As per Art. 5 of the Foreign Investment Act, if the investor cumulatively owns more than 30% of a public company, it is necessary for them to obtain a license. This restrictions extends to shares of companies traded on the Stock Exchange (TTSE).

It is reported that there is a lack of trust in the area of public procurement, largely due to delayed payments for suppliers and contractors.

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

Art. 28 of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act states that a procuring entity may limit participation in procurement proceedings to promote local industry development and local content. When a procuring entity decides to limit the participation of suppliers or contractors, this must be indicated and justified in the procurement proceedings. However, it is reported that the Act is not fully implemented as there have been some delays with its approval and it is therefore not fully in force. Additionally, there is no criteria to determine when foreign companies will be excluded to promote local industry.

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

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

Taiwan 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 Fair Trading Act (1991), the Consumer Protection Act (2015), and the Electronic Signatures Act (2001) provide a comprehensive consumer protection framework that also applies to online transactions. The former aims to ensure free and fair competition and promote economic stability and prosperity. In addition, the Consumer Protection Law (2015) is enacted when it comes to distance selling and information marketing. In addition, the Electronic Signatures Law (2001) facilitates secure electronic transactions by recognizing the validity of electronic records.

Taiwan has not signed 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 2,000 TWD (approx. 62 USD), below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). It is reported that this has been reduced from 3,000 TWD (approx. 93 USD) which was applied before 2018.

The National Communications Commission (NCC) is an independent Taiwanese Statutory agency created for the purpose of regulating information, communications standards, licensing, radio frequency, spectrum and broadcasting. The Compliance Approval Regulations on Controlled Telecommunications Radio-Frequency Devices, promulgated in 1997 and recently amended in 2017, stipulates that radio transmission and telecom equipment must get NCC Radio Type Approval in order to be marketed in Taiwan. NCC is responsible for Taiwan’s radio frequency management and requires mandatory testing either through local recognised laboratories or through foreign laboratories recognized by NCC (MRA Countries only). It is advisable to perform testing through a locally recognised laboratory as it will significantly simplify the process.

Under the Commodity Inspection Act, commodities inspection is conducted in four schemes: batch-by-batch inspection, monitoring inspection, registration of product certification, and declaration of conformity. The declaration of conformity (DoC) is considered to be the least-trade-restrictive conformity assessment procedure and it is applied only to low-risk products with stable manufacturing technology and few concerns of risk or danger. Under the DoC, manufacturers may have testing done by the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI)-designated laboratories, prepare their own technical documents, and draft the DoC form themselves.
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection recognize the designated testing laboratories to conduct the testing of commodities subject to inspection.

The export control regime under the Foreign Trade Act (1993) regulates the export of military and dual-use goods, technologies, and technology and includes a wide range of products, potentially affecting digital trade. According to Art. 13 of the Act, the exportation of such goods must comply with the following provisions:
- No exportation is allowed unless otherwise authorized;
- Where import permits are granted, no change of the importer or transfer to any third country or region is allowed unless otherwise authorized;
- Intended use and end-user shall be truthfully declared; no change is allowed unless otherwise authorized;
- Specific strategic high-tech goods transported to the restricted regions may not transit, transship or become stored in bonded warehouses, logistics centers, and free ports via any commercial port of this country without authorization. Further detailed rules and regulations are specified in the Regulations Governing Export and Import of Strategic High-tech Commodities (1994).

In August 2020, the Ministry of Economics announced that Taiwanese companies could not provide video streaming-related services originating with Chinese companies or people, particularly iQIYI or Tencent, starting from September 2020. The rule updated Art. 35 of the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, and formally prohibited companies and individuals in Taiwan to be the agents or distributors of any Chinese over-the-top services (OTT) via television or other broadcast, including the digital-television channel service Media on Demand.