Seychelles is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 2015.

The Seychelles Investment (Economic Activities) Regulations, 2022, states all economic activities with FDI restrictions. Sectors relevant for digital trade are not subject to restriction.

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

The Public Procurement Act contains several types of tendering procedures under Part VI. According to Arts. 58.2(b) and 60.2(b), procurement that is not available under competitive prices from at least three suppliers in Seychelles should be open to international bidding. Conversely, if more than three domestic suppliers are able to offer competitive prices, open international bidding is not required.

Subsection 90.2 of the Public Procurement Act establishes that a procuring entity may require bidders to be citizens of Seychelles or local bidders to be eligible to participate in a public procurement where the procurement is subject to a reservation scheme. In this regard, Regulation 153 of the Public Procurement Regulations states that the procurement of goods, works, or services may be subject to a reservation scheme consistent with the Government's economic and social policy. A reservation scheme shall have the objective of developing businesses among target groups by reserving certain public procurement contracts for such target groups.

Regulation, 152 of the Public Procurement Regulations, provides that the procurement of goods works, or services may be subject to a preference scheme aligned with the Government's economic and social policies. The primary objective of a preference scheme is to foster the development of businesses within target groups by granting them a competitive advantage. This is achieved by adding a specified margin to the evaluated price of bidders who do not qualify for the preference during the financial evaluation of bids. Any instrument or document establishing a preference scheme must specify the following:
- the eligibility for the margin of preference, in terms of ownership, location of the bidder or production facilities, the origin of labour, raw material or components, the extent of sub-contracting or association with local partners or any other relevant factor;
- the documentation required as evidence of eligibility for the margin of preference; and
- the percentage of the margin of preference and the manner in which it will be applied during the evaluation.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 30, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

According to Art. 10 of the ".sn" domain name Charter, applicants domiciled abroad are required to designate an agent established in Senegal or, in default, to provide a letter of accreditation to the service provider for the registration and management of their ".sn" domain name.

The Law on Electronic Transactions, the Law on Cybercrime, the Decree on Electronic Commerce, and Decree No. 2014-770 of June 14, 2014, specifying certain obligations of operators regarding consumers' right to information, provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions. While the law on Electronic Transactions and the Decree on Electronic Commerce lay down provisions for the protection of the consumer online, the law on Cybercrime specifies the criminal sanctions to be applied in case of violation of these standards.

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

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

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

According to the Law on Cryptology in Senegal, the private use of cryptographic software by a natural person is restricted to software with a key length of 128 bits or less. If the cryptographic key length exceeds this limit, the private use of such cryptography becomes subject to a declaration regime.