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

Bolivia 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. 14-15 of the Supreme Decree 1391, a homologation process is needed for telecom products, which requires an administrative resolution by the "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Transportation, ATT). Moreover, Art. 16 states that the importation of telecom equipment and antennas used for satellite reception requires prior authorisation from the ATT. It is reported that the products that require approval include: modems, wireless telephones, transceiver terminals, equipment for television broadcasting, equipment for sound broadcasting, equipment for Earth stations, power amplifiers for radio frequency, transceivers and transmitters switching stations, equipment for data networks, multiplexers, and optical line terminal equipment.
Art. 14 of the "Guidelines for the Registration and Approval of Telecommunications and ICT Equipment" stipulates that, for the homologation of any telecommunications or ICT device, terminal or equipment, the applicant must submit to the ATT, among other requirements, the following documents: a certificate of conformity for the equipment subject to homologation, issued by an international body recognised by the ATT, and laboratory test reports relating to the equipment to be approved.

According to Art. 195 of the Supreme Decree No. 25870, the de minimis threshold, that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties, is USD 100, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). This regime only applies to shipments imported through the "Empresa de Correos de Bolivia" (ECOBOL), the designated postal operator. Parcel post and express shipments may be imported through ECOBOL, free of customs duties. These shipments are defined as those containing goods that are not sent by commercial companies, whose importation is neither prohibited nor subject to prior authorisation, and which meet the specified value threshold.

Bolivia lacks a framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce.

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

The General Telecommunications, Information and Communication Technologies Law regulates the telecom sector's licensing regime.
It is reported that, in 2024, the Bolivian Government refused to grant SpaceX, the owner of the Starlink satellite network, a licence to operate in the country on the grounds of data protection and national sovereignty. On 22 December 2025, however, the Government issued Supreme Decree No. 5509, which authorises global satellite internet providers such as Starlink and Kuiper to offer nationwide connectivity, and its sole article specifies that the implementation of telecommunications services through low‑Earth‑orbit satellites is permitted within Bolivian territory.

Bolivia has only partially appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

The "Autoridad de Regulación y Fiscalización de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes" (ATT), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent from the government in the decision-making process.

Section 4.4 of the Implementation Plan for Free Software and Open Standards stipulates that public entities are prohibited from storing the State’s “non‑public” data on servers located outside the national territory. Such data must be held exclusively within the technological infrastructure of public institutions or through State‑operated cloud services, and in all cases within the country’s borders. In contrast, public entities may use open platforms for the management of public data, provided that local backups are maintained within the State's technological infrastructure to ensure continued accessibility and long‑term preservation.

Bolivia has not joined any free trade agreement committing to open transfers of cross-border data flows.

Bolivia has not implemented a comprehensive data protection law. However, personal data is regulated in certain sectoral laws, including:
- the General Law of Telecommunications, Information, and Communication Technologies;
- the General Law on Consumer Rights (Art. 40);
- the Financial Services Law (Art. 475);
- the Digital Citizenship Law (Art. 12).

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.

It is reported that a basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Bolivia's law and jurisprudence.