Toiletries and hygiene for Cuba
Send toiletries and hygiene products to Cuba
A bar of soap, a tube of toothpaste or a pack of sanitary pads are things you buy here without a second thought, and in Cuba they can take weeks to find. A well-planned box of toiletries covers your family for the whole month.
With Paketico you pack that box at your home, and we pick it up (within 100 miles of Miami) and take it to your family’s door. Here we explain what to include, how to pack liquids and how much it costs.
- Packages: 7 to 14 business days from pickup
- Door to door all over Cuba
- Home pickup within 100 miles of Miami
- Your family pays nothing on delivery
Which toiletries to send to Cuba
Think about what your family uses every day and what runs out fastest. A list to get you started:
- Personal care: bath soap, shampoo, conditioner, styling cream, deodorant.
- Oral care: toothpaste, toothbrushes, dental floss.
- Feminine hygiene: sanitary pads, panty liners, tampons.
- Babies and seniors: diapers, baby wipes, diaper rash cream, adult diapers.
- Household cleaning: powder detergent, laundry soap, dish soap, sponges.
- Other: razors, toilet paper, skin creams, combs.
Toiletries travel in their own package
Food, toiletries and medicines (medical supplies too) always travel in their own package: they can share that box, but are never mixed with the rest of your things.
Toiletries can share a box with food and medicine, never with anything else: all of that goes in the “Food, hygiene and medicine” package. Pack another box for clothes, shoes or household items; both can go in the same shipment, in one payment. Each package weighs 10 to 100 pounds and can be worth up to $800. If you also want to send food or medicine, see the food and medicine guides.
How to pack shampoo, detergent and other liquids
Liquids cause the most trouble in a toiletries box: one open bottle of shampoo stains everything else. Follow these steps and they arrive fine:
- Buy products sealed and keep them in their original containers.
- Wrap tape around every cap and put each bottle in a zip-top plastic bag.
- Group the liquids together in one area of the box, upright and packed tight.
- Put heavy items (detergent, soap bars) at the bottom and crushable ones (diapers, toilet paper) on top.
- Use packs of diapers or toilet paper to fill the gaps: they protect everything else and make the most of the space.
What should not go in the toiletries box
Flammable or hazardous products cannot be shipped. Avoid aerosols, nail polish remover and alcohol-based products, and choose stick or roll-on deodorant over spray. If you are unsure about a product, ask us before you pack it.
Send reasonable amounts for family use: the point is that your family doesn’t have to go hunting for the basics, not to resell.
How to get the most out of every pound
Shipping is charged by weight: $5.00 per package plus $2.00 per pound. So it pays to think about what weighs a lot and what goes further. Powder detergent and bar soap go further per pound than liquids; diapers and toilet paper weigh little but take up a lot of room.
For reference, a 15-pound toiletries box costs $35.00 and a 25-pound one, $55.00. Pickup at your home, up to 100 miles from Miami, is charged separately by distance. See more examples in how much it costs to ship to Cuba.
How to ship with Paketico
Create your shipment online, tell us what the box holds and how much it weighs, and pay with your Visa or Mastercard. We pick it up at your home on the day and time you choose, and deliver it to all 15 provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud in 7 to 14 business days. Your family pays nothing when it arrives.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can send soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, detergent, diapers, sanitary pads and other hygiene products, in reasonable amounts for family use.
No. Toiletries, food and medicines always travel in their own package, apart from the rest of your things. Pack two boxes: they can go in the same shipment, in one payment.
Yes, tightly closed: keep each bottle sealed, tape the cap and put it in a zip-top plastic bag so it doesn’t stain the rest of the box.
Flammable products cannot be shipped, and many aerosols and alcohol-based products are flammable. Choose stick or roll-on deodorant and, if in doubt, ask us first.
$5.00 per package plus $2.00 per pound. For example, a 20-pound box costs $45.00, plus pickup at your home based on distance.
Yes. In the Paketico store the price already includes delivery to your family’s door. You can also send your own package with what you buy here, and we pick it up at your home, within 100 miles of Miami, and take it to your family’s door.
Questions? Call us
We answer by phone, in English or Spanish. We help you prepare your shipment and work out the price.