The White House’s newly announced trade frameworks with multiple countries include commitments to avoid discriminating against US digital services and, in some cases, to refrain from imposing digital services taxes on US companies.
The Trump Administration’s trade framework agreements, announced this week by the White House, include commitments from Argentina (signed 13 November 2025), Ecuador (signed 13 November 2025), El Salvador (signed 13 November 2025), Guatemala (signed 13 November 2025), Korea (Rep.) (signed 13 November 2025), and Liechtenstein and Switzerland (signed 14 November 2025), to avoid discriminating against US digital products and services.
The trade agreements also explicitly forgo digital services taxes (DSTs) or similar measures targeting US companies.
Argentina
Argentina has committed to facilitating digital trade with the US by recognising the United States as an adequate jurisdiction under Argentine law for the cross-border transfer of data, including personal data, and by refraining from discrimination against US digital services or digital products. Argentina also intends to recognise as valid under its law electronic signatures that are valid under US law.
Ecuador
Ecuador has committed to facilitate digital trade, including through commitments to not impose digital service taxes that discriminate against US companies and to support adoption of a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the WTO.
El Salvador
El Salvador has recommitted to preventing barriers to services and digital trade with the US and committed to refrain from imposing discriminatory digital services taxes. The United States and El Salvador will support a permanent multilateral moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions.
Guatemala
Guatemala has committed to facilitate digital trade, including by refraining from imposing digital services taxes or other measures that discriminate against US digital services or US products distributed digitally, ensuring the free transfer of data across trusted borders, and supporting a permanent multilateral moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Korea (Rep.)
The US and the ROK commit to ensure that US companies are not discriminated against and do not face unnecessary barriers in terms of laws and policies concerning digital services, including network usage fees and online platform regulations, and to facilitate cross-border transfer of data, including for location, reinsurance, and personal data. Further, the United States and the ROK will support the permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organisation.
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Switzerland and Liechtenstein intend to continue to refrain from imposing digital services taxes. The Participants intend to facilitate trusted cross-border data flows and address data localisation requirements, taking into account legitimate public policy objectives. The Participants intend to explore mechanisms that promote interoperability between their respective privacy frameworks with a view to facilitating secure cross-border transfers of data. The Participants intend to refrain from imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions and to support the multilateral adoption of a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the WTO.
