US Exports to Cuba Jump as Communists Mull Easing Trade Rules

June 17, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

US exports to Cuba have surged dramatically this year as businesses use a trade loophole to get fuel, appliances, furniture, food and vehicles past President Donald Trump’s wall of sanctions.

Previously unreported trade data shows a shift in exports since late December, as Trump began ramping up pressure to force change on Cuba’s communist regime. US exports to the Caribbean nation through mid-May are almost triple all of 2025, dominated by fuel.

More than 350 tanks of diesel and gasoline have been shipped since February, when the Cuban government began to allow private imports after the administration imposed a ...

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