Enforcing Contracts - China

This topic looks at the efficiency of contract enforcement by following the evolution of a sale of goods dispute and tracking the time, cost and number of procedures involved from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit until actual payment.

The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business subnational project in China, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small to medium-sized domestic business in cities and regions.

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Economy ▲	The time to resolve a dispute, counted from the moment the plaintiff files the lawsuit in court until payment. This includes both the days when actions take place and the waiting periods between. More informationTime (days)	The cost in court fees and attorney fees, where the use of attorneys is mandatory or common, expressed as a percentage of the debt value. More informationCost (% of claim)	The average number of procedures to enforce a contract. The list of procedural steps compiled for each economy traces the chronology of a commercial dispute before the relevant court. More informationProcedures (number)
Beijing	340	9.6	31
Changchun	540	18.4	31
Changsha	382	26.6	31
Chengdu	295	35.5	31
Chongqing	286	14.8	31
Fuzhou	342	13.7	31
Guangzhou	120	9.7	31
Guiyang	397	23.0	31
Haikou	310	14.5	31
Hangzhou	285	11.2	31
Harbin	290	31.5	31
Hefei	300	41.8	31
Hohhot	330	23.7	31
Jinan	210	22.0	31
Kunming	365	36.4	31
Lanzhou	440	29.9	31
Nanchang	365	16.5	31
Nanjing	112	13.6	31
Nanning	397	17.1	31
Shanghai	292	9.0	31
Shenyang	260	24.8	31
Shijiazhuang	397	12.2	31
Taiyuan	300	26.4	31
Tianjin	300	11.3	31
Urumqi	392	20.5	31
Wuhan	277	33.1	31
Xi'an	235	21.7	31
Xining	458	24.8	31
Yinchuan	270	28.7	31
Zhengzhou	285	31.5	31

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