Custom rolls limits?

[GotaCohiba]

Is there a limit on the number of custom rolls that one can bring back out of Cuba if purchased from one of the hotels with a receipt?

Yolanda,Alex,LaChina for example 

[LLC]

The official limit (as official as anything in Cuba is) is 20 and I hear people on occasion have cigars confiscated if above that. I normally bring 50-100 and have never had a problem. I put all boxes in my carry on and split the customs between carry on and a checked bag. They normally focus on the boxes in my carry on and I show them the facturas. This seems to keep there attention off the customs. I think if you have all your customs together whether in your carry on or checked bag it is much more likely to get there attention.


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[Fuzz]

I brought back over 80 just recently. Had about 60 in my checked in and the rest in my carry on. Not a peep out of Customs. Then again, we were leaving at 5am, so they may not have been awake yet.

[GotaCohiba]

Just thinking that if they are coming from the shops the government is getting their cut and hopefully wouldn’t care

[LLC]

Just thinking that if they are coming from the shops the government is getting their cut and hopefully wouldn’t care

Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to matter but like I said a couple of weeks ago problem for me. I also tend to keep some of the rollers cards with me in case they start asking questions. That has helped me in past trips.


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[Derboesekoenig]

I'd say 50/50 shot either way. Luck of the draw

[nKostyan]

Cuban inspection does not object to any reasonable quantities of official cigars if there is a cheque or a fake without a cheque. The main question is how many permits your country's inspection to import

[stogieluver]

Twenty seems to be the official limit, but from what I can glean from all I've read here on these forums, it all depends on which customs port you go through and which agents you are inspected by.  I read a post yesterday that said he just came through customs at Varadero, I think it was, and they confiscated five bundles of customs because he was over the limit of twenty.  That almost made me throw up.

My wife and I went through customs at the cruise terminal in June with five bundles and a couple of regular production boxes (which I bought primarily for the purpose of having some facturas to show the agents).  I had receipts for each of the bundles of custom rolls as well as the rollers' cards.  The agents inspected the bags, briefly tried to figure out which bundle/box went with which receipt/factura, and sent us on through.

I think @LLC's advice is spot on, especially if you're traveling through customs at one of the airports.  I think the key advice is to put as much as you can in your checked luggage and have receipts and facturas for all cigars.  And pray.