I doubt it has anything to do with being handmade, it's because you used "Cuban" and Etsy thinks the item IS from Cuba and it's on the Sanctions list.
When Etsy figures out it's NOT from Cuba they'll probably reactivate it but it might take a while.
Sanctions Policy - Our House Rules | Etsy
For example, these restrictions generally prohibit, but are not limited to, transactions involving:
- Certain geographic areas, such as Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, and the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”), Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, or any individual or entity operating or residing in those places;
Prohibited Items Policy - Our House Rules | Etsy
When you use Etsy’s services, you are also responsible for complying with economic sanctions and trade restrictions, including those implemented by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the US Department of the Treasury. All Etsy members must comply with our Sanctions Policy, regardless of their location.
Examples of What is Allowed:
Sanctions or compliance programs may have certain exceptions to their restrictions. For example, while OFAC broadly prohibits transactions involving goods that originate from sanctioned areas, there are exceptions for informational materials such as publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, tapes, compact disks, and certain artworks. Items that don’t originate from a sanctioned area but make a reference to a sanctioned area are generally permitted.
Items that aren’t from Cuba, but are Cuban style, such as “Cuban Style Fedora Hats”
