In June 2020, the Indian Ministry of Finance imposed a definitive duty on imports of electronic calculators (HS 847010, 390720) from Malaysia. The duty amounts to 0.92 USD per item. The duty is in force for a period of five years.

In July 2005, India announced anti-dumping duties on polytetrafluoroethylene from China (HS 390461). This product is used also for long-distance telephony and multichannel television broadcasting systems. This measure was reviewed and extended in July 2011 and, subsequently in July 2017. The rate of duty is USD 2637 per tonne. In July 2022, the Indian authorities decided not to implement the extension recommendation, and the antidumping duty was terminated.

In May 2015, the Indian Ministry of Finance issued the Customs Notification imposing this definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of electronic calculators (HS 847010, 390720) from China. This measure was reviewed and extended in May 2020. The rate of duty is USD 0.28 or USD 1.22 per unit, depending on the company. The duty is in force for a period of five years.

India is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996, but it is not a signatory of its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

In July 2020, the Indian authorities imposed a definitive duty on imports of digital offset printing plates (an input good to manufacture printers) from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei and Viet Nam. The rate of duty on imports from China is between USD 0.55 or USD 0.77 per square metre, depending on the company. The rate of duty on imports from the Republic of Korea is USD 0.15 or USD 0.37 per square metre, depending on the company. The rate of duty on imports from Japan is USD 0.13 or USD 0.27 per square metre, depending on the company. The rate of duty on imports from Vietnam is USD 0.60 per square metre. The rate of duty on imports from Chinese Taipei is USD 0.41 per square metre. The duty is in force for five years from 30 January 2020.

China has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

China has signed but not ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

China has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

The Chinese consumer protection framework is set out in the Law of the People's Republic of China on Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests. The law applies to all consumers purchasing and using commodities or receiving services for daily consumption and to business operators, in their supply of commodities produced and sold by them or services provided to consumers.

According to Art. 53 of the Personal Information Protection Law, personal information processors outside the territory of the People's Republic of China as specified in the second paragraph of Article 3 of this Law shall set up specialized agencies or designate representatives within the territory of the People's Republic of China to be responsible for handling personal information protection related matters, and shall submit the names, contact information, and other information of the agencies and representatives to the departments with personal information protection duties.

According to Art. 5 of the Internet News Information Service Management Regulations, Internet news providers are required to obtain a permit to provide Internet news information services to the social public through Internet websites, application software, forums, blogs, microblogs, public accounts, instant messaging tools, online live streaming, and other such methods. Pursuant to Art. 6 of the regulations, the applicant’s person-in-charge or chief editor must be a Chinese citizen. In addition, the applicant must separately obtain an Internet Information Service license or file procedures with the telecommunications authorities in accordance with the law. In addition, according to Art. 6 of the law, to apply for an Internet news information service license, to have places, facilities, and funds suitable for the service is required. Furthermore, the Regulations on Administrative Enforcement Procedures for Internet Information Content set out the procedural and administrative processes for the Cyberspace Administration of China to enforce the laws and regulations relating to Internet content.
These provisions broadened the definition of “internet news information services” to “services of collecting, editing, and releasing internet news information; reposting such news information; and providing a platform to spread such news information.” They also broaden the definition of “news information” to include relevant reports and commentaries on politics, the economy, military affairs, foreign affairs, and other public affairs, as well as relevant reports and commentaries on social emergencies.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 8 in China, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

In 2012, there has been a WTO dispute about China’s rules governing access to its domestic electronic-payments market which do not provide equal treatment to foreign credit-card and debit-card issuers. China said at the time it would assess the decision, but it has been slow to change its market-access rules in response. Currently, it is reported that China UnionPay Co. has a near monopoly on processing and clearing yuan-denominated payments made via bank cards and credit cards. The state-controlled firm has close ties to China’s Central Bank. China’s Central Bank has at times moved against the upstarts in ways that seem to benefit UnionPay.

In 2020, Mastercard was reported to received approval from the People's Bank of China (PBOC) to begin formal preparation to set up a bank card clearing institution in China. Mastercard set up a joint venture with NetsUnion Clearing Corp., a clearing house for online payments whose stakeholders included the PBOC, and received approval for its application in 2020. Furthermore, it is reported that American Express received preliminary approval in 2018 to undertake clearing services of credit card payments in China and AMEX's application to clear and settle payments domestically by way of its JV with Amex’s Chinese partner LianLian Group was also accepted in January, 2020.

The approvals are part of the US-China phase one trade deal that started in January 2020, which required Beijing to accept and review payments firms' applications in a timely manner. Specifically, it is reported that applications from firms wanting to become bank card clearing houses in China had to be accepted within five business days and responded to within 90 days of acceptance. However, the deal expired in December 2021.

China's first comprehensive legislation regulating e-commerce came into effect in January 2019. According to Art. 9 of the law, it applies to all "e-commerce operators," including all individuals and legal entities engaged in the business of selling goods and/or providing services on the Internet or other information networks. This includes operators of e-commerce platforms, sellers of goods and services on the e-commerce platforms of others, and those who operate their own websites or through other network services. The law is reported to extend to non-traditional shopping channels, including social media and messaging services, such as WeChat, and streaming sites, such as Douyin. In addition, according to arts. 10-14 of the law, all e-commerce operators are obliged to obtain business licenses and register with the tax authorities, as well as to ensure that information on their business and administrative licenses related to their business services is displayed online in a clearly readable form at all times.