In April 2009, the Argentine authorities decided to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty under Resolution 55/2009 on imports of electrical connection terminals (HS codes 8536.1000, 8536.5090 and 8536.9090) from China and Germany. This measure was reviewed and extended in September 2015 and subsequently in July 2021 for a period of five years. The rate of duty on imports from China is 208% of the FOB price. The duty rate on imports from Germany is 138% of the FOB price, for a period of 5 years.

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

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

Guinea-Bissau lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

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

Art. 2 of Decree No. 7/2012 states that only entities legally incorporated or residents in Guinea-Bissau can acquire local domain names ".gw". However, under certain conditions, temporary domain registration can take place. Namely if the foreign company appoints a local legal representative and presents a declaration duly certified committing to set up the company in Guinea-Bissau.

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

Art. 106 of Law No. 5/2010 provides that the Autoridade Reguladora Nacional (ARN, National Regulatory Authority) is responsible for determining the approval of equipment used in the provision of information and and communications services, to interconnect or operate telecommunications systems, and terminal equipment. The ARN's approval determinations may be conferred under the terms of this law, or in certificates granted by the ARN or by competent organisations authorised by the ARN. Terminal equipment intended to be connected to a network open to the public must be approved by the ARN. In any case, approval is always required in the case of radio installations, whether or not they are intended to be connected to a public network.
As the standards and technical regulations approved at the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) level, as well as the community accreditation system, apply in Guinea-Bissau, the conformity of imported goods with technical regulations can be certified by an accredited laboratory, with a certificate of conformity mark as proof. The Scheme for the Harmonization of Accreditation, Certification, Standardization and Metrology Activities within WAEMU is based on the principle of mutual recognition among Member States at three levels: recognition of technical regulations, national standards and specifications, recognition of conformity assessment procedures and of their results. Support for achieving consistency of national regimes is provided by three technical structures, one of which is the West African Accreditation System (SOAC). The purpose of introducing the SOAC was to give Member States a single organization for accrediting conformity assessment bodies (laboratories, inspection bodies and certification bodies). The SOAC signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) in May 2022.

Art. 9 of Decree-Law No. 8/2011 provides that import and export activities are subject to the prior licensing regime, whose requirements are specified in Art. 5. In addition, Art. 10 states that import and export operations are subject to a simple written declaration by operators to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, which will forward the information to the customs service.

Art. 9 of Decree-Law No. 8/2011 provides that import and export activities are subject to the prior licensing regime, whose requirements are specified in Art. 5. In addition, Art. 10 states that import and export operations are subject to a simple written declaration by operators to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, which will forward the information to the customs service.

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 3 in Guinea-Bissau. This corresponds to "Rarely but there have been a few occasions throughout the year when the government shut down domestic access to Internet."

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability for copyright infringement is absent in Guinea-Bissau's law and jurisprudence.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Guinea-Bissau's law and jurisprudence.

According to Arts. 3 and 5 of Decree No. 22/2013, anyone wishing to subscribe to a mobile cellular telecommunications services (including the acquisition of SIM cards) is obliged to identify themselves by registering their names and national identification numbers before the telecommunications operators.