Legal basis: Measures of People's Courts on Paying Litigation Fees
Chapter I Scope of Collection of Litigation Fees
Article 1 The parties to a civil, economic, maritime or administrative lawsuit shall pay a case acceptance fee to the people's court.
If the parties copy the trial materials and legal documents of this case according to law, they shall pay the required fees to the people's court.
Article 2 The parties to property cases and administrative cases shall pay the following fees in addition to the case acceptance fees to the people's courts:
(-) Fees for inspection, appraisal, announcement and translation (except for local national languages):
(2) Transportation, accommodation, living expenses and lost time for witnesses, expert witnesses and translators to appear in court on the date determined by the people's court;
(three) the application fee and the actual cost of taking litigation preservation measures;
(4) The actual expenses incurred in executing the judgment, ruling or mediation agreement.
Article 3 Anyone who applies to the people's court to enforce the award of the arbitration institution, the legally effective creditor's rights documents of the notary office and the handling and punishment decisions of the administrative organ shall pay the application execution fee and the actual expenses incurred in the execution process.
Article 4 Other litigation expenses that the people's court considers should be borne by the parties.