What is the WTO ecommerce moratorium: Everything you need to know

The ecommerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organisation ​members which bans customs duties being ​applied to electronic transmissions such as digital downloads and streaming. The policy was ​first adopted in 1998 at the WTO's Second Ministerial Conference in Geneva as part of a declaration to encourage early digital trade growth. It covers cross-border transmissions such as software downloads, e-books, music and movie streaming and video games.