In Ukraine, new court fee rates will be established for filing appeals and cassation complaints. For individuals, the maximum amount for filing a cassation complaint to the Supreme Court in civil cases will be limited to 30280 UAH, and if it concerns the protection of social rights – 15 thousand UAH.
Yes, on July 14, 2025, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the adopted bill known as the law draft 13192 on improving the distribution of court costs and court fees. The law also provides that the court may make decisions on the allocation of court costs without notifying the parties to the case (law 4508-IX).
On July 15, 2025, in the newspaper “Holos Ukrainy,” the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Improvement of the Procedure for the Distribution of Court Costs and Court Fees” of June 18, 2025, No. 4508-IX was published, aimed at improving the resolution of issues by courts regarding court costs in economic, civil, and administrative proceedings, as well as ensuring the right of individuals to legal protection: https://www.golos.com.ua/documents/z-4508-ix.pdf.
The law comes into force on the day following its publication, namely July 16, 2025.
Changes in Court Fee Rates
According to the adopted law, the court fee rate, as defined in paragraphs 6 and 7 of paragraph 1 of part 2 of article 4 of the law on court fees, will be as follows:
– for filing an appeal to the court against a court decision; statements to join an appeal against a court decision; an appeal against a court order, a statement for the review of a court decision due to newly discovered circumstances, submitted by:
– legal entity – 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount
– individual or individual entrepreneur – 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount, but not exceeding 8 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons for property claims, and in cases where the claim concerns the protection of social, labor, family, housing rights (excluding property rights), compensation for non-property damage to health (excluding moral harm) – not exceeding 3 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons.
Thus, in social disputes, the fee for filing an appeal for individuals will not exceed 9084 UAH. And for “general” property claims for individuals and individual entrepreneurs, it will not exceed 24,224 UAH. However, these restrictions will not apply to claims for compensation for moral harm.
It should be noted that currently, before the changes, it is provided that for filing such documents, a person must pay 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint.
– for filing a cassation complaint to the court against a court decision; statements to join a cassation complaint against a court decision, submitted by:
– legal entity – 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount
– individual or individual entrepreneur – 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount, but not exceeding 10 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons for property claims, and in cases where the claim concerns the protection of social, labor, family, housing rights (excluding property rights), compensation for non-property damage to health (excluding moral harm) – not exceeding 5 times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons.
Thus, in social disputes, the fee for filing a cassation complaint for individuals will not exceed 15,140 UAH. And for “general” property claims for individuals and individual entrepreneurs, it will not exceed 30,280 UAH.
It should be noted that currently, before the changes, it is provided that for filing such documents, a person must pay 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint in the disputed amount.
Postponement and Installment of Court Fee Payment
The new version includes Article 8 “Postponement and Installment of Court Fee Payment, Reduction of Its Amount, or Exemption from Payment”.
According to the changes, taking into account the financial situation of the party, the court may, by its ruling at the party’s request, postpone or stagger the payment of the court fee for a certain period, but not longer than until the court decision in the case under the following conditions:
1) the court fee exceeds 5% of the annual income of the individual who files a claim, another statement, complaint, appeal, or cassation complaint; or
2) the parties filing a claim, another statement, complaint, appeal, or cassation complaint are:
- military personnel;
- parents with a child under fourteen years of age or a child with a disability, if the other parent evades paying alimony;
- single mothers (parents) with a child under fourteen years of age or a child with a disability;
- members of low-income or large families;
- a person acting in the interests of minors or incapacitated persons or persons with limited legal capacity;
or 3) the claim concerns the protection of social, labor, family, housing rights, compensation for non-property damage to health; or 4) the applicant (plaintiff) within the bankruptcy (insolvency) case is a legal or natural person, including an individual entrepreneur, involved in court procedures for managing assets, sanitation, or debt restructuring, at the request of the bankruptcy trustee (asset manager, sanitation manager, restructuring manager) or the debtor.
The court may reduce the court fee or exempt from its payment based on the circumstances specified in the first part of this article.
When determining the financial situation of the person, for the purposes of this article, the court may take into account information on income for the previous calendar year, the maintenance of non-working family members, ownership of real estate, personal property, and/or other valuable assets, as well as other circumstances relevant to assessing the person’s financial situation.
Changes in Rates for Economic Disputes
The adopted law also clarifies the wording of paragraph 2 of part 2 of article 4 regarding court fee rates for filing documents with the economic court. Specifically, for filing with the economic court, the following rates will be established:
1) for a property claim – 1.5% of the claim amount, but not less than 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons and not more than 350 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
2) for a non-property claim – 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
3) for a request for a court order – 0.1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
4) for a request to cancel a court order – 0.05 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
5) for a request for evidence or a claim; a request for the issuance of an enforcement document based on a foreign court decision; a request to cancel an arbitral tribunal decision; a request for the issuance of an enforcement document for the enforcement of an arbitral tribunal decision; a request for clarification of a court decision – 0.5 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
6) for an appeal against a court decision; a request for the review of a court decision due to newly discovered circumstances – 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount
7) for a cassation complaint against a court decision – 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount
8) for an appeal and cassation complaint against a court ruling; a request to join an appeal or cassation complaint against a court ruling – 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
9) for a request to initiate preventive restructuring – 2 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
10) for an appeal against a court ruling in the preventive restructuring procedure – 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim
11) for a cassation complaint against a court ruling on the approval / refusal to approve a preventive restructuring plan; on the closure of the preventive restructuring procedure – 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim.
Article 3 of the law is supplemented by a provision that the court fee is charged for filing a statement with the court as provided by the Bankruptcy Procedure Code.
A separate table of rates is supplemented by paragraph 2-1 regarding rates for filing with the economic court in a bankruptcy case:
1) for a creditor’s request to initiate proceedings in a bankruptcy case – 10 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
2) for creditors submitting monetary claims to the debtor after the official publication of the announcement of the initiation of proceedings in a bankruptcy case, as well as after the official publication of the notice of the debtor’s bankruptcy recognition – 2 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
3) for a property claim within a bankruptcy case – 1.5% of the claim amount, but not less than 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons and not more than 350 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
4) for a non-property claim within a bankruptcy case – 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
5) for a request to impose joint liability on the debtor’s management bodies; a liquidator’s request, a creditor’s request for subsidiary liability for bringing to bankruptcy – 2 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
6) for an appeal against a court ruling on the initiation of proceedings in a bankruptcy case; on the results of the examination of creditors’ monetary claims; a court decision within a bankruptcy case – 150% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount
7) for an appeal and cassation complaint against a court ruling in a bankruptcy case – 1 subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons
8) for an appeal and cassation complaint against a court decision on recognizing the debtor as bankrupt and opening the liquidation procedure (repayment of the debtor’s debts) – 2 subsistence minimums for able-bodied persons
9) for a cassation complaint against court rulings on the initiation of proceedings in a bankruptcy case; on the results of the examination of creditors’ monetary claims; a court decision within a bankruptcy case – 200% of the rate payable when filing a claim, another statement, or complaint from the disputed amount.
Amendments to paragraph 15 of part 1 of article 5, which regulates exemptions from payment, are introduced. Thus, according to the changes, individuals (excluding business entities) – creditors who apply with monetary claims to the debtor for payment of arrears of wages, compensation for harm to life and health, payment of author’s remuneration and alimony, are exempt from paying the court fee during the consideration of the case in all court instances after the official publication of the announcement of the initiation of proceedings in a bankruptcy case (insolvency), as well as after the official publication of the notice of the debtor’s bankruptcy recognition.
Changes to the Economic Procedure Code
Article 221 is supplemented, defining that if a party, for valid reasons, cannot submit evidence confirming the amount of court costs incurred by the end of the court debates in the case, the court, at the party’s request submitted before the end of the court debates in the case, may decide on the issue of court costs after the decision on the merits of the claims.
It will be provided that in such a case, the court decides on the issue of court costs without notifying the parties to the case. If necessary to decide on court costs, the court may schedule a hearing, which is held no later than 15 days from the date of the decision on the merits of the claims.
Accordingly, article 244 of the Economic Procedure Code will provide that an additional court decision is made if the court decides only on the issue of court costs – without notifying the parties to the case.
Changes to the Civil Procedure Code
Article 136 is supplemented with a provision that a person applying for a postponement or installment of court costs, a reduction in their amount, or exemption from payment, must simultaneously provide evidence confirming the existence of circumstances justifying such a request.
Article 246 of the Civil Procedure Code is supplemented, establishing that if a party, for valid reasons, cannot submit evidence confirming the amount of court costs incurred by the end of the court debates in the case, the court, at the party’s request submitted before the end of the court debates in the case, may decide on the issue of court costs after the decision on the merits of the claims.
In such a case, the court decides on the issue of court costs without notifying the parties to the case. If the court deems it necessary to decide on court costs, it may schedule a hearing, which is held no later than 20 days from the date of the decision on the merits of the claims.
Accordingly, article 270 will provide that an additional court decision is made if the court decides only on the issue of court costs – without notifying the parties to the case.
Changes to the Administrative Procedure Code
Similar changes are provided for in article 143 of the Administrative Procedure Code. Thus, the court may decide on the issue of court costs without notifying the parties to the case. If the court deems it necessary to decide on court costs, it may schedule a hearing, which is held no later than 15 days from the date of the decision on the merits of the claims.
Article 252 of the Administrative Procedure Code establishes that a court that has rendered a decision shall issue an additional court decision in the same composition within ten days from the date of receipt of the relevant application. The additional court decision is made in the same manner as the court decision, and if the court decides only on the issue of court costs, it is made without notifying the parties to the case. If necessary, the court may consider the issue of issuing an additional court decision at a hearing with notification of the parties to the case. The absence of persons duly notified of the date, time, and place of the court hearing does not prevent the consideration of the application.
Author: Natalia Mamchenko
Source: “Sudovo-yurydychna hazeta”