Request for comments on the draft of ‘The Digital Trade Facilitation Bill, 2026’

Digital trade documents gain legal effect if they use reliable methods to establish control, integrity, and auditability.

Provides statutory recognition for electronic trade documents and deems them legally effective if they contain required information and employ a reliable method to identify the document, establish and retain control, preserve integrity, and provide an auditable lifecycle; control established by a reliable method is treated as possession and confers holder rights, while identity management and trust services that meet reliability standards are admissible, subject to provider obligations, liability rules, and cross border equivalence determinations by the Central Government.