Sierra Leone is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Section 40 of the Public Procurement Act requires the procuring entity to employ international competitive bidding procedures when the estimated contract amount is higher than the value threshold specified in the First Schedule of the Public Procurement Act, namely:
- SLE 600 Million (USD 30,400 approx.): in the case of contracts for the procurement of goods and services;
- SLE 900 Million (USD 45,600 approx.): in the case of contracts for the procurement of works.
Moreover, international competitive bidding procedures may be used when effective competition cannot be obtained unless foreign firms are invited to bid or where the goods, works, or services are not available under competitive price and other conditions from three or more suppliers in Sierra Leone.

Section 36 of the Public Procurement Act empowers the contracting entity to grant a margin of preference to enhance the advantage of domestic suppliers, contractors and goods. The margin of preference is to be calculated in accordance with the regulations and reflected in the record of the procurement processes and is subject to the authorisation of the National Public Procurement Authority. Regulation 75 of the Public Procurement Regulations clarifies that the percentage of preference in schemes issued by the Authority must be between 5% and 12%.

According to Art. 3 of the Customs Management Regulations, goods imported into Seychelles through the post or courier whose value is below SCR 3000 (approx. USD 220) shall be exempted from customs duty, provided that the consignment of goods imported is for the personal and exclusive consumption or use of the consignee.

The Fair Trading Act (Part IV), Cybercrimes and Other Related Crimes Act (Section 4), and the Electronic Transactions Act (Part III) provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

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

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

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

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Seychelles's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Seychelles's law and jurisprudence.

According to Section 2. C of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act 2021 (amending the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act), service providers must submit all customer records for activated mobile services before the 5th day of each month. Secondly, they must register and verify customer details before activating mobile services on purchased starter packs or subscriber information module cards. These measures aim to ensure proper record-keeping and verification processes for enhanced regulatory compliance and customer protection.

According to Section 16 of the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Act, where any matter (including an advertisement) intended for broadcasting is, in the opinion of the Minister, of an objectionable nature, the Minister may by order in writing prohibit the broadcasting of the matter unless suitably amended in the manner specified by the Minister in the order, so as to remove the objectionable nature of the matter.

The Customs Management (Prohibited and Restricted Goods) Regulations restrict the importation of Radio Communication equipment HS Code 8525.5010 to 8525.6000 without written prior approval of the Department of Information and Communications Technology.