{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-515.550","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 515.550","heading":"Certain vessel transactions authorized.","body":"(a) Unless a vessel is otherwise engaging or has otherwise engaged in transactions that would prohibit entry pursuant to § 515.207, § 515.207 shall not apply to a vessel that is:\n(1) Engaging or has engaged in trade with Cuba authorized pursuant to this part;\nNote to paragraph (a)(1):\nThe authorization in this paragraph includes, for example, trade with Cuba authorized pursuant to § 515.533, § 515.559, or § 515.582, or by specific license.\n(2) Engaging or has engaged in trade with Cuba that is exempt from the prohibitions of this part (see § 515.206);\n(3) Engaging or has engaged in the exportation or reexportation to Cuba from a third country of agricultural commodities, medicine, or medical devices that, were they subject to the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR parts 730 through 774) (EAR), would be designated as EAR99;\n(4) A foreign vessel that has entered a port or place in Cuba while carrying students, faculty, and staff that are authorized to travel to Cuba pursuant to § 515.565(a); or\n(5) Carrying or has carried persons between the United States and Cuba or within Cuba pursuant to the authorization in § 515.572(a)(2) or, in the case of a vessel used solely for personal travel (and not transporting passengers), pursuant to a license or other authorization issued by the Department of Commerce for the exportation or reexportation of the vessel to Cuba.\n(b) Unless a vessel is otherwise engaging or has otherwise engaged in transactions that would prohibit entry pursuant to § 515.207, § 515.207(a) shall not apply to a foreign vessel that has engaged in the exportation to Cuba from a third country only of items that, were they subject to the EAR, would be designated as EAR99 or would be controlled on the Commerce Control List only for anti-terrorism reasons.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 515—CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS","Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"3de5ba91e7115e9d08a950d896794b13480859785826aa969977bde0e80d840d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-515.549","next":"us/31-cfr-515.551"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}