Colombia has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Colombia is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 and its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Art. 20 of Law No. 80 establishes the principle of reciprocity for the participation of foreign investors in public procurement, under which foreign bidders are entitled to the same treatment that Colombian companies receive in the countries of origin of the foreign bidders.
In addition, Art. 6 of Law No. 1,150 of 2007, together with Art. 8 of Decree No. 1,510 of 2013, requires bidders established in Colombia (including foreign branches) to be enrolled in the Single Bidders Register (Registro Único de Proponentes, RUP) in order to contract with the State. As a general rule, registration in the RUP operates as a condition for participation in public procurement procedures. However, the most recent WTO Trade Review indicates that foreign firms established abroad may participate without RUP registration.
The RUP is intended to facilitate access to procurement opportunities and functions as an ex ante mechanism for verifying legal, administrative, and related eligibility requirements prior to participation in competitive tendering processes. The enrolment fee set in 2024 is COP 741,000 (approx. USD 200), which has been reported as a potential obstacle to participation in government procurement.

Art. 12.5 (Chapter III) of Law No. 590 states that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are preferred under equal conditions (price, quality, capacity of supply, and service) in public tenders.

Art. 35 of Law No. 2069 of 2020 establishes the tie-break mechanism applicable to public procurement processes. Where two or more bids obtain the same total score, the contracting entity must apply a series of criteria sequentially and exclusively, in the order listed, while ensuring consistency with Colombia’s international commitments, until the tie is resolved. The first criterion is a preference for national goods and services over foreign goods and services. Other criteria include the preference for companies employing at least 10% of the workforce that is indigenous, Black/Afro-Colombian, Raizal, Palenquero, and Gypsy populations, and a preference for bids submitted by SMEs, cooperatives, or mutual associations.

The Regulation on Electronic Commerce and the Consumer Protection Act provide a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that also applies to online transactions. According to Art. 1 of the Regulation, its purpose is to strengthen the transparency and quality of the information provided to consumers in electronic commerce platforms regarding the characteristics, essential features, price of the products and services offered and all other relevant information to encourage informed decision making, with a view to the purchase of products or services.

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

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

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

Resolution 1,463 states that mobile devices destined for public mobile telephony and data transmission services to be distributed or commercialized in the Chilean market must: be homologated, certified and validated by an authorised entity (SUBTEL), among other requirements. There is a transparent protocol of homologation (Annex II of the Resolution). According to Art. 3, a certificate of a country where a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) applies is accepted for the purpose of homologation.
Under Exempt Resolution No. 737, mandatory certification applies solely to designated categories of medical devices, while all other short‑range devices demonstrate regulatory compliance through a compulsory QR code displayed on the product packaging. This QR code must direct users to a publicly accessible, Spanish‑language webpage containing specific required information, including the local importer’s business name, Chilean address, and contact details; the identification of a legal representative in Chile, which is obligatory for foreign manufacturers; a downloadable PDF test report issued by an accredited laboratory holding at least two internationally recognised accreditations (such as FCC, CE/ETSI or ISO/IEC 17025); a signed, downloadable declaration of conformity; and evidence of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) certification. The regulation encompasses a broad range of equipment, including Wi‑Fi devices (routers, access points and IoT products), Bluetooth devices (headphones, speakers and wearables), Zigbee devices used in home automation, RFID readers and active tags, IoT sensors and telemetry units, and other short‑range devices such as wireless microphones, radio alarms and ultra‑wideband (UWB) equipment.

The Customs Tariff, approved by Exempt Decree No. 473, provides for a de minimis threshold under tariff heading 00.23, below which eligible occasional, non-commercial shipments are exempt from customs duties. Art. 16 of Law No. 21.713 amended this heading in October 2024 by increasing the threshold from USD 41 to USD 500. The amendment entered into force in October 2025.

According to Art. 152 of Chapter X (included in September 2022 by Law No. 21.431) of the Labour Code of Chile, the employment contract of dependent digital platform workers shall indicate an official channel where the worker can present his/her objections, claims or requirements. The indicated channel must have a physical place of attention, a local telephone and a company representative responsible for attending to the described purposes. The law defines a digital service platform company as an entity that operates or manages a computer or technological system executable on mobile or fixed device applications for a fee.
Resolutions 2 and 3 of the SII Exempt Resolution No. 101 stipulate that digital service platform companies without domicile or residence in Chile are required to designate a representative within the country. This Exempt Resolution was issued within the framework of the implementation of Law No. 21.431.

Chile has a safe harbour regime in place for intermediaries for copyright infringements. According to Art. 85 L of Act No. 17.336, as amended by Act No. 20.435 of 2010, the intermediary has an 'effective knowledge' and is therefore liable only if it has been notified by a court order but has not properly executed the order.