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Custom Houses or CuBA 
‘The following ports of the Republic are qualified for the reception of merchandise: 
Habana, Matanzas, Cardenas, Isabela de Sagua, Caibarien, Nuevitas, Gibara, Puerto 
Padre, Banes, Nipe, Baracoa, Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Manzanillo, Santa Cruz 
del Sur, Jucaro, Tunas de Zaza, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Batabané, Nueva Gerona, Los 
Indios (Isle of Pines), Mariel. 
Also, the following delegations of custom houses are qualified for the reception of 
merchandise, as sub-ports: 
Jucaro, delegation of the Nueva Gerona (Isle of Pines) Custom House. 
Sagua de Tanamo, delegation of the Nipe Custom House. 
Vita, delegation of the Gibara Custom House. Niquero, delegation of the Man- 
zanillo Custom House. 
-Manati, delegation of the Puerto Padre Custom House. 
A delegation of the Baracoa Custom House has been established in Cananova and 
other of the Santiago de Cuba in Nima-Nima, for the entrance direct from foreign ports of 
ships in ballast for the exportation of national products. 
The Secretary of the Treasury of Cuba has notified the Collectors of Customs of the 
Republic that the operations of commerce for importation are entirely restricted to the 
area of the port within the corresponding custom districts, where only the ships will be 
able to enter from foreign ports to clear the merchandise that is imported or exported. 
REGISTRATION OF TRADE-MARKS IN CUBA 
Office of Registration: Secretaria de Agricultura, Comercio y Trabajo, Havana. 
Duration: Fifteen years; renewable. 
Fees, Registration: $12.50; renewal, same. 
Formalities of Registration: Application must show name, residence, and occupation 
of petitioner, mark, class of mark (whether of commerce or manufacture), and articles to 
be marked; it should be accompanied by 15 copies of the mark, 3 of which are to have the 
description written on back, and, for foreigners, by a certificate of registration abroad 
and a power of attorney, legalized by a Cuban consul. The application for registration 
must be published for 10 days at the expense of the applicant. Within 30 days after 
the first publication, $12.50 in stamps must be attached to the record. One mark may be 
registered for several articles, but for several marks or variations of the same mark as 
many fees must be paid. The use of a registered trade-mark is required on articles of 
gold and silver and pharmaceutical supplies, and all trade-marks used must be registered. 
COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS IN CUBA 
A commercial traveler entering Cuba, with or without samples, needs no credentials 
so far as the Government is concerned, but it is highly desirable, nevertheless, that he 
should have some kind of credentials from the individual, firm, or corporation he represents. 
These need not necessarily be given or vouched for by any official authority, as they 
would be used only for the purposes of identification and authorization to transact busi- 
ness. It would be still better if such credentials were authenticated by a notary or by 
a Cuban consular officer. 
No licenses are required, and a commercial traveler, after he has entered his samples, 
is not subject to any regulations or restrictions in regard to the duration of his visit or 
the method of transacting business. There are no charges of any kind imposed on com- 
mercial travelers. 
SIGNATURE 
The declaration on the invoice should be signed, viz. If the shipper is a company 
duly incorporated, per example: PASCO TRADING CORPORATION, per Richard 
Doe, Attorney; if by an official of the company: PASCO TRADING CORPORATION, 
per Richard Doe, President, Vice-President, Secretary Treasurer, etc., as the case may be. 
When the shipper is a firm not incorporated, they should use the name of the com- 
pany or its members, in signing the consular documents. 
