A lot has changed in U.S.-Cuba relations over the past few years, and some things have stayed the same. However, the opening of relations has many thinking about how they can take part in doing business in the Island country. With the embargo still on the books, the answer is to proceed with caution.

There are basically three major ways for Americans to do business with Cuba. The first is to export certain commodities from the U.S. for sale to the Cuban government.