WTO members: Extension of the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions at MC12

On 17 June 2022, the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference and published a "Decision on the E-commerce Moratorium and Work Programme". Particularly, the Ministerial Conference decided to "reinvigorate" the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce and "intensify" the discussions on the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions, also by instructing the General Council to hold periodic reviews of the topic. Finally, the Conference decided to maintain the moratorium until the next Ministerial Conference, with a limit set to 31 March 2024. If no decision is taken on the subject, on that date the moratorium will expire.