Vietnam: Quick lookup table for court cost advances and court costs when filing a lawsuit

COURT COST ADVANCES AND COURT COSTS

Types

Monetary value

First-instance court cost

Appellate court cost

Court cost advances

Civil disputes

Civil, marriage and family and labor disputes without a monetary value

VND 300,000

VND 300,000

- The amount of the first-instance civil court cost advance in a civil case without a monetary value is equal to the amount of the first-instance civil court cost without a monetary value.

- The amount of the appellate court cost advance in a civil case is equal to the amount of the appellate civil court cost advance.

Business and commercial disputes without a monetary value

VND 3,000,000

VND 2,000,000

Civil, marriage and family disputes with a monetary value

From VND 6,000,000 or lower

VND 300,000

VND 300,000

- The amount of the first-instance court cost advance in a civil case involving a monetary value is equal to 50% of the first-instance civil court cost amount estimated by the courts, based on the value of the disputed property to be settled at the request of the involved parties. The minimum value of such advance is not less than the first-instance court cost amount in a civil case without a monetary value.

- The amount of the appellate court cost advance in a civil case is equal to the amount of the appellate civil court cost advance.

From over VND 6,000,000 to VND 400,000,000

5% of the value of disputed property

From over VND 400,000,000 to VND 800,000,000

VND 20,000,000 + 4% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 400,000,000

From over VND 800,000,000 to VND 2,000,000,000

VND 36,000,000 + 3% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 800,000,000

From over VND 2,000,000,000 to VND 4,000,000,000

VND 72,000,000 + 2% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 2,000,000,000

From over VND 4,000,000,000

VND 112,000,000 + 0.1% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 4,000,000,000

Labor disputes with a monetary value

From VND 6,000,000 or lower

VND 300,000

From over VND 6,000,000 to VND 400,000,000

3% of the disputed value but no less than VND 300,000

From over VND 400,000,000 to VND 2,000,000,000

VND 12,000,000 + 2% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 400,000,000

From over VND 2,000,000,000

VND 44,000,000 + 0.1% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 2,000,000,000

Business or commercial disputes with a monetary value

From VND 60,000,000 or lower

VND 3,000,000

VND 2,000,000

From over VND 60,000,000 to VND 400,000,000

5% of the value of disputed property

From over VND 400,000,000 to VND 800,000,000

VND 20,000,000 + 4% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 400,000,000

From over VND 800,000,000 to VND 2,000,000,000

VND 36,000,000 + 3% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 800,000,000

From over VND 2,000,000,000 to VND 4,000,000,000

VND 72,000,000 + 2% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 2,000,000,000

From over VND 4,000,000,000

VND 112,000,000 + 0.1% of the value of disputed property which exceeds VND 4,000,000,000

Criminal cases

VND 200,000

VND 200,000

The amount of appellate civil court cost advance in criminal cases is equal to the amount of appellate civil court cost advance.

Administrative cases

VND 300,000

VND 300,000

- The amount of the first-instance administrative court cost advance is equal to the amount of the first-instance administrative court cost. The amount of the appellate administrative court cost advance is equal to the amount of the appellate administrative court cost.

- The amount of the appellate civil court cost advance in an administrative case is equal to the amount of the appellate civil court cost advance.