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
Not Available
First-Class Mail International
Size Limits
See 243.2
Postcards and Postal Cards (250)
$0.90
Direct Sack to One Addressee — M-Bags (260)
Matter for the Blind (270)
Free when sent as First-Class Mail International.
Weight limit: 15 lbs.
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 $1.40; Cards $0.90
International Postal Money Order (371)
NOT Available
International Reply Coupons (372)
Fee: $2.00
Registered Mail (330)
Fee: $10.15
Maximum Indemnity: $43.73
Available for First-Class Mail International,
including postcards and postal cards, and
matter for the blind or other physically
handicapped persons. Not applicable to M-bags.
Restricted Delivery (350)
NOT Available
Return Receipt (340)
Fee: $2.15
Available for registered mail only.
