First Commercial Imports From Cuba Into US Expected This Year, Reneo Says
Coabana Trading plans to import "artisanal charcoal" from Cuba later this year, marking the "first time in more than half a century that a Cuban-produced product will be exported from Cuba" to the U.S., Coabana's parent company, Reneo Consulting, said…
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in a news release (here). The agreement to import the charcoal, called Marabu charcoal, is "but the first step in what should be a blossoming trade relationship involving many different products," said Scott Gilbert, chairman of Reneo. The charcoal should be available in the U.S. in early 2017, "marketed by Fogo Charcoal, a subsidiary of Susshi International Inc. and sold through various retailers."