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At a glance

  1. Traveller Cuban-peso import/export limits and declaration (5,000 CUP free; BCC permission beyond) Customs declaration · Paper · Not verified

Source-backed procedures

Customs declaration

Traveller Cuban-peso import/export limits and declaration (5,000 CUP free; BCC permission beyond)

Open the official page ↗https://www.aduana.gob.cu/noticias/cuales-son-los-limites-para-la-importacion-y-exportacion-de-pesos-cubanos
Channel
Paper
Fee
Not verified
Authority
Aduana General de la República de Cuba / Banco Central de Cuba (BCC)
Source verification date
2026-09-29

When to apply

Declared at the border on arrival/departure; the form is handed out on the aircraft; BCC permission requests answered within seven days.

Who it applies to, exceptions and limits (full text)

Per the Aduana General de la República's official news item (28 March 2022, describing the current Banco Central de Cuba resolution): the free import and export limit for Cuban pesos was raised from 2,000 to 5,000 CUP (verbatim: 'se eleva a 5 000 CUP'). Separately, the same item states a current BCC resolution 'establece como límite para la importación y exportación libre 5 000 MLC' — a 5,000 MLC free import/export limit — and that the international export limit for MLC is 10,000. These two statements are kept distinct as printed; the item does not infer any currency/unit interaction between them. Above the applicable limit, permission from the BCC is required under current rule Resolución 124/2020, with the bank answering requests within seven days and the traveller demonstrating the licit origin of funds. Passengers receive a declaration form on the aircraft itself and declare there ('los pasajeros tienen acceso a un formulario que se les entrega en el propio avión y ahí se declara'). The Res79-2022 BCC PDF could not be downloaded this round (HTTP 404; audit round saw an empty file), so the resolution number/effective date should be confirmed against the Gaceta Oficial or the BCC site. 2026-09-29 re-capture of the Aduana news: free import/export of Cuban pesos 5,000 CUP (raised from 2,000); a BCC resolution in force sets the free MLC limit at 5,000 (import free); above those limits a Banco Central de Cuba permit is required under Resolution 124/2020 and the bank answers within up to seven days.

Based on: CU-aduana-limites · CU-aduana-news-mlc-2026-09-29 · CU-aduana-news-124-20-2026-09-29

Sources

  1. ¿Cuáles son los límites para la importación y exportación de pesos cubanos? — Aduana General de la República (news, 28 March 2022; rendered text captured 2026-09-25) · Aduana General de la República de Cuba
    https://www.aduana.gob.cu/noticias/cuales-son-los-limites-para-la-importacion-y-exportacion-de-pesos-cubanos [CU-aduana-limites]
  2. Aduana General de la República news (re-captured complete 2026-09-29, HTTP 200): a BCC resolution in force sets the free import/export limit for MLC at 5,000; above the limits a BCC permit is required under the norm in force, Resolution 124/2020, with the bank answering within up to seven days; the news still prints no number/date for the 2022 CUP resolution · Aduana General de la República de Cuba
    https://www.aduana.gob.cu/noticias/cuales-son-los-limites-para-la-importacion-y-exportacion-de-pesos-cubanos [CU-aduana-news-mlc-2026-09-29]
  3. Same news — above-limit permission norm: exceeding the free limits requires a Banco Central de Cuba permit under Resolution 124/2020; the bank has up to seven days to answer the application · Aduana General de la República de Cuba
    https://www.aduana.gob.cu/noticias/cuales-son-los-limites-para-la-importacion-y-exportacion-de-pesos-cubanos [CU-aduana-news-124-20-2026-09-29]

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