Cuba's Customs clarifies that gifts can be brought.

The Cuban Customs clarified that it is not prohibited for travelers entering the country to carry packages for third parties.

At a press conference, Jorge Luis Bubaire Quintana, head of Customs at José Martí International Airport in Havana, stated that there will never be interference with the intention of passengers importing gifts intended for their consumption or that of family or friends.

"As long as it is done lawfully and in accordance with the established rules in our country," he emphasized.

The statement could be related to news that went viral in recent days about a supposed new ban on travelers carrying packages for others when entering the country, and the possible administrative or criminal penalties that could be applied to them.

The official emphasized that Customs "will never become one of the obstacles for international travel operations and external trade operations."

The regime has been warning those who travel frequently to the Island for years that they are not authorized to carry any type of "packages" on behalf of other natural or legal persons.

In March 2018, in a message addressed to the so-called 'mules', he emphasized that "the passenger carrying a shipment assumes the administrative and criminal responsibility arising from the nature of its contents."

So far this year, 87% of passengers whose goods (food, hygiene products, medications, and medical supplies) are exempt from customs duties have passed through the green channel at Customs, a beneficial measure that, however, could last very little time.

Last July, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero attacked those who, according to the regime, are dedicated to bringing tariff-exempt products and selling them "at excessively high and abusive prices."

Marrero addressed the tariff exceptions for the importation of medications, food, and hygiene products by individuals, and announced that the extension has been extended until September, before stating that "there are many distortions behind this measure that we approved to benefit the people."

"This has been taken by people who are dedicated to bringing immense quantities of products to sell them in a black market at excessively high and abusive prices," he said.