How does Cuban Customs value merchandise?

If you are Cuban and planning to travel, you should know that it will be helpful when you return to Cuba to have as much information as possible about how the valuation process works for the goods you import into the country.

That is, how can you plan your import to avoid having your goods confiscated?

The most important and basic thing you should know is that Cuban Customs separates miscellaneous items from durable equipment for valuation.

The miscellaneous items you import are valued by their weight in kilograms, while durable equipment is given a customs value, which is not related to its weight, and which many people know as points or pesos.

The maximum customs value a passenger can import into Cuba is 1000 pesos. A total of XNUMX pesos is used for the import of miscellaneous items and durable equipment.

How to calculate your luggage for traveling to Cuba.

It is advisable to separate all durable equipment from miscellaneous items. Once you have separated them, add up the customs value of all this equipment, according to the Customs valuation listWhen you add them all up, you'll have the value of all the durable equipment you're bringing.

All that remains is to value the miscellaneous goods independently. To do this, the first distinction is made by weighing the entire miscellaneous goods and calculating their total weight in kilograms. Once you have the weight in kilograms of the entire miscellaneous goods, subtract 25 kilograms, which are unpaid, and multiply the remaining miscellaneous goods by 10. This gives the customs value of the miscellaneous goods. This customs value of the miscellaneous goods, plus the customs value of all their durable equipment combined, cannot exceed 1000 pesos.