Amazon has admitted it sold goods to a person on the government's terrorism list and is under federal investigation for possible violations of US sanctions against Iran.

The Seattle-based company released their quarterly financial report Friday, where it was revealed the firm sold about $300 worth of consumer goods to someone who has been put on the US government's list of people and entities associated with terrorism under Executive Order 13224.

In its July 28 regulatory filing, Amazon also noted it made other sales that could have violated the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act, other export-control laws or US sanctions, according to Silicon Beat.

The US Department of the Treasury and the US Department of Commerce is investigating the sales related to Iran and the person or people designated in the executive order, the company said.

Amazon has admitted it sold foods to a person on the government's terrorism list and is under federal investigation for possible violations of US sanctions against Iran in their quarterly financial report Friday

The departments could impose penalties against Amazon, and the company said it planned to 'cooperate fully' with investigators.

Amazon's July 28 disclosure said it sold 'consumer products' to an Iranian embassy in an undisclosed country. Those sales happened between January 2012 and June 2017 and are valued at $24,700.

The company also sold about $8,100 in products to people who could have purchased them on behalf of five Iranian embassies and $600 in goods to people who may have bought them for three groups owned or controlled by the Iranian government.

In a February regulatory filing, Amazon also noted it sold goods worth $1,300 to a person covered by the executive order.

The company did not clarify if that person was the same person noted in their July 28 filing.

The US Department of the Treasury and the US Department of Commerce is investigating the sales related to Iran and the person or people designated in the executive order, the company said. The departments could impose penalties against Amazon

Amazon's July 28th disclosure said it sold 'consumer products' to an Iranian embassy in an undisclosed country. Those sales happened between January 2012 and June 2017 and are valued at $24,700

There were also other sales that possibly violated US sanctions against Iran noted in the February filing and a filing in April.

Those sales included $6,000 worth of products sold to six Iranian embassies and $2,400 worth of products sold to a group owned or controlled by the Iranian government between 2012 and 2016.

Amazon said the goods referred to in the filings included: 'books, other media, apparel, home and kitchen, jewelry, office, toys, health and beauty, consumer electronics, lawn and patio, automotive and musical instruments'.

They said they could not calculate the profit made from those sales, but Amazon also said they would not have any more transactions with the Iran-linked customers.

'We do not plan to continue selling to these accounts in the future,' Amazon said in its filings.

'Our review is ongoing and we are enhancing our processes designed to identify transactions associated with individuals and entities covered by the (Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act).'