Cuba

76 rules, checked against Cuba’s own pages. Last verified September 7, 2026.

Before anything else

15 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.

Prohibited in Cuba

Cuba bans importing obscene or pornographic material.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 6

Prohibited in Cuba

Cuba bans importing cannabis-based pharmaceuticals like CBD.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

Prohibited in Cuba

Cannabis is a controlled narcotic in Cuba; possession is a criminal offense.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 6

Prohibited in Cuba

Cannabis vape cartridges are a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 6

Prohibited in Cuba

CBD oil is a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 6

Prohibited in Cuba

Cuba bans travelers from bringing in ketamine.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

Prohibited in Cuba

Cuba bars importing meat that can carry animal disease.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 6

Prohibited in Cuba

Cuba bans importing cannabis-based pharmaceutical products.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

Prohibited in Cuba

THC edibles are a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

Prosecution

Source · verified Sep 6

Action required in Cuba

Cuba requires an import permit for medical supplies like insulin needles.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

Action required in Cuba

Cuba confiscates controlled medicines lacking the required certificate.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

Action required in Cuba

Terrorism, trafficking, or arms/drug crime records can bar entry to Cuba.

Deportation

Source · verified Sep 6

Action required in Cuba

A prior Cuban deportation or expulsion can bar re-entry for years.

Deportation

Source · verified Sep 6

Action required in Cuba

False info on a Cuba visa risks cancellation and deportation within 72 hours.

Deportation

Source · verified Sep 6

Action required in Cuba

Cuba bans importing ketamine and cannabis-based pharmaceuticals.

Confiscation

Source · verified Sep 7

The final decision rests with the officer.

Look up anything

You do not have to be bringing it.

Medication 45
Cannabis and CBD 2
Electronics 1
Drones and professional gear 1
Cash and monetary instruments 2
Purchases and valuables 1
Antiques and other restricted goods 4
Forms and documents 7
Entry and admissibility 6
Vaccines and health 7

Medication 45

A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.

Alprazolam
- Quantity ceiling 270Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Amphetamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Apply this far ahead
- 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Atomoxetine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Buprenorphine
- Quantity ceiling 300Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Clonazepam
- Quantity ceiling 360Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Codeine
- Quantity ceiling 12 gramsConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Dextroamphetamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Dextromethorphan
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Diazepam
- Quantity ceiling 300Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Estradiol
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Gabapentin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Health authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Hormone therapy
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Hydrocodone
- Quantity ceiling 450Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Insulin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Lisdexamfetamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Lorazepam
- Quantity ceiling 75Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Medication regime
- Controlled medicines need a permitConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Methamphetamine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Methylphenidate
- Quantity ceiling 1 gramConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Modafinil
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Morphine
- Quantity ceiling 3 gramsConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Oxycodone
- Quantity ceiling 1 gramConfiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Permit
- Autorización de la autoridad sanitaria en frontera para medicamentos o sustancias fiscalizadas (Resolución 104/2022, MINSAP)
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pregabalin
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Prescription or letter
- Required
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pseudoephedrine
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Pseudoephedrine decongestants
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Quantity ceiling
- 30 days
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Semaglutide
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Testosterone
- Standing Not listed as restricted by Ministerio de Salud Pública
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Tramadol
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
Zolpidem
- Quantity ceiling 900Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7
- Penalty Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 7

Cannabis and CBD 2

Medical cannabis
- Standing A permit is required
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
- Penalty No penalty published
  
  Source · verified Sep 6

Electronics 1

Used personal effects
- Exempt
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Drones and professional gear 1

ATA carnet
- Accepted
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Cash and monetary instruments 2

Local currency brought in
- CUP 5,000Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Local currency taken out
- CUP 5,000Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Purchases and valuables 1

Duty-free allowance
- $1,000Confiscation
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Antiques and other restricted goods 4

Antiquities
- Taking it out A permit is requiredConfiscation
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cuban cigars
- Taking it out Limited quantityConfiscation
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
Cultural goods and art
- Taking it out A permit is requiredConfiscation
  
  leaving
  
  Source · verified Sep 5
How you declare
- Everything is declared
  
  Source · verified Sep 5

Forms and documents 7

Biometrics at the border
- Taken at the border
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
e-Visa
- There is one
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
e-Visa
- Visa electronica
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Leaving the terminal in transit
- Not required
  
  airside connections too
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Onward ticket
- Required
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Passport validity
- 6 months
  
  visitors
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Travel authorization
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 6

Entry and admissibility 6

A crime of moral turpitude
- Does not bar entry
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
A drug conviction
- Does not bar entry
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
A DUI
- Does not bar entry
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
A past deportation bars entry for
- 5 years
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Immigration authority
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Where you disclose it
- None
  
  Source · verified Sep 6

Vaccines and health 7

Certificate from age
- 9 months
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Health notes for this destination
- Official page
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Malaria
- CDC's Cuba destination page lists no malaria risk anywhere in the country and gives no malaria-prevention guidance for travel to Cuba.
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Meningococcal certificate
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Polio certificate
- Not required
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Yellow fever certificate
- Required arriving from a risk area
  
  Source · verified Sep 6
Yellow fever risk area
- No
  
  Source · verified Sep 6

Cuba publishes these

Who publishes these rules

Official portals

Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba Official gazette publishing Cuba's decree-laws and resolutions, including the customs tariff and the traveler rules cited in this seed
D'Viajeros Cuba's digital pre-arrival travel declaration platform, operated by the Ministry of Transportation; its page is a JavaScript application whose content could not be read by this pass's automated fetch, so it is listed but not cited as a row source

Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Cuba application are not official. The government issues these directly.

Cuba

Before anything else

Cuba bans importing obscene or pornographic material.

Cuba bans importing cannabis-based pharmaceuticals like CBD.

Cannabis is a controlled narcotic in Cuba; possession is a criminal offense.

Cannabis vape cartridges are a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

CBD oil is a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

Cuba bans travelers from bringing in ketamine.

Cuba bars importing meat that can carry animal disease.

Cuba bans importing cannabis-based pharmaceutical products.

THC edibles are a controlled cannabis derivative in Cuba.

Cuba requires an import permit for medical supplies like insulin needles.

Cuba confiscates controlled medicines lacking the required certificate.

Terrorism, trafficking, or arms/drug crime records can bar entry to Cuba.

A prior Cuban deportation or expulsion can bar re-entry for years.

False info on a Cuba visa risks cancellation and deportation within 72 hours.

Cuba bans importing ketamine and cannabis-based pharmaceuticals.

Look up anything

Medication 45

Alprazolam

Amphetamine

Apply this far ahead

Atomoxetine

Buprenorphine

Clonazepam

Codeine

Dextroamphetamine

Dextromethorphan

Diazepam

Estradiol

Gabapentin

Health authority

Hormone therapy

Hydrocodone

Insulin

Lisdexamfetamine

Lorazepam

Medication regime

Methamphetamine

Methylphenidate

Modafinil

Morphine

Oxycodone

Permit

Pregabalin

Prescription or letter

Pseudoephedrine

Pseudoephedrine decongestants

Quantity ceiling

Semaglutide

Testosterone

Tramadol

Zolpidem

Cannabis and CBD 2

Medical cannabis

Electronics 1

Used personal effects

Drones and professional gear 1

ATA carnet

Cash and monetary instruments 2

Local currency brought in

Local currency taken out

Purchases and valuables 1

Duty-free allowance

Antiques and other restricted goods 4

Antiquities

Cuban cigars

Cultural goods and art

How you declare

Forms and documents 7

Biometrics at the border

e-Visa

e-Visa

Leaving the terminal in transit

Onward ticket

Passport validity

Travel authorization

Entry and admissibility 6

A crime of moral turpitude

A drug conviction