Mozambique is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

According to Art. 30.1 of Decree No. 79/2022 (which repeals Decree No. 5/2016), the following margins of preference shall apply to domestic bidders: (i) 15% of the contract value, excluding taxes, for public works contracts and contracts for the provision of services to domestic bidders; and (ii) 20% of the contract value, excluding taxes, for goods that are or have been produced in the country.
National or domestically produced products are considered to be those produced entirely in the country or those manufactured which, in the transformation process, must have an incorporation of national factors of at least 35% and, in the case of services, at least 60% of the wage bill must correspond to the remuneration of national workers (Art. 30.2). In addition, in accordance with Art. 30.5, in the case of goods, the producer's declaration model must demonstrate the incorporation of domestic factors, the value of which must correspond to at least 35% of the ex-works price of the finished product.

Mozambique is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

There are no foreign ownership limitations in sectors relevant for digital trade.

Art. 22 of Law No. 8/2023 (which repealed the previus Investment Law No. 3/1993) establishes a screening regime for foreign investment projects considered sensitive due to their potential economic, environmental, security, or public health impacts, as well as for large-scale undertakings. This regime also applies to public-private partnership ventures, business concessions, and projects requiring at least 10,000 hectares of land, among others. According to Art. 16 of Decree No. 8/2024, applicants within this authorisation regime must submit detailed technical, economic, and financial feasibility studies to prove the viability of their projects. In contrast, projects not subject to the authorisation regime are only required to undergo a registration regime, which mandates the submission of an investment proposal without the need for comprehensive feasibility studies.

Under Art. 5 of the Electronic Transactions Law, the domain name regulation falls under the competence of the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologie - INTIC (Regulatory entity), which can grant the registration or assign this function to third parties (agents). According to Art. 8 Decree No. 82/2020, only national entities providing internet DNS services, ICT service providers and foreign companies with a branch in Mozambique can be eligible and qualify as domain registration agents.

Although foreign patents might be recognised or registered in Mozambique (upon the payment of a fee amounting to MZN 5,400, equivalent to USD 84), there is a requirement to have a local representative when applying for the registration. According to the Industrial Property Code, if the applicant is a resident (based or with registered offices in Mozambique), the application for registration may be filed directly with Intellectual Property Institute (IPI) with no need to appoint an Intellectual Property official agent. On the contrary, if the applicant is not domiciled or resident in Mozambique, they must be represented by a Mozambican Intellectual Property Agent.

Mozambique is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

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

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

Eswatini does not have a national self-certification programme but relies on the certificates of conformity supplied by exporting countries. The Eswatini Standards Authority is a member of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Affiliate Country Programme, which allows developing countries to participate in the IEC standardisation activities and conformity assessments as well adopting IEC standards and gazette them as Eswatini national standards.

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

According to Section 13 of the Domain Name Administration Regulations, the registration of a ".sz" domain name is only available to persons domiciled or corporate bodies registered in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The two-letter abbreviation refers to Swaziland, the country's former name from 1968 to 2018.

Eswatini does not have a legal framework that applies consumer protection to online transactions.