Trinidad and Tobago has not taken any binding commitments on open transfers of cross-border data flow. The only agreement in place regarding data flows across borders is the 2008 "Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the CARIFORUM States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part", a free trade and development agreement between the EU and the CARIFORUM states, including Trinidad and Tobago. Pursuant to the Art. 107, the Parties agree to permit a financial service supplier of the other party to transfer information in and out of their territory if the processing of data is required for the ordinary course of business. Moreover, in Art. 199, the Parties agree that the legal and regulatory regimes and administrative capacity to be established shall, at a minimum, include the content principle of restrictions on onward transfers, which means that data can only be transferred when the recipient is also subject to rules affording an adequate level of protection.

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

The Foreign Investment Act of 1990 requires potential investors to provide certain information to the Minister of Finance and the Secretary of the Company, including name, address, identity of other countries where they have investments, purpose, and residence status. Nonetheless, there is no restriction on foreign ownership in place. The Act repealed the Aliens (Landholding) Act, Chap. 58:02, No. 36 of 1921.

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

Art. 28 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act provides that a procuring entity may restrict participation in procurement proceedings to promote local industry development and enhance local content. When a procuring entity decides to limit participation to certain suppliers or contractors, such restrictions must be clearly stated and justified within the procurement documentation. However, the Act does not specify the criteria or conditions under which foreign companies may be excluded for the purpose of supporting local industry. This is confirmed in Art. 4.3 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Participation in Procurement) Regulations, 2021.
Moreover, Art. 7.3 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Procurement Methods and Procedures) Regulation 2021 specifies that an invitation may normally be advertised regionally or internationally only when (i) the required goods, works, or services are not available from qualified, competent and experienced providers in Trinidad and Tobago at competitive prices; or (ii) it may be necessary to fulfil the terms and conditions of a regional or international treaty or agreement. Further information about the criteria for advertising can be found in the General Guidelines on Procurement Methods and Procedures.

According to Art. 3 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Participation in Procurement) Regulations, 2021, a supplier or contractor participating in an international competitive bid may benefit from domestic preference mechanisms specified in the bidding documents where the procurement involves:
(a) the supply of goods manufactured exclusively in Trinidad and Tobago; or
(b) the supply of goods partially manufactured or assembled in Trinidad and Tobago, provided that the supplier or contractor demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the procuring entity, that the proportion of domestic value added represents at least 35% of the ex-works price of the goods offered.
As stipulated in Art. 4.2 of the same Regulations, the percentage of domestic price preference permitted in a bidding document is set at 10%, subject to quarterly review by the procuring entity.
Furthermore, when determining the domestic value added, the procuring entity shall take into account the value of domestic labour, raw materials, locally produced components, and any manufacturing or assembly conducted within the country. The nationality of a supplier or contractor shall not be used as a condition for eligibility.

It is reported that persistent delays in payments by government ministries, State agencies and State-owned or special-purpose companies have adversely affected public contractors, contributing to cash-flow difficulties, increased borrowing, reduced participation in tenders and declining confidence in public-sector contracting.

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

Suriname enacted the Electronic Transactions Act, drawing upon the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

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

The Electronic Legal Transactions Act 2017 establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries for copyright infringements.
According to Art. 44.2, an intermediary or provider shall not be liable to third parties, including those on whose behalf it provides services in respect of information contained in a data message or electronic record, for actions which, in the exercise of the powers provided for in this Article, it takes in good faith. In addition, under Art. 44.1, if an intermediary or provider has acquired actual knowledge of information or a record in electronic form or of a data message that could give rise to civil or criminal liability, it shall remove the relevant information from public access and secure it in any information system as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it. Furthermore, according to Art. 45, an intermediary or provider who only provides a transmission line for data messages, recordings or information in electronic form shall not be liable for the content of such data messages, recordings, or information if the intermediary or provider has no actual knowledge of the material on the network.

The Electronic Legal Transactions Act 2017 establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries beyond copyright infringements. According to Art. 44.2, an intermediary or provider shall not be liable to third parties, including those on whose behalf it provides services in respect of information contained in a data message or electronic record, for actions which, in the exercise of the powers provided for in this Article, it takes in good faith. In addition, under Art. 44.1, if an intermediary or provider has acquired actual knowledge of information or a record in electronic form or of a data message that could give rise to civil or criminal liability, it shall remove the relevant information from public access and secure it in any information system as soon as practicable after becoming aware of it. Furthermore, according to Art. 45, an intermediary or provider who only provides a transmission line for data messages, recordings or information in electronic form shall not be liable for the content of such data messages, recordings, or information if the intermediary or provider has no actual knowledge of the material on the network.

It is reported that Suriname imposes an identity requirement for SIM registration. Anyone wanting to purchase a SIM card has to provide their national ID card or a passport in the case of foreigners, to activate a new prepaid SIM card.

According to Arts. 2-4 of the Low Power Equipment Decree, the Telecommunications Authority of Suriname (TAS) is responsible for issuing permits to have, construct, use, exploit and transmit electronic equipment. However, the Conformity Assessment Systems in the Republic of Suriname recognise both European (EU) and American (FCC) Standards, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17050-1:2004, to facilitate easy market access. It is reported that the homologation procedure in Suriname requires neither local laboratory testing nor contact with a local representative, and no additional requirements concerning product labelling have been established by law.
According to the Directive for the certification of radio devices, the following reports must be submitted to proceed with the application for a license to the TAS (Telecommunication Authority of Suriname): RF test report and EMC test.