U.S. To Cuba Exports Increased 10.6% In February. Up 27% Year-To-Year. Products Included Cigarettes, Tea, Apples, Construction Vehicles, Passenger Vehicles & Parts, Confectionery Machines.

ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©
April 2024

February 2024 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increase 10.6% - 1
54th Of 210 February 2024 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Exports Increase 27.0% - 2
Cuba Ranked 46th Of 210 U.S. Ag/Food Export Markets - 2
February 2024 Healthcare Product Exports US$0.00 - 2
February 2024 Humanitarian Donations US$2,934,480.00 - 3
Obama Administration Initiatives Exports Continue To Increase - 3
U.S. Port Export Data- 19

FEBRUARY 2024 FOOD/AG EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 10.6% - Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in February 2024 were US$27,204,788.00 compared to US$24,592,601.00 in February 2023 and US$29,812,459.00 in February 2022.  

1- Chicken Meat (Frozen)- US$8,832,358.00
2- Chicken Leg Quarters (Frozen)- US$6,639,954.00
3- Chicken Legs (Frozen)- US$2,874,029.00
4- Meat of Swine (Frozen)- US$707,872.00
5- Preserved Chicken Meat Paste- US$686,474.00
6- Powdered Milk- US$651,726.00
7- Fertilized Chicken Eggs For Incubation- US$519,838.00
8- Milk/Cream Sweetened- US$455,761.00
9- Coffee Roasted (Decaffeinated)- US$358,934.00
10- Offal of Sheep (Frozen)- US$353,217.00

Other TSREEA/CDA/OFAC/BIS Authorized items: Black Tea (US$6,336.00): Apples (US$132,323.00); Guts, Bladders & Stomachs of Animals (US$71,640.00); Sardines (US$37,734.00); Cane Sugar (US$818,838.00); Pet Food (US$3,528.00); Cigarettes (US$98,900.00); Knives Blades (US$27,360.00); Rider Type Self-Propelled Electric Trucks (US$21,895.00); Fork-Lifts (US$30,000.00); Front-End Shovel Loaders (US$245,797.00); Confectionery (Cocoa) Manufacturing Machines (US$5,321.00); New Vehicles (US$4,983,708.00); Used Vehicles (US$109,500.00); Special Purpose Vehicles (US$2,881.00).

The data contains information on exports from the United States to the Republic of Cuba- products within the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSREEA) of 2000, Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) of 1992, and regulations implemented (1992 to present) for other products by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury and Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the United States Department of Commerce.

The TSREEA re-authorized the direct commercial (on a cash basis) export of food products (including branded food products) and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba, irrespective of purpose. The TSREEA does not include healthcare products, which remain authorized and regulated by the CDA.

The data represents the U.S. Dollar value of product exported from the United States to the Republic of Cuba under the TSREEA and CDA. The data does not include transportation charges, bank charges, or other costs associated with exports; the government of the Republic of Cuba reports unverifiable data that includes transportation charges, bank charges, and other costs.

January 2024 through February 2024 TSREEA exports were US$72,373,661.00 compared to January 2023 through February 2023 TSREEA exports of US$56,986,797.00.

Total TSREEA exports since first deliveries in December 2001 exceed US$7,318,707,054.00

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2023 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA