TSRA §908 · VERIFIED CORRIDOR · 6 CATEGORIES
Exporting Food to Cuba – TSRA §908, 6 Verified Categories
TSRA (22 U.S.C. §7207) authorizes food exports from the U.S. to Cuba without an individual OFAC license. AquiCargo runs the most specialized business-to-business corridor: poultry and meats, grains, oils, canned goods, dairy and beverages – with verified Cuban buyers active in 2026.
Non-Perishable Foods for Cuba
Frozen chicken, grains, oils, canned goods, and non-alcoholic beverages. Suppliers with USDA FSIS, HACCP, and FGIS certification for Cuban institutional buyers.
6 Subcategories
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Frozen Poultry and Meats
IQF chicken, 40lb thigh-quarter, boneless breast, turkey, pork. Tyson, Koch Foods. USDA FSIS and HACCP certification.
View suppliers →Grains and Cereals
US#1 long grain rice, #2 yellow corn, wheat flour, black beans, 44/48% soybean meal. USDA FGIS.
View suppliers →Oils and Fats
RBD soybean oil, sunflower, corn, EVOO olive oil, and vegetable shortening. 208L drums, 1000L IBCs, or bulk.
View suppliers →Canned Goods and Preserves
Tomato paste, sardines, chunk light tuna, sweet corn, guava jam. StarKist, Del Monte.
View suppliers →Dairy Products and Derivatives
WMP, USDA Extra NFDM, Gouda cheese, 25kg butter, Carnation condensed milk. Chronic dairy deficit.
View suppliers →Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Minute Maid juices, Enfamil/PediaSure infant formula, Gatorade, Tang powder. ALIMPORT scope. HTS 2009/1901.
View suppliers →The Cuban Food Market in 2026 – A Structural Opportunity
In 2026 Cuba is going through the worst food crisis in its recent history. The state rationing system (the "libreta") covers barely 30–40% of basic caloric needs. TSRA imports from the U.S. reached an all-time peak of USD $507 million in 2012 and remain the principal legal, certified route for supplying Cuban demand.
The March 2026 MSME reform is an inflection point: more than 4,200 Cuban private companies are authorized to import food directly – ten times the number of potential buyers there were in 2020. Restaurants, shops, distributors and private cooperatives now issue RFQs straight to U.S. exporters.
AquiCargo operates as a business-to-business marketplace: it runs KYB verification on both buyers and sellers, provides the Deal Room for negotiation, and coordinates export documentation (USDA inspections, FDA registrations, COAs) on a per-transaction basis. The model is 100% success-fee – no fixed costs. The 6 categories cover every one of the most-exported HS codes: poultry/meats (HS 0207/0203), grains (HS 1006/1005/1101), oils (HS 1507/1512), canned goods (HS 2002/1604), dairy (HS 0402/0406) and beverages (HS 2009/1901). All are eligible under TSRA §908 without an OFAC license.
Eligible Cuban Buyers
- ALIMPORT – The largest state institutional buyer. Multi-million-dollar annual contracts and distribution across the entire state network.
- Authorized private MSMEs – 4,200+ companies holding a MINCEX resolution. The fastest-growing segment: +340% since 2021.
- Verified humanitarian NGOs – Caritas Cuba, the Red Cross and grassroots organizations running active food-assistance programs.
- Agricultural and industrial cooperatives – CPAs and UBPCs authorized to import food inputs.
Ready to access the Cuban market
Register as a verified supplier. AquiCargo connects exporters with ALIMPORT, MSMEs, and Cuban cooperatives with active demand.