The Consumer Protection Law, supplemented by the Consumer Protection Regulation promulgated by Decree No. 22/2016 and the Electronic Transactions Law (Arts. 43-46), provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.

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

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

Mozambique 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 Arts. 6-8 of the regulation on the registration of subscriber identification modules (SIM cards), the operators and providers of public telecommunications services are obliged to register the SIM cards of all their subscribers and ensure that subscribers provide correct and reliable information regarding personal data by comparing identification documents or assessing the presented testimonial evidence.

In October 2023, during the municipal elections, reports indicated that WhatsApp was blocked for most users across the country. Additionally, the independent newspaper Ikweli's website was inaccessible for about an hour.

The indicator "6.2.4 - Government Internet shut down in practice" of the V-Dem Dataset, which measures whether the government has the technical capacity to actively make internet service cease, thus interrupting domestic access to the internet or whether the government has decided to do so, has a score of 4 in Mozambique for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government does not typically interfere with the domestic access to the Internet." However, it has been reported that during the local elections in October 2023, authorities interrupted internet access, resulting in a shutdown for approximately three hours.

According to Art. 13 of the Electronic Transactions Act, intermediary service providers must obtain a license to operate in Nigeria. The authorisation of the activities of intermediary service providers is the responsibility of the regulator. According to the glossary of the Act, an intermediary service provider is any person who, on behalf of another, sends, receives or stores data messages. They are those who provide access to or provide services from the network (access providers, content providers, application providers and hosting providers).
According to Art. 7.1 (q) of Decree No. 90/2020, entities intending to become online service providers in Mozambique have to apply for specific licenses, in addition to general licenses to conduct business (commercial license) and also seek approval from the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (INTIC) and the Mozambique National Institute for Communications (INCM).

It is reported that to pay for imports, Mozambican firms need to justify their payment to the Bank of Mozambique and obtain authorisation to make foreign payments. This is a common practice but can be lengthy and cause the importer to take more time to process payments.

According to the Decree No. 66/2018 (Art. 9-10), local certification is required for the Mozambique Telecommunication Regulatory Authority to certify the conformity of telecommunication and radio equipment. The Authority recognises the certification carried out by foreign certification authorities in accordance with the Mutual Recognition Agreements.

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. 6 of the Electronic Transactions Law, a local presence in Mozambique is required to acquire a local domain name (".mz").

Mozambique has a copyright regime under the Copyright Act. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, therefore limiting the lawful use of copyrighted work by others. Arts. 9-20 lists the exceptions, which include reproduction for private purposes; reproduction in the form of a quotation; use for educational purposes; among others.

Mozambique has not signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.