The first customs duties on digital products such as online films and software downloads will hit consumers and businesses in 2026, increasing prices in some countries, the head of the World Trade Organization has predicted.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said some governments would refuse to extend a 30-year exemption when it expired in two years' time. A further extension requires unanimity among members.
“I don’t think the membership is prepared to continue arguing over this every couple of years. So they’ve agreed on this date. It sends a signal to business on what they need to do,” the WTO’s director-general told the Financial Times. “Two years is a very reasonable timeframe.”
您已阅读17%（679字），剩余83%（3284字）包含更多重要信息，订阅以继续探索完整内容，并享受更多专属服务。