India hints opposition to continuation of e-commerce moratorium

India on Thursday said that the continuation of the moratorium on taxation of cross border electronic transmissions needs a “careful reconsideration.”

The moratorium is coming up for renewal at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which is taking place at Yaoundé in Cameroon.

“In the absence of a common understanding among members on the scope of the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions and given its potentially significant implications, the continued extension of this moratorium warrants careful reconsideration,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in his opening statement at MC 14.