Court Fee Calculator

Written byOleh Soloninupdated 5 October 2026

Value of the claim

Court

Result

Court fee13,750.00 ₽
CourtCourt of general jurisdiction
Share of the claim3.056%
Appeal fee3,000 ₽ for individuals, 15,000 ₽ for organisations
Claim plus fee463,750.00 ₽

The scale as revised in 2024

The fee under the scale of article 333.19 for courts of general jurisdiction and 333.21 for commercial courts, with the statutory ceiling applied.

The fee follows a stepped scale: a fixed amount for the band plus a percentage of everything above its lower edge. The percentage falls as the claim grows, so a million-rouble claim costs nowhere near ten times a hundred-thousand one.

The scales were raised sharply in autumn 2024, which means older calculators now understate the cost. The current edition is built in here, though it is still worth checking the code text before filing.

How to use

Enter the claim value — the sum you are asking the court to award, without legal costs.
Choose the court: general jurisdiction for disputes involving individuals, commercial for disputes between businesses.
Read the fee, the share of the claim it represents and the appeal fee; add the fee to your claim if you intend to recover it from the defendant.

How the scale works

The fee is banded: each band carries a fixed amount plus a percentage of whatever exceeds the band's lower edge. The percentage shrinks as the claim grows, so the fee rises far more slowly than the claim. A five-million claim in a district court costs 59,000, which is 1.2 percent, against 4 percent on a claim of 100,000.

The gap between the two court systems is immediate and large: the same claim costs two to three times more in a commercial court. The appeal fee also depends on who files it: 3,000 for an individual and 15,000 for an organisation in general jurisdiction, 10,000 and 30,000 in a commercial court.

Worked out with this calculator on the scale of articles 333.19 and 333.21 of the Russian Tax Code as revised in autumn 2024.
Claim value	General jurisdiction	Share	Commercial court	Share
30,000 ₽	4,000 ₽	13.3%	10,000 ₽	33.3%
100,000 ₽	4,000 ₽	4.0%	10,000 ₽	10.0%
450,000 ₽	13,750 ₽	3.1%	27,500 ₽	6.1%
900,000 ₽	23,000 ₽	2.6%	50,000 ₽	5.6%
2,000,000 ₽	35,000 ₽	1.8%	85,000 ₽	4.3%
5,000,000 ₽	59,000 ₽	1.2%	175,000 ₽	3.5%

What counts as the claim value

The claim value covers what you are actually suing for: the principal debt, any penalty and any interest calculated to the date of filing. Legal costs — the fee itself, representation, expert evidence — fall outside it, but can be claimed separately and recovered from the losing side.

Where several monetary claims are combined, the fee is worked out on their total. Non-monetary claims — terminating a contract, compelling an act — sit outside this scale entirely and carry flat fees. A claim to establish title to property is not one of them: it is a property claim, and its fee follows the property's value; for dividing property or establishing a share in it, article 333.20(1)(3) sets the details.

What this calculator shows

The fee for the court you select
What proportion of the claim it represents
The appeal fee for individuals and for organisations

What to keep in mind

Calculated for a monetary claim capable of valuation. Non-monetary claims carry flat fees unrelated to any amount.
The fee is capped at 900,000 roubles in general jurisdiction and 10 million in commercial courts.

FAQs

Who ultimately pays?

The claimant pays on filing, but recovers it from the defendant on winning. Where a claim succeeds in part, costs are split in proportion.

Are there exemptions?

Yes — claims for unpaid wages, child support, personal injury, and consumer claims valued under a million roubles.

Can payment be deferred?

Yes, on application supported by evidence of financial hardship. A court may defer, stage or reduce the fee.

Is the fee refunded if I withdraw?

Withdrawing, admitting the claim or settling before a first-instance judgment returns 70 percent; at appeal 50, at cassation 30 (article 333.40(1)(3)). The exception: if the defendant paid voluntarily after a commercial court or the Supreme Court accepted the claim, nothing is refunded. The refund is claimed from the tax office with the court's order.

What does a 450,000 claim cost to file?

13,750 ₽ in a court of general jurisdiction, where the claim sits in the 300,000–500,000 band: 10,000 + 2.5% × 150,000. And 27,500 ₽ in a commercial court, whose band runs from 100,000 to 1,000,000: 10,000 + 5% × 350,000.

Why does the fee shrink as a share of the claim?

Because each successive band charges a smaller percentage. At a claim of 100,000 the fee is 4 percent; at 5,000,000 it is 1.2 percent. Above that, ceilings apply: 900,000 in general jurisdiction and 10 million in commercial courts.

Do these scales apply outside Russia?

No. These are Russian statutory scales, and court fees elsewhere follow entirely different rules — a flat fee in some jurisdictions, a percentage without bands in others. Use this page for Russian proceedings only.

Worked example

A 450,000 claim in a district court

Input: 450,000 ₽, court of general jurisdiction

Output: Fee 13,750 ₽

Note: The claim falls in the 300,000–500,000 band: 10,000 fixed plus 2.5 percent of the 150,000 above the lower edge.

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