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In Argentina, mobile devices are subject to 27% VAT, compared to the 21% standard rate, plus a 20.48% special tax.

Argentina's copyright law allows for private copying of music works in videograms (e.g. DVDs), but a regular copyright levy needs to be paid for it by any "individual" who makes the copy to compensate the rightholder. The fee is a fixed percentage of a number estimated through a formula which takes into account the length of the music work, the total length of the videogram, the number of copies the individual makes and the sales price given by the producer.

Argentina applies safeguard measures on imports of compact discs recordable (CDR) from China and Hong Kong.

Minimum import price of 0.021 USD per unit

The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in Brazil is 38% of the FOB price. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in China is 54% of the FOB price. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in South Korea is 52% of the FOB price.

Argentina imposed antidumping duties on imports of electrical connection terminals of up to 35 mm2 from Germany and China in 2009. After starting a sunset review in 2014 China decided on the continuation of the duties in 2015.

The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in China is 208% of the FOB export price. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in Germany is 138% of the FOB export price. Moreover, the German company Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG. benefits from a price undertaking agreement with the Argentinian authorites. For the goods that are not subject to this price undertaking agreement, the production of the company Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG. is subject to a preferential duty of 99%.

The holder of a domain name must be located in Thailand, or have a juridical person/local representative in the country. Further restrictions include that the domain name for businesses must be the same as the company name or the abbreviation of the name. Companies can only apply for one .co.th domain.

According to Thailand's de minimis rule, goods not exceeding 19 SDR / 1000 Thai Baht / 28 USD of value are exempted from taxes and duties collected by customs.

It is reported that private express delivery companies must pay approximately 1 USD per item for the delivery of documents that weigh up to 2kg.

Mandatory certification mark by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) is required for certain products. TISI evaluates the product against the applicable Thai Industrial Standard (TIS) and the relevant requirements for products certification.

Most common telecommunications terminal equipment (TTE), some telecommunication transport equipment and some common types of radio equipment such as WLAN, Bluetooth and certain RFID equipment must be registered with Thailand's National Telecommunications Commission (NTC). Registration is based on declaration of conformity to demonstrate compliance with Thailand's national standards. Foreign standard test reports, however, are often accepted as the basis for declarations.

The Industrial Product Standards Act establishes a standards development process in Thailand, including some limited standards development activity in the ICT sector. Thailand’s standardization system is still in its early stage with no explicit national standard strategy.
It is reported that the standard and conformity assessment scheme of telecommunications equipment in Thailand is quite fragmented as it is managed by three different organisations. In general, however, Thailand makes use of Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) recommendations.

Import licences are required for some products, including machinery that can be used to violate copyrights via digital video and compact discs as well as intaglio printing machines and color copier machines

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) requires that import licenses and type approvals are obtained prior to importing telecommunication equipment, including equipment for fixed-line operation, cellular phones, cordless phones, wireless LAN equipment, switching networks and base station equipment.

To date, there are no cases of internet service providers licenses revoked on a discriminatory fashion. However, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) regulates licenses for Internet services and International Internet Gateways. Therefore, all Internet service providers report to the NBTC under licensing obligations.