China, Thailand and the European Union have expressed interest to join consultations in a case filed by Japan at the World Trade Organization against India’s import duties on certain information and communication technology products.

On 14th of this month, Japan dragged India to the WTO over the import duties imposed on certain electronic goodsincluding mobile phones.

It said imposition of import duties on these products by India infringes WTO’s norms as New Delhi has committed zero per cent bound tariffs on these products.

Meanwhile, China, EU and Thailand have also desired to join the consultation due to their substantial trade interest.

As per the WTO rules, seeking consultation is the first step of dispute settlement process.