Argentina: Twenty World Trade Organization members committed not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions

On 7 May 2026, twenty members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) committed to refrain from imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions among themselves from 8 May 2026, following the lapse of the multilateral WTO e-commerce moratorium at the 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon. The participating members were Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Iceland, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, the United States, and Uruguay. The commitment defined “electronic transmission” as a transmission made using any electromagnetic means and including the content of the transmission. The co-sponsors stated that the commitment aimed to provide businesses and consumers with predictability and certainty regarding the non-imposition of customs duties on electronic transmissions. The co-sponsors also invited all WTO members to join the commitment with the aim of establishing a multilateral commitment.