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

According to Art. 10.3 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (General) Regulations 2018, foreign bidders must be invited when the value of the procurement requirement exceeds USD 300,000 for goods or USD 200,000 for consultancy and non-consultancy services. Below these thresholds, procuring entities may invite bids exclusively from Zimbabwean suppliers.

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

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

According to Art. 9 of the Customs Clearance Rules, only a company or sole proprietorship entirely owned by Omani citizens or nationals can obtain a licence for customs clearance activity.

According to the GSO Technical Regulation for Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances – BD-142004-01, which includes an amendment and an update of the first edition, number (BD07070503) was implemented in 2007. Electrical appliances designed to be used in a certain rated voltage range must be sold bearing the G mark after being certified by the GCC Notified Body.
Products that fall under List 1 under the Regulation are low-risk; thus, a self-declaration form prepared by the manufacturer can be made by affixing the “G” before placing the product on the market. Products that fall under List 2 are higher-risk electrical products, which will undergo mandatory Type testing and review of the product's Technical File to verify conformity before authorisation is granted to affix the “G” mark before placing the product onto the market.
However, for List 2 products, manufacturers must choose a single Notified Body (NB) entity to examine the technical design of a product and verify that the technical design of the product meets the requirements of the applicable Gulf Technical Regulations and for the issuance of an evaluation report with a Gulf Type Examination certificate and shall be issued a certificate from the NB.
Moreover, according to Art. 1 of the Omani Quality Mark and Certificate of Conformity Regulations, a non-Omani Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, as long as it abides by the provisions of the regulation are accepted.

The country’s Telecommunications Regulatory Act (Art. 48) requires a license from the Minister in order to utilise encryption in telecommunications or between computer networks. The license determines who may operate, the conditions of operating, fees imposed for the issue of the license, and control of the encryption key.

Pursuant to the Telecommunications Regulatory Act, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority issued Decision No. 37/2008. In accordance with Arts. 4 and 5, dealing in encryption systems or equipment should only be permitted after obtaining the Authority’s approval. The following are required to obtain the Authority’s approval to deal with encryption systems or equipment:
- Registration with the Authority to deal in encryption systems or equipment;
- Submission of a statement showing the type and specifications of all encryption systems or equipment intended to deal in;
- A sample of the encryption system or equipment intended to be dealt with whenever requested by the Authority. Where samples are submitted, the Authority may retain them in whole or in part if the work interest so requires;
- Information as requested by the Authority regarding the dealing user;
In addition, the Authority may scrutinise and inspect the encryption systems or equipment before licensing their usage, and it may, whenever necessary, retain a sample and obtain the key (Art. 9).

Oman does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.

It is reported that in order to register a ".om", ".com.om" or ".co.om" domain, the domain owner must have a local administrative contact in Oman.

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

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

The Electronic Transactions Law establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries for copyright infringements. According to Art. 14.1 of the law, an Intermediary shall not be held responsible civilly or criminally for any information received in the form of electronic records concerning a third party if the Intermediary is not the originator of such information and his role is restricted to providing access to such information if such responsibility arises on:
(a) Originating, publishing, or distributing such information or any data included therein.
(b) Trespassing on any of the personal rights related to such information.
For absolving the Intermediary from responsibility based on the above, the following shall be ascertained:
(a) He has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances, in the ordinary course of things, capable of creating criminal or civil responsibility; and
(b) In case of his knowledge of any of the above, he has immediately removed all information from any information system under his control and stopped access to or display of such information.

The Electronic Transactions Law establishes a safe harbour regime for intermediaries beyond copyright infringements. According to Art. 14.1 of the law, an Intermediary shall not be held responsible civilly or criminally for any information received in the form of electronic records concerning a third party if the Intermediary is not the originator of such information and his role is restricted to providing access to such information if such responsibility arises on:
(a) Originating, publishing, or distributing such information or any data included therein.
(b) Trespassing on any of the personal rights related to such information.
For absolving the Intermediary from responsibility based on the above, the following shall be ascertained:
(a) He has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances, in the ordinary course of things, capable of creating criminal or civil responsibility; and
(b) In case of his knowledge of any of the above, he has immediately removed all information from any information system under his control and stopped access to or display of such information.

It is reported that Oman 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 case of foreigners to activate a new prepaid SIM card.