Progress

Current status
adopted
01 Apr 2026 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Argentina
Australia
Chinese Taipei
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Guatemala
Iceland
Israel
Japan
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Republic of Korea
Singapore
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Policy Area
International trade
Policy Instrument
Customs duties on electronic transmissions
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement

Timeline of events

01 Apr 2026
adopted

23 WTO members issued joint statement committing to maintain moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions

On 1 April 2026, a group of 23 WTO member countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Korea, Norway, Japan, United States and United Kingdom issued a joint statement committing to maintain the practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic t…

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government