Guidance

Exporting to Cuba

A guide for British businesses who are interested in developing their overseas trade and doing business in Cuba.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 4 February 2016
• Last updated: 7 June 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Doing business in Cuba: Cuba trade and export guide

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Details

A detailed guide on doing business in and with Cuba. The guide contains information on:

• challenges of doing business in Cuba
• benefits and growth potential of the market
• trade between the UK and Cuba
• opportunities in Cuba
• start-up and market entry considerations
• legal considerations
• tax and customs considerations
• entry requirements
• who to contact for more help

More information

Managing risk

Find out how UK companies can control risks when doing business in Cuba.

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Published 4 February 2016
Last updated 7 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2023

   Section 2.1 on protection of trading interests updated.

2. 18 February 2016

   Updated with 2015 info

3. 4 February 2016

   First published.

4. 9 May 2014

   Updated to 2014 HTML version