Full trade & compliance profile
Cuba — Trade & Compliance
Cuba's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
5
trade agreements
15
cargo treaties
10.18%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1China27.4%
- 2Spain11.0%
- 3Germany6.9%
- 4China, Macao SAR5.8%
- 5Switzerland5.1%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Tobacco43.2%
- 2Ores, slag, ash16.5%
- 3Nickel9.9%
- 4Beverages & spirits7.6%
- 5Fish & seafood5.6%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Meat12.4%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances11.7%
- 3Electrical machinery9.4%
- 4Beverages & spirits6.5%
- 5Vehicles5.8%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Switzerland+4.14pp
- 2China, Macao SAR+3.66pp
- 3Netherlands+3.51pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Tobacco+21.26pp
- 2Wood+1.66pp
- 3Aluminium+1.02pp
Declining export goods
- 1Zinc−7.58pp
- 2Sugars−5.68pp
- 3Lead−3.85pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
El Salvador - Cuba2012
Mexico - Cuba2001
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) - Accession of Cuba1999
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
Latin American Integration Association (LAIA)1981
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
- ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
- ✓European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport. Geneva, 9 December 1960
- ✓Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in International Transport. Geneva, 21 January 1994
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
CUP
Cuban Peso
MFN applied tariff
10.18%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar cane
9.1M t
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
2.3M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 90 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗