Accessories for Traveling to Cuba
Regarding clothing, in your suitcase you should not miss swimsuit and sandals. Light colored clothing and light fabrics are recommended for the tropical climate in the Caribbean region. It is also important sun protection accessories: sunglasses, hats and sunscreen.
During the rainy season (May to October) it is advisable to have a light raincoat or water-proof jacket. Although casual clothes (jeans, shorts, shirts, etc) are appropriate in most places, when attending theaters, deluxe restaurants, concert halls, etc, visitors are required to use more formal clothes; a long-sleeve shirt and tie will do, without ruling out the use of a jacket which is not unusual.
It is recommended to always wear cotton dresses and the like. In our short winter (December to March), it's enough to bring a light sweater, especially to travel on an air-conditioned bus.
If you consume any medication or receive a specific medical treatment, it is recommended to take it with you during the trip.
Electric current in Cuba is 110 Volts, 60 Hertz. Generally, there are two flat parallel pins, so you may need an adapter for certain electrical devices.
What can and cannot be imported
The personal effects are considered ...
Generally these are Personal Effects:
- Jewels and personal use wear.
- Clothing, shoes and personal cleaning products, only in personal use quantities.
- One video of photographic camera and its accessories.
- A portable multimedia digital player, with its headphones and accessories.
- A cellphone.
- A portable Television.
- A portable computer.
- Articles for transportation, entertainment, feeding and care or children according to the age.
- A quantity that doesn’t exceed, per adult, 400 unities of cigarette; 500 grams of pipe tobacco; 50 unities of Cuban cigar and 2.500 cubic centimeters of alcoholic beverages.
- Medicines, in necessary quantities just for personal use of the traveler and with the medical prescription, just like a machine for measuring the Blood Pressure and glucose in blood, and other portable machines similar for medical analysis.
In the case of children -10 years, who can only carry their personal effects, are considered also:
- Unities of toys.
- Unities of games, electric or electronic instruments for personal use.
In the case of babies, are included, the articles for transport, cleaning and entertaining, such as:
- A chair.
- A portable crib.
- A stroller.
- A baby walker.
In the case of foreign tourists, personal effects are considered:
- A CD or DVD portable player, with its headphones and accessories.
- Binoculars for personal use.
- A portable television receiver, a portable computer for personal use.
- A portable writing machine; A tent and camping gear.
- Sport articles (A set of fishing gear, a bicycle without a motor, a canoe or kayak least of 5,50 meters length, A pair of skis, two tennis rackets, and other similar items).
- A pair of walkies-talkies.
In any case, if you import more unities of the indicated in the procedure list of each article, the quantities above them will not be considered personal effects and will be liable to the established for the imported articles.
When we use the method of weight/value to calculate the value in customs of the imported articles from a traveler, are considered like personal effects, 25 kilos. These don’t pay customs rights.