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THE CUBA REVIEW 



ENTRY OF AUTOMOBILES IN CUBA 



RULES THE PASSENGER MUST OBSERVE AND NECESSARY FEES FOR 

 BRINGING HIS AUTO INTO THE REPUBLIC 



The original liill of lading and copy 

 should be vised by the Cuban consul at 

 port of shipment though the copy does not 

 necessarily have to be vised. Shipment 

 must appear as shipped by the passenger 

 at port of embarcation and must be con- 

 signed to himself at the port of entry. 



The consular invoice and duplicate iitiist 

 not be made on blanks of the manufacturer 

 of the auto. It would be better to make 

 it on the letter heads of the tourist. The 

 invoice must show the nam.e of maker, 

 horse pow-er, marks, maker's number, color, 

 weight, etc. It must also certify that the 

 auto has been used, is the ptrsonal prop- 

 erty of the passenger, and that it is brought 

 to Cuba for the private use of the tourist 

 who must appear on both the bill of lading 

 and the invoice as shipper and consignee. 

 Another important regulation is that the 

 machine or auto must arrk'c on flic same 

 steamer zcith the tourist. 



On making entry, a deposit must be made 

 of duty plus 2.5 per cent, 50 per cent or 

 100 per cent at the option of the collector 

 of customs who decides the amount of de- 

 posit. The full amount of the deposit will 

 be refunded if the auto is exported from 

 Cuba before the expiration of 60 days. If 

 not returned in that time, the actual amount 

 of duties will be assessed. This 60-day time 

 limit cannot be extended under the law, 

 but there have been instances where the 

 time has been extended by special conces- 

 sion. 



The tourist or traveller desiring to leave 

 Cuba must notify the custom house several 



days previous to his departure in order 

 that an inspector may have time to examine 

 the machine and satisfy himself that it is 

 the same machine which v;as imported. 

 The full amount of the deposit will then 

 be refunded to the passenger or his agent. 



In order to secure a license to run the 

 auto in city and country, a declaration 

 must be made before the Ayuntamiento or 

 municipal council, certifying in writing that 

 the auto is the tourist's machine, giving 

 name of maker, maker's number, horse 

 power, weight, color, etc., exactly as de- 

 scribed in the invoice, and a deposit must 

 also be made. The Ayuntamiento will then 

 issue a special license and also furnish the 

 tourist with a "chapa" for the machine. 

 With these secured, the owner of the 

 machine or the chauffeur are not required 

 to obtain any further license for running 

 the machine in Cuba during the 60 days 

 time allowed. 



When the tourist leaves Cuba, he must 

 return this "chapa" and license issued to 

 him and secure its cancellation. His de- 

 posit will then be refunded. 



The expense attached to all these pro- 

 ceedings will amount to about $30.00, which 

 covers broker's fee for entry in custom 

 house and the securing of the license and 

 chapa from the Ayuntamiento. A like 

 amount must be paid when the machine is 

 taken out of Cuba. 



Labor is restive in some parts of Cuba 

 and friction has developed on sugar estates 

 in Eastern Cuba. 



Molasses tanks of tlie Cuba Llistilling Company, Dubrocq, Matanzas Harbor 



