Burundi has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Burundi does not have a comprehensive framework in place that provides effective protection of trade secrets, but there are limited measures addressing some issues related to them. These relate to confidential information set out in Law No. 1/13 of July 28, 2009, on Industrial Property in Burundi, with respect to traditional knowledge, established in Sections 254-264 and the preservation of manufacturing or trade secrets by judicial officers in patent court cases (Section 418). In addition, Law No. 1/06, of March 25, 2010, on the Legal Regime of Competition, deals with secrecy or confidentiality requirements for investigators to preserve business/trade secrets they access or acquire from entities during investigations (Sections 15-16).

Despite Law No. 1/021 of December 30, 2005, on the protection of copyright and related rights in Burundi complies with international standards, on a practical level, it is reported that the implementation of this law is still poor and enforcement measures are lagging behind. The Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure outline the specific penalties for IP infringement as stated in the copyright law Article 91-94. Nonetheless, as of 2021, Burundi still does not have any sanctions applied in case the rights under the intellectual property law are infringed upon.

Burundi has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Burundi is not a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Burundi has a copyright regime under Law No. 1/021. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 26 list the exceptions, which include the case of any work that has been lawfully published, the case of an article published in newspapers or periodicals on current economic, political, or religious topics, and the case of the broadcast of any work of the same character, or the purpose of reporting on a current event, among others.

In matters of procedure for granting and administering the patents, Section 468 of the Industrial Property Law requires that "any holder of an industrial property right (including patents) whose usual residence or main establishment is located outside Burundi must be represented either by a legal advisor who resides and practices in Burundi, or by a natural person or legal entity with professional experience in the field of industrial property who/which resides and exercises his/its profession of legal consultant in Burundi".

Burundi 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 2019.

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

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

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

Law No. 2007-21 on consumer protection in the Republic of Benin and Law No. 2017-20 on the Digital Code in the Republic of Benin provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions. In addition, in the particular domain of digital communication and online commerce, Art. 115 of Law No. 2007-21 has provisions that protect consumers and ARCEP (Regulatory Authority) is given the mission to examine consumer complaints.

Benin has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

It is reported that the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 50, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).