. The Cuba review. 16 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 Cuba review. 16 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 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 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 t
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