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

According to Art. 49 of The Public Procurement and Concessions Act, 2005, the Procuring Entity shall employ international competitive bidding procedures when the estimated contract amount exceeds the following value threshold:
- In the case of contracts for the procurement of goods, USD 100,000;
- In the case of contracts for the procurement of services, USD 50,000;
- In the case of contracts for the procurement of works, USD 200,000.
In addition, international competitive bidding may only be employed when domestic competitive bidding fails to secure effective competition, requiring the invitation of foreign firms. This is applicable if (a) the estimated contract price exceeds the ceiling threshold established by the Commission’s Regulations for national open competitive bidding, unless the Commission approves an exception based on sufficient competition at the national level; or (b) no responses are received in a national open competitive bidding process. Regardless of thresholds, the Procuring Entity may engage in international competitive bidding if effective competition cannot otherwise be obtained.

Section 45 of the Amendment and Restatement of the Public Procurement and Concessions Act gives a public procuring entity the authority to grant a margin of preference to domestic businesses, solely Liberian-owned businesses and Liberian businesses, based on thresholds promulgated through regulations by the Public Procurement-and Concession Commission. The general objective is to give these businesses an advantage in the procurement of works, services, goods, etc., against foreign competitors. According to Sections 21 and 67 of the Regulations Accompanying the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission Act of 2005, as Amended and Restated in 2010, the margin of preference ranges from 2% to 50% for procuring entities and 4% to 25% for concessionaires.

It is reported that contracting entities are required to set aside 25% of public procurement for those MSMEs with a minimum 51% Liberian ownership, and the primary signatories of their bank accounts must be Liberians. Within this 25%, 5 percentage points in value terms is reserved for women-owned MSMEs. However, according to the authorities this has not been applied in practice.

Liberia is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) nor does it have observer status.

There are no foreign ownership limitations in sectors relevant for digital trade.

Lesotho has established several limits on transactions that can be carried out with mobile money. Yet, in September 2020, the Central Bank of Lesotho informed that it had given authorisation to mobile money issuers to increase transaction limits for duly identified and verified mobile money customers. The Bank increased transaction limits to LSL17,500 (approx. USD 1,100) daily limit and LSL 30,000 (approx. USD 1,900) monthly limit for full KYC clients. For partial KYC clients, the transaction limits are LSL 10,000 (approx. USD 600) daily limit and LSL 20,000 (approx. USD 1,300) monthly limit. Customers are categorised into partial KYC and full KYC depending on the amount of information available to mobile money service providers.

It is reported that electronic funds transfers are limited to USD 10,000 per transaction for transfers to local bank accounts, while for external bank accounts, the limit is USD 50 million.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 15 (Intra-Southern African Customs Union) and USD 35 (Extra-Southern African Customs Union), below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Lesotho does not have a legal framework that applies consumer protection to online transactions.

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

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

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

Type approval procedures are regulated by the Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA). It is reported that the conformity requirements are similar to those of the European Union (Declaration of conformity according to EU directive 2014/53/EU). The homologation process in Lesotho does not require local laboratory testing or contact with local representatives.