A person who goes to Cuba must be prepared to pay a lot of different fees and charges into pockets of the regime, and also be aware that the communist system can arrest anyone and throw this person to one of over 500 prisons arbitriously, for instance for travelling a "wrong way" in the country. For example: "Every product has an arbitrarily determined duty fee which is unknown to most travelers and often takes them by surprise. I obtained a copy of the Normas book to find the list of values. Here is a small sample: • To take to Cuba a multitask printer that you might buy at Walmart for $119.98, the traveler must pay a customs duty of 150 CUC ($168) in Cuba – more than the original price of the printer. If a Cuban immigrant in Miami buys a 42-inch LED Smart HDTV at Amazon for $479.99, the customs duty is 400 CUC. • Any kind of musical audio equipment? 60 CUC in custom taxes. A wireless phone? 30 CUC. A hard disc? 60 CUC. A home electrical generator for blackouts? 150 CUC. A fan to ease the heat? 10 CUC. Read more here: miamiherald/2013/07/24/3519446/daniel-shoer-roth-taking-gifts.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 08:29:00 +0000
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