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

Sub-section VII (of the National Preference) of the New Public Procurement Code of Decree No. 2018/366 imposes restrictions on the participation of foreign companies in public procurement. Art. 106 states that:
- When awarding a contract within the framework of international consultation, a margin of preference is granted to equivalent offers and in order of priority to the tenders presented by: a) a natural person of Cameroonian nationality or a legal person under Cameroonian law; b) a company whose capital is wholly or mainly held by persons of Cameroonian nationality; c) a natural person or a legal person justifying an economic activity on the territory of Cameroon; d) a group of companies associating Cameroonian companies;
- Tenders are considered equivalent when they have fulfilled the required technical conditions;
- For quantifiable works and services contracts, the national preference margin is 10% for the companies referred to in paragraph 1 above;
- For supply contracts, the national preference criterion can only be taken into account if the supply undergoes a transformation at the local or regional level of at least 15%;
- There is no national preference for non-quantifiable service contracts, including intellectual services;
- National preference can only be applied when the tender documents provide for it.

Art. 132 of the New Public Procurement Code of Decree No. 2018/366 stipulates in its paragraph (3) that "The services subject to subcontracting must as a priority be granted to national SMEs of which nationals hold at least 51% of the capital, and in case of insufficiency or deficiency, to SMEs and large companies of which at least 33% of the capital is held by nationals.

Art. 4 of the Commercial Companies Code states that any company that does not have its effective headquarters in Cabo Verde but wishes to carry out its activities there for more than one year must establish a permanent representation. The previous Commercial Companies Code contained the same requirement in Art. 106.

Decree-Law No. 46/2007 and Law No. 88/V/98 provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

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

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

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

Arts. 39 and 40 of Law No. 56/V/98 provide that local and foreign media companies or organisations are subject to compulsory registration with the media department of the government. Art. 3 clarifies that this applies also to online media.
Pursuant to the provisions of Art. 40, the Government enacted Decree-Law No. 47/2018, which regulates the registration of media companies in general. Art. 5 of this Decree-Law states that the companies subject to registration include: periodicals, non-periodicals and digital media or companies using any type of electronic process; news companies; advertising agencies; operators of audiovisual on-demand and distribution services; organisations carrying out opinion polls and surveys; among others.
In addition, Art. 24 of Law No. 73/VII/2010 provides that public or private organisations carrying out press, publishing and news agency activities shall be subject to registration before starting their activities. Art. 2 clarifies that this also applies to online activities.

Commercial operators, i.e. importers, exporters, wholesalers, retailers, commercial agents, marketers or traders, are subject to a licensing and registration system under Decree-Law No. 69/2005 (Arts. 19.1, 21.1 and 22.1) and Decree-Law No. 30/2009 (Art. 5). Commercial operators have to register with the Department responsible for commerce at the Conservatory of Commercial Registry and obtain an operating permit.

Under Art. 23.1 of Decree-Law No. 71/95, radiocommunications transmitter or transmitter-receiver equipment cannot be sold unless the radiocommunications supervisory authority has approved it. Yet, third-party certification from Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) that the regulator recognises is accepted (Art. 23.4).
In addition, it is reported that telecommunication equipment requires an import permit that has been raised against a certificate of conformity, and a certificate of conformity must accompany electrical goods. A Declaration of Conformity confirming that goods to be imported conform to the applied national and international standards is required for certain goods. CE-marked products are accepted as conforming to the required standards.
It is also reported that the Multisectoral Regulatory Agency for the Economy (ARME) and the Regulatory Agency for Health (ERIS) are responsible for inspecting and certifying products entering the market.

According to Art. 2.2.4 and Art. 205.1 of Decree-Law No. 39/2019, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is 10.000 Escudos (approx. USD 100). This is below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

In accordance with Art. 7 of Regulation No. 001/CR-ARC/2019, organisations engaged in advertising activities may not start their activities without registering with the ARC (Media Regulatory Authority). According to Art. 3, the registration shall be accompanied by the following documents:
- An application containing information about the advertising agency (name, address and contact details of the person in charge);
- A copy of the identity card of the person in charge of the advertising agency and, in the case of representation, of the legal representative;
- A current certificate of trade registration;
- In the case of a public limited company, an itemised list of the shareholders and an indication of the number of shares held by them; and
- Proof of payment from banking services.
The Advertising Code applies to any form of advertising, regardless of the medium used to disseminate it.