession.
Goods not declared, or falsely declared, and those in excess of the authorized
value of US $250.00 may be seized or forfeited.
For more detailed information,
visit the web site of Cuban Customs:
http://www.aduana.co.cu/
