Country Conditions for Mailing — Cuba

Mail service is limited to letters in the usual form, Braille letters for the blind, postcards, and printed matter sent as First-Class Mail International items, International Priority Airmail (IPA) items, or International Surface Air Lift (ISAL) mailpieces. Priority Mail International parcel service is not available.

Prior to mailing, customers need to contact the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the U.S. Department of the Treasury for general provisions governing U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions and for comprehensive information about goods and services that may not be imported to or exported from Cuba. The contact information for OFAC is as follows: OFAC, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Annex 2, Washington, DC 20220-0002; www.treas.gov/ofac; 800-540-6322.

 

Prohibitions (130)

 

Coins; banknotes; currency notes; securities payable to bearer; manufactured and unmanufactured platinum, gold and silver; precious stones; jewelry; and other valuable articles.

Musical letters or cards that play a sound recording when opened.

Perishable infectious biological substances.

Perishable noninfectious biological substances.

Radioactive materials.

Note: Small packets are not admitted to Cuba.

Restrictions  

Currency, postage stamps for sale or exchange, checks, securities, and other financial instruments must be licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department.

Observations  

First-Class Mail International items may not contain dutiable articles.

 

Customs Forms Required (123)

First-Class Mail International items and Priority Mail International flat-rate envelopes:
PS Form 2976 or 2976-A (see 123.61)

Priority Mail International parcels:
PS Form 2976-A inside 2976-E (envelope)

 

 

 

Global Express Guaranteed (210)

Not Available 

 

Express Mail International (220)

Not Available 

 

Priority Mail International (230)

Not Available, except for Priority Mail International flat-rate envelope.

Flat-Rate Envelope (9.5" x 12.5"): $11.95

 

May not contain dutiable items. The maximum weight is 4 lbs.

 

 

Size Limits  

See 236.2

 

 

First-Class Mail International (240) Price Group 9

Letters

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$0.94	Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 243.23 is charged a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20.
2	1.69
3	2.44
3.5	3.19

Large Envelopes (Flats)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.20	12	$8.05	44	$20.85
2	1.95	16	9.65	48	22.45
3	2.70	20	11.25	52	24.05
4	3.45	24	12.85	56	25.65
5	4.20	28	14.45	60	27.25
6	4.95	32	16.05	64	28.85
7	5.70	36	17.65
8	6.45	40	19.25

Packages (Small Packets)

 

Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price	Weight not over (ozs.)	Price
1	$1.40	12	$8.25	44	$21.05
2	2.15	16	9.85	48	22.65
3	2.90	20	11.45	52	24.25
4	3.65	24	13.05	56	25.85
5	4.40	28	14.65	60	27.45
6	5.15	32	16.25	64	29.05
7	5.90	36	17.85
8	6.65	40	19.45

 

 

Size Limits  

Postcards: See 243.1

Letters: See 243.2

Large Envelopes (Flats): See 243.3

Packages (Small Packets): See 243.4

 

Postcards (243.1)

$0.94

 

Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)

 

Weight not over 11 lbs. Each additional pound or fraction of a pound	$43.45 3.95
Weight Limit: 66 pounds

 

Matter for the Blind (270)

Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.

Weight limit: 15 lbs.

 

Extra Services  

 

 

Certificate of Mailing  

See 313 for fees

 

COD and Certified  

NOT for International Mail

 

Insurance (320)

NOT Available

 

International Business Reply Service (373)

Fee: Envelopes up to 2 ounces $1.45; Cards $0.95

 

International Postal Money Order (371)

NOT Available

 

International Reply Coupons (372)

Fee: $2.10

 

Registered Mail (330)

Fee: $10.80

Maximum Indemnity: $45.51

Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards, and matter for
the blind or other physically handicapped
persons. Not applicable to M-bags.

 

Restricted Delivery (350)

NOT Available

 

Return Receipt (340)

Fee: $2.20

Available for registered mail only.