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

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

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

Law No. 1,480 provides a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions.

According to Art. 4 of Resolution No. 3,596 in the case of sales made through the Internet (virtual payment), airlines and travel agencies may charge an administrative fee different from the fees enshrined in the Resolution, provided that they inform the fee and the sales conditions to the aeronautical authority. This rule provides a different regime for online payments in the aeronautical realm and it has been suggested that this may hamper purchases online.

Decree No. 1,090 implements the de minimis value threshold provisions agreed in the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement establishing that shipments made under the modality of sending postal traffic and urgent shipments for a value less than or equal to USD 200 do not pay any duty (Art. 1 of this Decree modified Art. 261 of Decree No. 1,165). Yet, following Art. 53 of Law No. 2,155, this regime only applies to goods from countries with which Colombia has a free trade agreement including de minimis commitments and only if the goods are not for commercial purposes.

According to Art. 91 of Law No. 633, any webpage of Colombian origin that dedicates its activity to e-commerce must be registered in the commercial registry and provide the National Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) with information of economic transactions.

Section 9 of Decree No. 1,595 regulates the conformity assessment procedure. There is mandatory certification of cellular devices.
According to Art. 2.2.1.7.9.2 of the Decree, the country accepts a Self-Declaration of Conformity (SDoC). However, a testing laboratory recognized by the regulator ICONTEC (“Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación”) must test the equipment and the supplier must register the equipment with the regulator.
Circular No. 060 deals with safety levels regarding human exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, and lists the following products to be homologated: Fixed-wireline desktop and wall-mounted, Cellular-mobile, Cellular-fixed, PCS-mobile, PCS-fixed, Dual-Cellular PCS, Satellite.

According to Art. 7 of Decree No. 2,025, the export of smartphones/mobile phones is prohibited, with some exceptions:
- Export is allowed if travelers carry the phones when leaving the national territory as personal possession (and no more than three units);
- In the case of temporary export (as regulated in Art. 289 of Decree No. 2,685);
- In case of definitive export (as regulated in Decree No. 1,165 of 2019, Art. 774), when they are considered waste electrical or electronic equipment;
- When the export of smartphones/mobile phones originates in a free zone within Colombia and the products are transformed, assembled, stored, repaired or serviced by free zone users.

In addition, Art. 4 of Decree No. 2,142 modified Art. 7 of Decree No. 2,025 (chapter II), but export conditions for mobile phones remain in place.

According to Art. Art. 33 of Law 182, as modified by Art. 4 of Law 680, the main digital television channel of a digital multiplex must comply with the percentages of national production programming established. The minimum percentages of national production programming are:
- National channels: From 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., 70% of the programming will be national production. From 10:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., 50% of the programming will be nationally produced. From 12:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., 100% of the programming will be free. From 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., 50% will be nationally produced programming. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays the percentage is: 50% in triple A hours;
- Regional channels and local stations: the emission of programming of national production must be 50% of the total programming.
It is not clear whether this applies also online.

Article 2.2.19.3 of Decree No. 681 on national audiovisual work for users in Colombia, which implements Art. 154 of the National Development Plan 2018-2022, requires video-on-demand (VOD) platforms that operate in Colombia (such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, HBO, among others) to create an exclusive section that highlights and compiles audiovisual works of Colombian origin.

It is reported that Decree No. 2,025 creates burdensome restrictions and administrative requirements for trade in mobile phones. The Decree establishes measures to control the import and export of intelligent mobile phones, cellular mobile phones, and their parts, susceptible to classification under Customs Tariff subheading 8517.12.00.00 and 8517.70.00.00, as part of its strategy to address the theft of mobile phones.

Chapter I of Decree No. 2,025 establishes the import conditions of mobile phones. According to Art. 3, mobile phones whose IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is registered in the databases referred to in Art. 106 of No. Law 1,453 of 2011 may not be imported. But, importation is permitted if: (a) it is an IMEI reported in the positive database, (ii) in the case of import in compliance with a guarantee or (iii) the re-import of previously exported phones. Also, intelligent mobiles can be imported if the travelers carry them when entering the national territory as a personal possession (and no more than three units). Importation is also allowed under the modality of postal traffic and urgent shipments, if it is just one mobile/intelligent phone that fulfills customs regulations."

Colombia's slow customs clearance procedures are reportedly hampering import and export activities. In addition, there have been reports that Colombia has experienced significant delays in implementing crucial customs reforms that would allow traders to submit copies of invoices electronically instead of physical documents.

The External Circular No. 002 establishes labeling requirements that producers, suppliers, or retailers of mobile devices must follow to indicate the cellular network (2G, 3G, 4G, etc.) that the mobile device supports. There are reports of concerns about the unusually large font size labeling requirements required by the Circular may be overly burdensome, and do not take into account the size of cell phone packaging.

According to Resolution No. 912, telecom subscribers must provide to telecom concessionaires: name, address, contact number and ID number. This database is duplicated by the police. Telecommunications service providers authorized to operate must “allow remote queries” to subscriber’s data “via web through VPN” which must contain the following information: complete names or registered corporate or trade name; Identification number and type or tax identification (for legal entities); address; Telephone number; City of residence; Mobile number or fixed line number; “ID and FLOTA number” if any; Activation date. In case of changes, telecommunications service providers must send updates to DIJIN ("Dirección de Investigación Criminal e INTERPOL de la Policía Nacional") every month (Art. 1 and Annex I).