ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©
December 2025

October 2025 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Decrease 3.1%% -
Year-To-Year Increase 13.3%
51st Of 221 October 2025 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Cuba Ranked 49th Of 221 U.S. Ag/Food Export Markets – 2
Re-Emerging Private Sector Exports - 3
October 2025 CDA Healthcare Product Exports US$102,609.00 - 6
October 2025 Humanitarian Donations US$17,198,344.00 - 7
U.S. Port Export Data- 20

OCTOBER 2025 AG/FOOD EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 3.1%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in October 2025 were US$40,293,718.00 compared to US$41,611,234.00 in October 2024 and US$15,928,609.00 in October 2023.

US$399,716,952.00 for the period January 2025 through October 2025 compared to US$352,577,247.00 for the period January 2024 through October 2024, representing an 13.3% increase year-to-year.

Since 2022, when the first BIS license was issued for the export of vehicles to Republic of Cuba nationals and to private companies in the Republic of Cuba, the cumulative export value of the initiatives in place during the Obama-Biden Administration, Trump-Pence Administration, Biden-Harris Administration, and Trump-Vance Administration exceeds US$360 million of which electric and gasoline-powered new and used vehicles, bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and mopeds, and parts, exceeds US$200 million (Year 2025: January through October US$122,472,519.00; Year 2024: US$67,241,234.00; Year 2023: US$10,546,419.00; Year 2022: US$89,848.00), and purchases (equipment and products) for use by the re-emerging private sector in the Republic of Cuba driving the growth.

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, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the United States Department of Commerce, and United States Department of State.

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, CDA, and other regulations, specifically including products exported from the United States to the re-emerging private sector in the Republic of Cuba.

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.

LINK TO COMPLETE REPORT IN PDF FORMAT

U.S. PORT EXPORT DATA

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2024 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA

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