ECONOMIC EYE ON CUBA©
November 2026

September 2026 Ag/Food Exports To Cuba Increase 188.1%- 1
Year-To-Year Increase 14.5%- 2
30th Of 221 September 2026 U.S. Food/Ag Export Markets- 2
Year-To-Year Ranking 48th Of 221 U.S. Ag/Export Markets- 2
Re-Emerging Private Sector Exports Continue To Increase - 3
Trump-Vance Administration Fuels Authorization- US$52,268,364.00- 3
September 2026 CDA Healthcare Product Exports US$0.00- 6
September 2026 Humanitarian Donations US$25,414,778.00$- 7
U.S. Port Export Data- 20

SEPTEMBER 2026 AG/FOOD EXPORTS TO CUBA INCREASE 188.1%- Exports of food products and agricultural commodities from the United States to the Republic of Cuba in September 2026 were US$97,532,482.00 compared to US$33,851,193.00 in September 2025 and US$31,150,492.00 in September 2024.

US$411,829,296.00 for January 2026 through September 2026 compared with US$359,423,234.00 during the same time frame in 2025 representing an increase of 14.5% year-to-year. Revisions have been included.

Highlights: Vehicles & Parts (US$25,053,442.00), Fuels (US$50,588,034.00), Propane (US$1,680,330.00), Solar Panels (US$10,775,427.00), Lithium Batteries (US$1,971,627.00).

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$980 million of which electric and gasoline-powered new and used vehicles, bicycles, trucks, motorcycles and mopeds, and parts, exceeds US$359 million (Year 2026: US$131,783,190.00; Year 2025: US$149,413,031.00; 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.

Fuels (gasoline, kerosene, propane, etc.) and Oils exports: 2024- US$938,894.00, including US$4,485.00 in gasoline; 2025- US$311,558.00; 2026 (January through September)- US$284,399,069.00.

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, 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.

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LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2026 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA

LINK TO COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS IN 2025 EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO CUBA

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

LINK TO 2026 U.S. PORT EXPORT DATA