India urges WTO members to reconsider moratorium on duties on e-commerce

The e-commerce moratorium is nothing short of duty-free, quota-free' access to digital products of the digitally industrialized members by the rest of the membership, said India's WTO representative

India has asked the WTO members to "urgently" reconsider the continuation of the moratorium on customs duties on e-commerce trade as the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the importance of retaining the flexibility to regulate such imports.

The e-commerce moratorium is nothing short of duty-free, quota-free' access to digital products of the digitally industrialized members by the rest of the membership, according to the statements delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the WTO at informal open-ended meeting of the General Council on Work Programme of Electronic Commerce held on Tuesday.

"In short, the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of