WTO digital moratorium talks to spread into Tuesday as development deal seen (1)

By Mathew Carr

March 29-30, 2026; Update: A moratorium, first introduced in 1998, prevents countries from imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions such as software, digital media and other online-delivered goods. While it has been renewed regularly —- every two years or so —, the current agreement is set to expire by March 31, 2026, because WTO members failed the past four days to reach a new consensus.

Business Standard / Reuters