Lebanon is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II). In fact, the country is not a member of the WTO.

Art. 1 of the Law on Israel Boycott stipulates that any natural or legal person is prohibited from concluding, either directly or through an intermediary, an agreement with entities or individuals residing in Israel or acting for its benefit, where the subject matter of such agreement concerns commercial dealings, financial transactions, or any other form of transaction whatsoever. Under Art. 7.I.1.i of the Public Procurement Law, foreign bidders are required to submit a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Trade attesting to compliance with the provisions of the Law on Israel Boycott.

Tajikistan does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.

Tajikistan lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

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

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

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

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

According to Art. 21 of the Law on Electric Communication, users are obliged to comply with the rules established for the use of electric communication services and, when concluding a contract, to present documents confirming the identity of a natural person or the constituent documents of a legal entity. Furthermore, pursuant to Art. 20, operators and providers of electric communications services are obliged to conclude contracts directly with natural or legal persons on the basis of identity documents for natural persons or constituent documents for legal persons. It should be noted that according to Art. 2, a natural person must present a passport (registration certificate for stateless persons) and a state registration certificate for legal persons. Services of electric communication are defined as the product of activities of the operator and provider for acceptance, transfer, and processing of signals and other types of information through networks of electric communication.

In 2023, the government reportedly restricted online content on multiple occasions. Authorities blocked access to websites considered sensitive, such as YouTube, Twitter (now X), Facebook, ICQ and IMO, as well as virtual private network (VPN) connections, including those of diplomatic missions and international companies; they also severely limited Internet access to other websites. Security services reportedly subpoenaed VPN users to interrogate them about their online activities. In addition, it is estimated that between 2021 and 2022, more than 122,000 domains were blocked.

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 1 in Tajikistan for the year 2023. This corresponds to "The government shut down domestic access to the Internet numerous times this year."

It is reported that TajikStandard, the government agency responsible for certifying goods and services and supervising compliance with state standards, lacks experts and appropriate equipment. TajikStandard does not publish its fees for licenses and certificates or its regulatory requirements.

It is reported that Tajik laws and standards impose mandatory requirements for certification of safety, consumer health, environmental protection and reduction of the potential for damage to consumer property for certain products and services. Products requiring such certification include electronic and radio equipment (to test for electrical and magnetic compatibility and safety).
It is reported that, since 2014, Tajikistan has recognised third-party conformity assessments carried out overseas by reciprocity. They are mainly from the Commonwealth of Independent States countries, with which Tajikistan has signed mutual recognition agreements, and Uzbekistan is under a bilateral agreement. However, it is reported that third-party conformity assessments are not always accepted in practice

Act No. 1537 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Tajikistan.

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