E-commerce duties moratorium expires as WTO talks run out of time, officials say

By Olivia Le Poidevin

YAOUNDE, March 30 (Reuters) – A global ​e-commerce moratorium on ‌duties on digital downloads and streaming has expired, a senior ‌World ​Trade ⁠Organization official said ⁠on Monday.

WTO talks in Cameroon to extend the moratorium ​ran out of time and ⁠will be ⁠continued in Geneva, ​the WTO conference ​chair told delegates earlier.

Negotiations ‌will begin afresh on a new moratorium, said ⁠a senior WTO official who asked to remain ⁠unidentified.

The ‌talks reached a ⁠deadlock between ​the ‌U.S. and Brazil ​over extending ⁠the moratorium beyond two years.

(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin; Editing by Christian ​Schmollinger)