According to Art. 8.1 of the Decision of the National Telecommunication Authority No. 141-2013, local domain name registration including ".com.tn" is restricted and limited to the following eligibility criteria: legal entities constituted according to the Tunisian laws in force, holders or legal representatives of an international trademark registered in Tunisia, natural persons of legal age of Tunisian nationality or officially residents in Tunisia.

Law No. 117-1992 on Consumer Protection, together with the Electronic Exchanges and Electronic Commerce Law No. 2000-83, establishes a comprehensive consumer protection framework that also extends to online transactions.

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

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

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

Art. 32 of Telecommunications Code Telecommunications terminal equipment imported or manufactured in Tunisia and intended for marketing or public use, as well as radio terminal equipment, whether or not intended for connection to the public telecommunications network, are subject to prior authorisation. Decree No. 48-2020 regulates the terms and conditions of this authorisation. Art. 6 of Government Decree No. 48-2020 provides that these products must first be approved by type, brand and model by the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche des Télécommunications (CERT, Telecommunications Research and Studies Center). Art. 11 states that the CERT is responsible, in collaboration with the bodies concerned in the field of telecommunications, for drawing up the technical requirements for approval and technical conformity.
The Tunisian Accreditation Council (TUNAC) evaluates and accredits conformity assessment bodies and it has implemented mutual recognition agreements with the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the European Cooperation for Accreditation (EA) for the accreditation of laboratories for analysis, testing, and calibration. Yet, it is reported that local testing is required for new approvals.

Arts. 9 and 87 of the Telecommunications Code ban the use of encryption and prescribe penalties of up to five years in prison for unauthorised use of such tools.

Art. 8 of Government Decree No. 2020-48 provides that any natural person or legal entity wishing to approve telecommunications equipment or radio equipment enabling the encryption of data exchanged over telecommunications networks is required to declare to the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche des Télécommunications (CERT, Telecommunications Research and Studies Center) the technical characteristics of the encryption method. The CERT examines the content of the declaration, checks that it complies with the encryption method used in the equipment, and decides on the application for approval.

According to Arts. 14-18 of the Circular 2016-9 of the Central Bank of Tunisia on transfers for current operations, amended by Circular No. 2019-2, online cross-border purchases are limited to certain online telecommunication services listed in Annex 1, and it is not possible to purchase services not included in the list of Annex 1. The list of commercial operations for which a user can make a payment online is quite limited and does not include e-retail. Among the permitted activities, are the reservation of hotels abroad and the payment of tariffs for the import of goods. In addition, Art. 15 of Circular lets Tunisian residents with at least a high school diploma use a special "International Technology Card" for those online payments that are allowed with a maximum annual limit of TND 1,000 (approx. 320 USD) for specific online expenses. The Circular was amended by Circular No. 2019-2, updating Art.14, which set the highest annual limit for this special card at TND 10,000 (approx. 3,200 USD) for resident companies. Companies with the "startup" label have a maximum yearly allocation of TND 100,000 (approx. 32,000 USD).

Art. 8 of Decree-Law No. 14-1961 prohibits foreigners from engaging in certain specified business activities, such as wholesale distribution and retail trading, except where the Minister of Trade grants a waiver. Foreigners wishing to engage in commercial activity are required to obtain a foreigner’s trading permit from the Minister of Commerce. This applies to any form of provision of commerce, including e-commerce. This text has not been revised since 1985.

It is reported that there are restrictions on international payments due to Tunisia’s foreign exchange regulations as well as the non-convertibility of the TND. Tunisian credit cards are not approved for transactions in currencies other than the TND and, therefore, cannot be used for purchases made on foreign commercial internet sites. This prevents Tunisian residents from making transactions on international e-commerce sites such as eBay, Amazon, and AliExpress unless they obtain a “Digital Technology Charge Card” issued by the Government. This card was launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy with Circular 2015-5 of the Tunisian Central Bank. The card can be obtained only by Tunisians with college degrees, and it allows cardholders to make online purchases of software, mobile applications, web services, and publications in support of entrepreneurial activities. Individual users are limited to TND 1,000 (approx. USD 377) in annual purchases (Art. 1). The program has been expanded to include Tunisian IT companies, which are allotted up to TND 10,000 (approx. USD 3,770) annually to purchase online services, including server hosting and freelance programming services.

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

The specifications for the exercise of the profession of commercial advertising agent, as set out in the "Order of the Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation of 17 April 2020", require natural persons or legal representatives of legal entities wishing to exercise the profession of commercial advertising agent to hold a national licence or its equivalent or to have completed two years of higher education and to provide evidence of at least one year's professional experience in an advertising agency (Art. 3) and to be of Tunisian nationality (Art. 4). The specifications also require that the legal entity be subject to Tunisian law, be managed by Tunisians and that its foreign capital not exceed 50% (Art. 7). Arts. 6 and 8 of the specifications also require natural and legal persons to provide a bank guarantee. Annexe 2 of the specifications describes the types of activities carried out by commercial advertising agents, including digital communication agencies, which deal with the development of websites and online applications, the creation and management of online content, and the management of social media networks.

Art. 8 of Law No. 5 of 2004 Relating to Information Security stipulates that the profession of expert auditor in IT security requires a licence. This licence, as clarified in Art. 2 of Decree No. 2004-1249, is restricted to individuals of Tunisian nationality. In addition, in order offer such a service in Tunisia, a company needs to employ at least three nationally certified auditors.