14 THE CUBA REVIEW 



CONSULAR REGULATIONS OF CUBA 



Invoices must )je made on firni uud durable paper, in a legil)le nuiuner a.ud in indelible ink, 

 atid may be written in English or Spanish. If written in English they must be translated 

 into Spanish by the consignee or his agent before presentation at the custom-house ia Cuba. 

 Five copies of each invoice are required for Habana and four for all other ports. If typewritten, 

 the original copy must be presented; duplicates, etc;., may be carbon copies. When more than 

 one sheet is necessary, all should be clasped together, and the declaration written on the last 

 sheet. Invoices must contain name of shijjper and consignee, name of vessel, marks and 

 numbers, description of merchandise, specifying the component materials, gross and net weights 

 (in kilos) of each article, detailed price and total value, including a statement of the expenses 

 incurred on account of the merchandise up to the time it is packed and ready for shipment. 

 Prices should not be added up, but the price of each article or class of goods should be given 

 separately. If there are no expenses this must be noted. 



In describing the merchandise, particular care must be taken to make a thorough statement 

 of the materials of which it is composed; for example, if knives, state knives of steel with wooden 

 handles or lione handles, as the case may be; if shoes, made of leather with tops of cloth, canvas, 

 etc.; if machinery, of steel or steel and l)rass, or any other metals; if furniture, made of oak, 

 mahogany, or pine. 



Besides the marks, numbers, kinds, quantity, and gross weight of packages, the following 

 ])articluars will be required on invoices covering shipments of fabrics to Cuba: 



1. Nature of fiber (cotton, linen, wool, silk., etc.). 



2. Kind of fabric (plain, smooth, twilled, damasked, and whether embroidered or not). 



3. Bleached, half bleached, printed, dyed in the piece or colored. 

 -4. Number of threads in a square of 6 millimeters (34 inch). 



o. Length and width in meters and centimeters. 



(J. Weight of 100 square meters. 



7. Price per unit, value of each kind, and nature of same. 



At the bottom of the invoice, the manufacturer, producer, seller, owner, or shipper, must 

 write (in Spanish) and sign one of the following declarations. 



If the article ship])ed is a product of the soil or industry of the United States: "Declare 

 que soy el (fabricante, productor, vendedor, dueno 6 embarcador) de las mercancias relacion- 

 adas en la presente factura y que son ciertos los precios y demas particulares que en ella se 

 consignan y que las mercancias contenidas en dicha factura son productos del suelo 6 delain- 

 dustria de los Estados Unidos de America. "a 



aTranslation: "I declare that I am (the manufac^tiirer, producer, seller, owner, or shipper) 

 of the merchandise described in the present invoice, and that the prices and other particulars 

 indicated therein are correct, and that the merchandise mentioned in said invoice is the pro- 

 duct of the soil or industry of the United States of America." 



If a product of the soil or industry of any other country than the United States: "Declaro 

 que soy el (fabricante, productor, vendedor, dueno 6 embarcador) de las mercancias relacion- 

 adas en la presente factura y que son ciertos los precios y demas particulares que en ella se 

 consignan. "6 



6Translation: "I declare that I am (the manufacturer, producer, seller, owner, or shipper) 

 of the merchandise described in the present invoice and that the prices and other ])articulars 

 specified therein are correct." 



If the manufacturer, producer, seller, owner, or shipper is not a resident of the place where 

 the consulate is located, a local agent must be appointed to present the invoice, such appoint- 

 ment to be in writing. In this case, as well as when the shipment is made through an agent, 

 in addition to any of the foregoing declarations signed by the said manufacturer, producer, 

 seller, owner, or shipper, a second declaration must be written in Spanish and signed J)ythe 

 agent as follows: "Declaro que soy el agente autorizado por la persona que ha suscrito la an- 

 terior declaracion, para presentar esta factura en la oficina consular de Cuba en esta plaza, 

 d fin de que sea certificada."r 



