WTO E‑Commerce Moratorium Expires After Deadlock as Brazil Blocks U.S. Push for Long-Term Extension

The WTO e‑commerce moratorium on customs duties expired after ministers failed to agree at the MC14 meeting in Yaoundé.

The United States pushed for a permanent or decade‑long extension while Brazil sought shorter renewals, causing the impasse.

The lapse does not automatically trigger new tariffs, but it raises uncertainty for digital companies and opens the door to possible fragmentation in digital trade.