India seeks clarity over digital trade

Developing countries led by India and South Africa are set to clash with developed countries at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) ministerial next month on permanent prohibition of customs duties on electronic transmission, which was being pushed by the Group of Seven (G7).
“Electronic transmissions, including the transmitted content, should be free of customs duties, in accordance with the WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions. We support a permanent prohibition of such duties," G7 trade ministers, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and US said in a joint statement on Friday.