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US Presses WTO to Keep the Global Internet Tariff-Free Forever

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The US is pushing to make permanent an international ban on tariffs on e‑commerce ahead of the WTO ministerial later this month. Adoption would entrench tariff‑free cross‑border digital trade and likely benefit US‑dominated digital services and data flows, while prompting pushback from trading partners seeking new rules on data localization, competition and taxation.

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The US is pushing to make permanent an international ban on tariffs on e‑commerce ahead of the WTO ministerial later this month. Adoption would entrench tariff‑free cross‑border digital trade and likely benefit US‑dominated digital services and data flows, while prompting pushback from trading partners seeking new rules on data localization, competition and taxation.

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