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Cuba Sanctions

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What related guidance does OFAC have on these sanctions?

 

Sanctions Brochures

    Overview of Sanctions  
   

Overview of Sanctions (text)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

    OFAC Frequently Asked Questions
 

Forms

    License Application for Travel to Cuba
    Cuban Remittance Affidavit Form (TD F90-22.52)  
    Application for the Release of Blocked Funds
 

Sanctions Guidance

 
  Related to Publishing Activities:
    Publishing Activities Involving Manuscripts from Sanctioned Countries
    Publication Activities Performed by U.S. Newspapers
 
  Related to Travel Transactions, Service Providers and the Travel Industry:
Advertising Educational Exchange Travel to Cuba for People-to-People Contact
Cuba Travel Advisory
    Comprehensive Guidelines for License Applications to Engage in Travel- related Transactions Involving Cuba
    Authorized Travel, Carrier, and Remittance Forwarding Service Providers
    Computerized Reservation Systems (Cuba Travel)
    Prepaid Tourist Packages are Prohibited
    Summary of Travel, Carrier, and Remittance Forwarding Service Provider Program (Circular 2012)
 
  Related to trade and transport of Cuban origin goods:
    Cuban Cigar Update
 
  Related to the transfer of claims against Cuba:
    Notice Regarding the Transfer of Claims against Cuba Certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
     
  Additional Guidance:
    Index of Interpretative Guidance
 

 Guidance on OFAC Licensing Policy

    Guidance On Entities Owned By Persons Whose Property And Interests In Property Are Blocked
   

What laws, rules and regulations provide the legal framework for the sanctions?

 

 Executive Orders

 

 

12854 Implementation of the Cuban Democracy Act
(Effective Date - July 4, 1993)
 

Statutes

 

 

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 8 U.S.C. § 1189, 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
 

 

Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 (CDA), 22 U.S.C. §§ 6001-6010
 

 

Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, 22 U.S.C. §§ 6021-6091
 

 

Sections 5 and 16 of the Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA), 50 U.S.C. App. §§ 5, 16
 

Code of Federal Regulations

 

 

31 CFR Part 515 - Cuban Assets Control Regulations
 

 Federal Register Notices

77 FR 71530-12 - 2012 Amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations​​
    76 FR 5072-11 - 2011 Amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations
    75 FR 10997-10 - Amendments to authorize certain types of exportation
 

 

74 FR 46000-09 - 2009 Amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations​
 

 

68 FR 14141-03  - 2003 Amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations

 

66 FR 36683-01  - Exports of Agricultural Products, Medicines, and Medical Devices to Cuba, Sudan, Libya, and Iran; Cuba Travel-Related Transactions
 
Last Updated: 12/5/2012 1:32 PM