Rum & cigars for all: US lifts restrictions on Cuban imports (as Putin mulls opening a military base there)

‘Americans traveling to Cuba will be able to bring back plenty of rum and cigars, after the Obama administration abolished special import restrictions in a bid to make the opening of relations with the island nation permanent.
The US Department of Treasury announced Friday that Americans traveling to Cuba will no longer be restricted to just $100 worth of rum and cigars. They will now be subject to the same duties as alcohol and tobacco from other countries.
Reselling the rum and cigars in the US still remains against the law, however. The goods will be restricted to personal consumption.’
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