WTO talks in Brazil-US deadlock over ecommerce duties moratoriumNegotiations to extend the moratorium - which is set to expire in March - by four years plus an additional buffer year to 2031 are stuck, e...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
WTO MC: Members intensify talks on ecommerce duty moratorium extension at YaoundeWhile some countries oppose an extension or favour a two-year period, the US is pushing for a longer duration.
29 Mar, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
India signals shift on ecommerce tariff moratorium, balks at US push for permanent extensionIndia signalled it may accept a two-year extension of the WTO moratorium on tariffs for electronic transmissions, despite earlier oppositio...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
What is the WTO ecommerce moratorium: Everything you need to knowThe ecommerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organisation members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
WTO DG calls meeting with Piyush Goyal 'tough', discusses e-commerce moratorium & investmentWTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described her meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as "very tough" amidst ongoing W...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
We have been able to protect India’s interests at WTO: Piyush GoyalSince the process has not yet been completed, we believe that it is in the best interest that we continue this ecommerce moratorium and ens...
03 Mar, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
As a leader, India must ensure a successful meet: WTO DG Ngozi Okonjo-IwealaIndia, Brazil and South Africa are the troika of the G20, the WTO DG said. “We hope they will work together to ensure MC13 is a success... ...
21 Feb, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
View: Digital India needs this WTO shieldIndia is a major exporter of IT and software services, with exports worth $194 billion in 2023 and growing at an annual rate of 12.2% as of...
05 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Piyush Goyal cautions global south of rich nations' 'divide & rule policy'At the CII India-Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Region Conclave, Piyush Goyal said that at the last WTO ministerial, many countries were t...
04 Aug, 2023, 01.33 AM IST
Global tech on edge as WTO weighs ecommerce tariffsThe WTO agreed in 1998 to a moratorium on ecommerce tariffs and repeatedly extended it at ministerial conferences, which the Geneva-based t...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
View: India should oppose extension of ecommerce moratoriumThere has been a drastic change in circumstances since 1998, given that digital trade has now acquired dimensions earlier unimaginable. The...
24 Nov, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
Amazon, Flipkart pad up for T20 sale beginning tomorrow before festive testAmazon’s two-day sale will be its first large promotional event since the easing of the lockdown. Flipkart’s four-day event will focus on e...
05 Aug, 2020, 07.51 AM IST
E-commerce moratorium proposal worries IndiaNew Delhi has maintained that the globally agreed ecommerce moratorium has led to loss of revenue besides restricting use of tariffs as a t...
08 Apr, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
Setback for India as WTO extends nil tax on e-transmissionsAs per an UNCTAD study, India’s potential loss of revenue by not taxing electronic transmissions is around $500 million every year. Of the ...
11 Dec, 2019, 07.09 AM IST
National interest, job creation at the heart of draft e-commerce policyThe draft ecommerce policy recognises cloud, data analytics as economic activity.
25 Feb, 2019, 08.20 AM IST
New ecommerce policy will help India in WTO negotiations: Commerce departmentThe department says if attempts at WTO are successful, developing countries may be left with little flexibility to take measures for nurtur...
10 Aug, 2018, 06.35 AM IST
E-commerce think tank to hold first meet on April 24Matters that could be discussed include online data protection, facilitating cross-border e-commerce, and promoting paperless trading.
22 Apr, 2018, 07.40 PM IST