This schedule applies only to business-to-business cases administered under the Anrak U.S. Commercial Arbitration Rules. All amounts are in U.S. dollars and exclusive of taxes, banking charges, hearing facilities, travel, transcription, interpretation, experts, and extraordinary expenses unless stated otherwise.
The amount in dispute is the aggregate of claims and counterclaims. The Center may provisionally value nonmonetary or unquantified relief after giving the parties an opportunity to be heard. The schedule version is locked when a case is filed; later schedules do not change an existing case.
1. Filing fee
The filing fee is $950 and is credited against the Center administration fee. No case is registered until the filing fee is paid, waived on the record, or replaced by approved invoice or wire arrangements.
A timely counterclaim is included in the aggregate amount in dispute and does not incur a second filing fee.
2. Administration and tribunal fees
| Aggregate amount in dispute | Center administration fee | Tribunal fee per arbitrator |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$74,999 | $950 + 1.00% of amount | $4,000 + 3.00% of amount |
| $75,000–$149,999 | $1,700 + 0.75% over $75,000 | $6,250 + 2.50% over $75,000 |
| $150,000–$499,999 | $2,262.50 + 0.50% over $150,000 | $8,125 + 1.50% over $150,000 |
| $500,000–$999,999 | $4,012.50 + 0.35% over $500,000 | $13,375 + 1.00% over $500,000 |
| $1,000,000–$4,999,999 | $5,762.50 + 0.15% over $1,000,000 | $18,375 + 0.35% over $1,000,000 |
| $5,000,000 and above | $11,762.50 + 0.05% over $5,000,000 | $32,375 + 0.10% over $5,000,000 |
A three-member tribunal multiplies the per-arbitrator tribunal fee by three.
3. Additional proceedings
- Emergency arbitrator: $3,500 Center fee plus a $15,000 initial emergency-arbitrator deposit.
- Joinder decision: $2,500 Center fee.
- Consolidation is unavailable under this rules version and carries no filing fee.
- Any expedited-procedure adjustment must be disclosed before appointment and recorded in the case ledger.
4. Deposits and final allocation
Unless the parties agree otherwise or the tribunal directs otherwise, the claimant side and respondent side each advance one half of tribunal deposits. Multiple parties on one side are jointly responsible for that side’s share. Advancing another party’s share is not an admission and does not determine the final allocation of costs.
The tribunal decides final cost allocation in the award under the locked Rules and applicable law. Unused tribunal deposits and identifiable expense advances are returned after final accounting. Earned administration fees and stated filing or application fees are nonrefundable except where the Rules or applicable law require otherwise.
5. Nonpayment and transparency
The Center may suspend administration after notice and an opportunity to cure. Nonpayment is not an admission on the merits. Every discount, waiver, credit, or pilot arrangement must appear in the case ledger and must not compromise the neutrality or compensation of the tribunal.
This schedule does not apply to consumer, employment, mass, class, collective, transportation-worker, or sexual-assault or sexual-harassment disputes.