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China Court Fee Calculator: Filing, Freeze and Enforcement Fees
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Enter the amount you plan to claim. You get the court's filing fee, the fee to freeze the other side's assets and the fee to enforce a judgment. Each is worked out under China's national fee rules.
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| Filing fee (case acceptance fee)The claimant pays this when filing (art. 20). The losing party normally ends up paying it (art. 29).With the simplified procedure, the filing fee is halved (art. 16). | |
| Freeze application feeYou pay this when you apply. It is capped at RMB 5,000 (art. 14). | |
| Enforcement application feeIt is paid after enforcement. Nothing is due upfront (art. 20). This figure uses your claim amount. The court uses the amount to be enforced. |
- An appeal has its own filing fee. It is worked out the same way, on the amount appealed (art. 17).
- Not included: lawyer's fees, translation, notarisation or apostille of your documents, the guarantee premium for a freeze, and any expert appraisal.
- Arbitration bodies charge under their own fee schedules. This tool doesn't cover them.
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How the fees are worked out
Each band applies only to the part of the amount that falls inside it. The bands for money claims are set nationally (Measures on the Payment of Litigation Costs (in Chinese), arts. 13 and 14).
Filing fee
- Up to RMB 10,000: RMB 50 per case.
- RMB 10,000 to 100,000: 2.5%.
- RMB 100,000 to 200,000: 2%.
- RMB 200,000 to 500,000: 1.5%.
- RMB 500,000 to 1 million: 1%.
- RMB 1 million to 2 million: 0.9%.
- RMB 2 million to 5 million: 0.8%.
- RMB 5 million to 10 million: 0.7%.
- RMB 10 million to 20 million: 0.6%.
- Over RMB 20 million: 0.5%.
Freeze application fee
- Up to RMB 1,000: RMB 30.
- RMB 1,000 to 100,000: 1%.
- Over RMB 100,000: 0.5%.
- The total is capped at RMB 5,000.
Enforcement application fee
- Up to RMB 10,000: RMB 50.
- RMB 10,000 to 500,000: 1.5%.
- RMB 500,000 to 5 million: 1%.
- RMB 5 million to 10 million: 0.5%.
- Over RMB 10 million: 0.1%.
This calculator is general information. It estimates court fees under the Measures on the Payment of Litigation Costs (State Council Decree No. 481, in force 1 April 2007), arts. 6, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20 and 29. The court works out the actual fee when it accepts the case. Figures are rounded to the nearest yuan.