U.S. Delivery Service to Cuba Halts Order Processing

WHO:

AP News - Envioscuba.com, a key online platform for sending money and goods to Cuba.

AP News - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

AP News - Emilio Morales, president at Havana Consulting Group.

AP News - Spanish hotel chain Meliá.

WHAT:

AP News - Envioscuba.com stated it will deliver all previously approved orders that are in process, despite ceasing to accept new orders.

AP News - Emilio Morales, president at Havana Consulting Group, indicated that the trend is for similar platforms to shut down to avoid sanctions related to doing business with the Cuban government.

AP News - Envioscuba.com has ceased operations and is no longer accepting new orders.

AP News - The platform stated, “Due to reasons beyond our control, our platform can no longer provide services.”

AP News - Meliá announced it will cease operations at 15 of the 34 hotels it manages in Cuba.

WHERE:

AP News - The operations affected are related to Cuba and the U.S., specifically Miami.

WHY:

AP News - The sanctions are specifically targeting Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and GAESA, which is a business conglomerate run by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.

AP News - The cessation of operations is attributed to increased pressure from the Trump administration on the Cuban government through sanctions.

AP News - The sanctions aim to choke off international support for businesses in Cuba, targeting entities like Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company and GAESA.

HOW:

AP News - Envioscuba.com does not ship products from the U.S. to Cuba but sells and delivers products stored in GAESA warehouses on the island.

AP News - The administration’s sanctions threaten to freeze U.S. assets of foreign companies and prohibit travel by their investors, employees, and shareholders.

(UPDATED June 16, 2026 04:23 UTC)

Envioscuba.com has announced that it will fulfill all previously approved orders currently in process, even though it has stopped accepting new orders. Emilio Morales, president of the Havana Consulting Group, noted that other similar platforms are likely to follow suit to avoid sanctions linked to business dealings with the Cuban government. These sanctions are aimed at Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company, President Miguel Diaz-Canel, and GAESA, a conglomerate operated by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba.

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(UPDATED June 15, 2026 23:39 UTC)

Envioscuba.com, a major online platform for sending money and goods to Cuba, has announced that it will cease operations and no longer accept new orders, citing reasons beyond its control. In a related development, the Spanish hotel chain Meliá has revealed plans to shut down 15 of the 34 hotels it operates in Cuba, a move attributed to increased pressure from the Trump administration through sanctions aimed at limiting international support for Cuban businesses. These sanctions specifically target entities like Cuba’s state-owned oil and gas company and threaten to freeze U.S. assets of foreign companies involved in the region.