Introduction
The costs of the European order for payment procedure are determined in accordance with the Court Costs Act (GKG). The payment of court costs may be made either directly upon application or by transfer to an invoice from the court.
What fees are applicable?
The European order for payment shall be issued only after payment of the prescribed fee. The specific fees are set out in the Schedule of Costs (KV-GKG), an annex to the Court Costs Act. For the European order for payment procedure, point 1100 of the KV-GKG provides for a fee of 0.5.
The amount of the fee depends on the amount of the claim, which is usually the same as the amount of the claim. If, in addition to the principal claim, interest or costs are also claimed as ancillary claims, these ancillary claims shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the value of the claim.
How much must I pay?
The court fee to be paid upon the issue of a European Payment Order is:
Value of dispute up to |
Fee in EUR |
Value of dispute up to |
Fee in EUR |
500 |
36,00 |
50 000 |
300,50 |
1 000 |
36,00 |
65 000 |
366,50 |
1 500 |
39,00 |
80 000 |
432,50 |
2 000 |
49,00 |
95 000 |
498,50 |
3 000 |
59,50 |
110 000 |
564,50 |
4 000 |
70,00 |
125 000 |
630,50 |
5 000 |
80,50 |
140 000 |
696,50 |
6 000 |
91,00 |
155 000 |
762,50 |
7 000 |
101,50 |
170 000 |
828,50 |
8 000 |
112,00 |
185 000 |
894,50 |
9 000 |
122,50 |
200 000 |
960,50 |
10 000 |
133,00 |
230 000 |
1059,50 |
13 000 |
147,50 |
260 000 |
1.158,50 |
16 000 |
162,00 |
290 000 |
1.257,50 |
19 000 |
176,50 |
320 000 |
1.356,50 |
22 000 |
191,00 |
350 000 |
1.455,50 |
25 000 |
205,50 |
380 000 |
1.554,50 |
30 000 |
224,50 |
410 000 |
1.653,50 |
35 000 |
243,50 |
440 000 |
1.752,50 |
40 000 |
262,50 |
470 000 |
1.851,50 |
45 000 |
281,50 |
500 000 |
1.950,50 |
What happens if I fail to pay court fees on time?
If the advance court costs are not paid, the court will not issue an order for payment and the proceedings will not continue.
In order for the deposit to be linked to the relevant reference number to the court, the applicant must also provide the reference number at the time of the transfer.
How can I pay court fees?
The advance on court fees can be paid directly when filing the application. If this has not yet been done, the court sends the claimant a court cost statement. Payments can be made by bank transfer. However, payment by credit card is not possible, nor is it possible for the court to recover from the applicant’s bank account.
If the applicant has been granted legal aid, the costs of the court and the advance shall not apply. An application to that effect may be submitted to the court where the application for a European order for payment was also lodged.
No other payment methods are available.
What must I do after payment?
Once payment has been made, the court orders the payment to the application and process the application.
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