'Ship to Cuba' option shows up on Amazon.com amid diplomatic talks

Less than three months after U.S. and Cuban officials agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Amazon.com Inc appears to be laying the groundwork to ship packages to Cuba.

A "ship to Cuba" button was seen on Monday on Amazon's website by Reuters correspondents in Havana. But the option does not appear to work and reporters got an error message when they tried to order an item and ship it to Cuba.

"Due to export controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations, we are unable to process transactions from your current location," Amazon said in the message.

There was no such option available on Amazon's site in a U.S.-based search from San Francisco.

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