Notice2025-13149
Updating Cuba Restricted List
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Published
July 14, 2025
Effective
July 14, 2025
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Abstract
The Department of State is adding seven Cuban military- controlled hotels to the List of Restricted Entities and Sub entities Associated With Cuba (Cuba Restricted List or CRL) identifying entities and sub entities under the control of, or acting for or on behalf of, the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel with which direct financial transactions would disproportionately benefit such services or personnel at the expense of the Cuban people or private enterprise in Cuba. The Cuban Assets Control Regulations generally prohibit a person subject to U.S. jurisdiction from having direct financial transactions with the entities and sub entities on the CRL. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security generally will deny applications to export or reexport items for use by entities or sub entities on the CRL.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31558-31561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13149]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12714]
Updating Cuba Restricted List
SUMMARY: The Department of State is adding seven Cuban military-
controlled hotels to the List of Restricted Entities and Sub entities
Associated With Cuba (Cuba Restricted List or CRL) identifying entities
and sub entities under the control of, or acting for or on behalf of,
the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel
with which direct financial transactions would disproportionately
benefit such services or personnel at the expense of the Cuban people
or private enterprise in Cuba. The Cuban Assets Control Regulations
generally prohibit a person subject to U.S. jurisdiction from having
direct financial transactions with the entities and sub entities on the
CRL. The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security
generally will deny applications to export or reexport items for use by
entities or sub entities on the CRL.
DATES: Effective July 14, 2025.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Haas, Office of the Coordinator
for Cuban Affairs, tel.: 771-204-7384, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adfae5ec80eeeeece8cec2c3c2c0c4cef8c3c4d9edded9ccd9c883cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16415e573b55555753757978797b7f7543787f6256656277627338717960">[email protected]</span></a>,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 16, 2017, the President signed National Security
Presidential Memorandum 5 (NSPM-5) on Strengthening the Policy of the
United States Toward Cuba. As directed by NSPM-5, on November 9, 2017,
the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC) published a final rule in the Federal Register amending the
CACR, 31 CFR part 515, and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule in the Federal
Register amending, among other sections, the section of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) regarding Cuba, 15 CFR 746.2. The
regulatory amendment to the CACR added Sec. 515.209, which generally
prohibits direct financial transactions with certain entities and sub
entities identified on the State Department's CRL. The regulatory
amendment to 15 CFR 746.2 notes BIS will generally deny applications to
export or re-export items for use by entities or sub entities
identified on the CRL.
The State Department, on behalf of the Secretary of State, is now
updating the CRL, as published below and available on the State
Department's website: (<a href="https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-restricted-list/">https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-restricted-list/</a>).
This update includes seven additional entries and is re-organized
by province for ease of accessibility to the public. The State
Department continues to update the CRL periodically.
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning the CRL are
available from the Department of State's website (<a href="https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-restricted-list/">https://www.state.gov/cuba-sanctions/cuba-restricted-list/</a>).
List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated With Cuba as of
July 14, 2025
List of Restricted Entities and Subentities Associated With Cuba
effective July 14, 2025
Below is the U.S. Department of State's ``Cuba Restricted List'' of
entities and sub entities with which the Cuban Assets Control
Regulations (31 CFR 515.209) generally prohibit direct financial
transactions. These entities are under the control of, or acting for or
on behalf of, the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or
personnel with which direct financial transactions would
disproportionately benefit such services or personnel at the expense of
the Cuban people or private enterprise in Cuba. All entities and sub
entities were listed effective February 6, 2025, unless otherwise
indicated.
*** Entities or sub entities owned or controlled by another entity or
sub entity on this list are not treated as restricted unless also
specified by name on the list.***
*** Activities in parentheticals are intended to aid in identification
but are only representative. All activities of listed entities and sub-
entities are subject to the applicable prohibitions.***
Ministries
MINFAR--Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
MININT--Ministerio del Interior
Holding Companies
CIMEX--Corporaci[oacute]n CIMEX S.A.
Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Tur[iacute]stica Habaguanex S.A.
GAESA--Grupo de Administraci[oacute]n Empresarial S.A.
Gaviota--Grupo de Turismo Gaviota
UIM--Uni[oacute]n de Industria Militar
Hotels in Pinar del Rio Province
Hotel Villa Cabo de San Antonio
Hotel Villa Maria La Gorda y Centro Internacional de Buceo
Hotels Artemisa Province
Hostal Los Helechos
Hotels in La Habana Province
Aparthotel Montehabana
Grand Aston La Habana
Gran Hotel Bristol Kempinski
Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski
H10 Habana Panorama
Hostal Valencia
Hotel Ambos Mundos
Hotel Armadores de Santander
Hotel Beltr[aacute]n de Santa Cruz
Hotel Conde de Villanueva
Hotel del Tejadillo
Hotel el Bosque
Hotel el Comendador
Hotel el Mes[oacute]n de la Flota
Hotel Florida
Hotel Habana 612
Hotel Kohly
Hotel Los Frailes
Hotel Marqu[eacute]s de Prado Ameno
Hotel Marqu[eacute]s de Cardenas de Montehermoso
Hotel Palacio Cueto
Hotel Palacio del Marqu[eacute]s de San Felipe y Santiago de Bejucal
Hotel Palacio O'Farrill
Hotel Park View
Hotel Raquel
Hotel Regis
Hotel San Miguel
Hotel Tel[eacute]grafo
Hotel Terral
Iberostar Grand Packard Hotel
Iberostar Selection La Habana
also ``Torre K''
INNSiDE Habana Catedral
Memories Miramar Havana
Memories Miramar Montehabana
SO/Havana Paseo del Prado
Hotel Santa Isabel
Hotels in Matanzas Province
Blau Marina Varadero Resort
also Fiesta Americana Punta Varadero
Also, Fiesta Club Adults Only
Grand Aston Varadero Resort
Grand Memories Varadero
Hotel Las Nubes
Hotel Oasis
Iberostar Bella Vista
Iberostar Laguna Azul
Iberostar Playa Alameda
Meli[aacute] Marina Varadero
Meli[aacute] Peninsula Varadero
Memories Varadero
Naviti Varadero
Ocean Varadero El Patriarca
Ocean Vista Azul
Paradisus Princesa del Mar
Paradisus Varadero
Sol Sirenas Coral
Hotel Meli[aacute] Marina Varadero Apartments
Hotel El Caney Varadero
Varadero Sol Caribe
Hotels in Villa Clara Province
Cayo Santa Maria
Angsana Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Dhawa Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Golden Tulip Aguas Claras
also Gran Muthu Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Hotel Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Meli[aacute] Buenavista
Meli[aacute] Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Meli[aacute] Las Dunas
Memories Azul
also Memories Para[iacute]so
Ocean Casa del Mar
also Roc Casa del Mar
Royalton Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Sercotel Experience Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Sol Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Starfish Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
Warwick Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a
also Labranda Cayo Santa Mar[iacute]a Hotel
Paradisus Los Cayos
Valent[iacute]n Perla Blanca
Cayo Las Brujas
Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas Beach Resort & Spa
Las Salinas Plana & Spa
La Salina Noreste
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La Salina Suroeste
Villa Las Brujas
Cayo Los Ensenachos
Iberostar Ensenachos
Topes de Collantes
Kurhotel Escambray
Los Helechos
Villa Caburni
Hotels in Ciego de Avila Province
Cayo Coco
Hotel Playa Coco Plus
Meli[aacute] Jardines del Rey
Memories Caribe
Memories Flamenco
Pestana Cayo Coco
also Hotel Playa Paraiso
Cayo Guillermo
Cayo Guillermo Resort Kempinski
Grand Muthu Cayo Guillermo
Gran Muthu Imperial Hotel
Gran Muthu Rainbow Hotel
Iberostar Playa Pilar
Hotels in Holgu[iacute]n Province
Blau Costa Verde Beach & Resort
also Fiesta Americana Holgu[iacute]n Costa Verde
Hotel Playa Costa Verde
Hotel Playa Pesquero
Memories Holgu[iacute]n
Paradisus R[iacute]o de Oro Resort & Spa
Playa Costa Verde
Playa Pesquero Premium Service
Sol Rio de Luna y Mares
Sol Turquesa Beach
Villa Cayo Naranjo
Villa Cayo Saetia
Villa Pinares de Mayari
Hotels in Santiago de Cuba Province
Villa Gaviota Santiago
Hotels in Guantanamo Province
Hostal 1511
Hostal La Habanera
Hostal La Rusa
Hostal Rio Miel
Hotel El Castillo
Hotel Porto Santo
Villa Maguana
Tourist Agencies
Crucero del Sol
Gaviota Tours
Marinas
Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (Pinar del Rio)
Marina Gaviota Cayo Coco (Jardines del Rey)
Marina Gaviota Las Brujas (Cayos de Villa Clara)
Marina Gaviota Puerto Vita (Holgu[iacute]n)
Marina Gaviota Varadero (Varadero)
Stores in Old Havana
Casa del Abanico
Colecci[oacute]n Habana
Florer[iacute]a Jard[iacute]n Wagner
Joyer[iacute]a Coral Negro--Additional locations throughout Cuba
La Casa del Regalo
San Ignacio 415
Soldadito de Plomo
Tienda El Navegante
Tienda Mu[ntilde]ecos de Leyenda
Tienda Museo El Reloj Cuervo y Sobrinos
Entities Directly Serving the Defense and Security Sectors
ACERPROT--Agencia de Certificaci[oacute]n y Consultor[iacute]a de
Seguridad y Protecci[oacute]n alias Empresa de Certificaci[oacute]n de
Sistemas de Seguridad y Protecci[oacute]n
AGROMIN--Grupo Empresarial Agropecuario del Ministerio del Interior
APCI--Agencia de Protecci[oacute]n Contra Incendios
CAHOMA--Empresa Militar Industrial Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara
Casa Editorial Verde Olivo
CASEG--Empresa Militar Industrial Transporte Occidente
CID NAV--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo Naval
CIDAI--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo de Armamento de
Infanter[iacute]a
CIDAO--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo del Armamento de
Artiller[iacute]a e Instrumentos [Oacute]pticos y [Oacute]pticos
Electr[oacute]nicos
CORCEL--Empresa Militar Industrial Emilio Barcenas Pier
CUBAGRO--Empresa Comercializadora y Exportadora de Productos
Agropecuarios y Agroindustriales
DATYS--Empresa Para El Desarrollo De Aplicaciones, Tecnolog[iacute]as Y
Sistemas
DCM TRANS--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo del Transporte
DEGOR--Empresa Militar Industrial Desembarco Del Granma
DSE--Departamento de Seguridad del Estado
Editorial Capit[aacute]n San Luis
EMIAT--Empresa Importadora Exportadora de Abastecimientos
T[eacute]cnicos
Empresa Militar Industrial Astilleros Astimar
Empresa Militar Industrial Astilleros Centro
Empresa Militar Industrial Yuri Gagarin
ETASE--Empresa de Transporte y Aseguramiento
Ferreter[iacute]a TRASVAL
GELCOM--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo Grito de Baire
Impresos de Seguridad
MECATRONICS--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo de
Electr[oacute]nica y Mec[aacute]nica
NAZCA--Empresa Militar Industrial Granma
OIBS--Organizaci[oacute]n Integraci[oacute]n para el Bienestar Social
PLAMEC--Empresa Militar Industrial Ignacio Agramonte
PNR--Polic[iacute]a Nacional Revolucionaria
PROVARI--Empresa de Producciones Varias
SEPSA--Servicios Especializados de Protecci[oacute]n
SERTOD--Servicios de Telecomunicaciones a los [Oacute]rganos de la
Defensa
SIMPRO--Centro de Investigaci[oacute]n y Desarrollo de Simuladores
TECAL--Empresa de Tecnolog[iacute]as Alternativas
TECNOPRO--Empresa Militar Industrial ``G.B. Francisco Cruz Bourzac''
TECNOTEX--Empresa Cubana Exportadora e Importadora de Servicios,
Art[iacute]culos y Productos T[eacute]cnicos Especializados
TGF--Tropas de Guardafronteras
UAM--Uni[oacute]n Agropecuaria Militar
ULAEX--Uni[oacute]n Latinoamericana de Explosivos
XETID--Empresa de Tecnolog[iacute]as de la Informaci[oacute]n Para La
Defensa
YABO--Empresa Militar Industrial Coronel Francisco Aguiar
Rodr[iacute]guez
Additional Sub Entities of CIMEX
ADESA/ASAT--Agencia Servicios Aduanales (Customs Services)
American International Services (Remittances)
alias AIS Remesas
Cachito (Beverage Manufacturer)
Contex (Fashion)
Datacimex
ECUSE--Empresa Cubana de Servicios
FINCIMEX
Inmobiliaria CIMEX (Real Estate)
Inversiones CIMEX
Jupi[ntilde]a (Beverage Manufacturer)
La Mais[oacute]n (Fashion)
Najita (Beverage Manufacturer)
Orbit, S.A. (Remittances) Effective March 10, 2025
Publicitaria Imagen (Advertising)
Residencial Tarara S.A. (Real Estate/Property Rental)
Ron Caney (Rum Production)
Ron Varadero (Rum Production)
Telecable (Satellite Television)
Tropicola (Beverage Manufacturer)
Zona Especializada de Log[iacute]stica y Comercio (ZELCOM)
Additional Sub Entities of GAESA
Almacenes Universales (AUSA)
ANTEX--Corporaci[oacute]n Antillana Exportadora
Banco Financiero Internacional S.A. (BFI).
Compa[ntilde][iacute]a Inmobiliaria Aurea S.A.
Direcci[oacute]n Integrada Proyecto Mariel (DIP)
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Empresa Inmobiliaria Almest (Real Estate)
GRAFOS (Advertising)
RAFIN S.A. (Financial Services)
Sociedad Mercantin Inmobiliaria Caribe (Real Estate)
TECNOIMPORT
Terminal de Contenedores de la Habana (TCH)
Terminal de Contenedores de Mariel, S.A.
UCM--Uni[oacute]n de Construcciones Militares
Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel (ZEDM)
Zona Especial de Desarrollo y Actividades Log[iacute]sticas (ZEDAL)
Aerogaviota
Additional Sub Entities of Gaviota
AT Comercial
Varadero Diving Center
Gaviota Las Molas International Diving Center
Cayo Naranjo Dolphinarium
Diving Center--Marina Gaviota
Gaviota Hoteles Cuba
Hoteles Habaguanex
Hoteles Playa Gaviota
Manzana de Gomez
Marinas Gaviota Cuba
PhotoService
Plaza La Estrella
Plaza Las Dunas
Plaza Las Morlas
Plaza Las Salinas
Plaza Las Terrazas del Atardecer
Plaza Los Flamencos
Plaza Pesquero
Producciones TRIMAGEN S.A. (Tiendas Trimagen)
Additional Sub Entities of Habaguanex
Sociedad Mercantil Cubana Inmobiliaria Fenix S.A. (Real Estate)
Michael G. Kozak,
Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2025-13149 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-29-P
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