A young barber from Cauto Cristo, Granma, reported receiving a fine of 16,000 Cuban pesos for not presenting invoices for blades and talcum powder that, as he explained, his relatives send him from abroad for work.
Elián González Fajardo, known on social media as "Eliobarber GF," made the sanction public in the group Facebook "Revolico Cauto Cristo", where he displayed the official receipt of the fine and the documents related to the inspection.
"I am being forced to create an invoice that does not exist," the young man reported, stating that he showed the inspectors the receipts for the packages received from abroad, but they told him that this procedure was illegal in Cuba.
González Fajardo stated that during a previous inspection "everything was fine," but on this occasion, coinciding with issues related to the functioning of the QR code for his business, he was penalized and required to close his project.
"Why don't they tell you what's wrong from the very first moment? They just give you the ticket and that's it, it's that simple. I have family," he lamented.
The young man clarified that he chose to make the case public not to elicit pity, but to denounce the fear with which, he claims, many Cuban entrepreneurs operate given the severity of the sanctions.
"I believe that many young people like me work in fear due to the heavy fines imposed on us, which is why many young people do not work," he stated.
The 16,000 pesos in fines amount to almost five minimum monthly salaries in Cuba, currently set at 3,210 pesos.
In the comments of the post, some users questioned the procedures followed by the inspectors and pointed out that products received from abroad could be used as inputs for the business as long as they were not intended for resale. However, those interpretations do not represent an official resolution on the matter.
The complaint comes amid an intensification of inspections and sanctions against private businesses in various provinces. In recent weeks, dozens of closures and thousands of fines have been reported for irregularities related to pricing, documentation, and electronic payment systems.
This Tuesday, another Cuban entrepreneur reported having received fines totaling 48,000 pesos during a single inspection.
The case of González Fajardo has also sparked reactions due to being a young person who had previously participated in community initiatives. In November 2025, he offered free haircuts to those affected who were staying at the Luis Ramírez López semi-internship school in Cauto Cristo.
Now, months later, he claims that a fine of 16,000 pesos and the demands of the inspectors threaten the continuation of the business that supports his family.
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