{"id":"pt-fee-court-fee","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-court-fee/","name":"Portuguese court fee for filing a claim, defence or appeal (taxa de justiça)","name_en":"Portuguese court fee for filing a claim, defence or appeal (taxa de justiça)","local_name":"Taxa de justiça (Regulamento das Custas Processuais)","country":"PT","country_name":"Portugal","category":"Government fees","what_it_shows":"Court fee each party pays in advance when filing a claim, defence or appeal in a Portuguese court, measured in procedural units (UC, €102 in 2026). Paid by a DUC payment document; filing without proof of payment brings a notice to pay with a fine.","who_needs_it":"lawyers and solicitors, companies in litigation, foreign litigants without a Portuguese bank, Israeli law firms with Portuguese cases","why":"pay the fee for an initial claim, pay the defence fee, pay appeal fees, pay the remaining fee at the end of the case","price":null,"sold_by_joy":false,"delivery":"DUC issued instantly; receipt immediately after payment","format":"DUC PDF plus payment receipt PDF (comprovativo) to attach to the filing","who_can_order":"Anyone","what_we_need":{"details":"Court and case number (if already filed), type of act (claim, defence, appeal), value of the action, party (payer) name and NIF.","upload":"none","authorisation":"none","original_by_courier":false},"legal_limits":"Anyone may issue and pay a DUC; the filing itself must be made by the party or its lawyer. Joy only pays and does not give legal advice on the value of the action.","issuer":"Institute for Financial Management and Equipment of Justice (Instituto de Gestão Financeira e Equipamentos da Justiça, IGFEJ) for the courts","official_source":"https://servicos.tribunais.org.pt/servicos/CustasProcessuais/DUC-Documento-Unico-de-Cobranca","how_to_get_it_yourself":"tribunais.org.pt → Serviços ao cidadão → Custas processuais → 'DUC – Documento Único de Cobrança' → category 'Regulamento das Custas Processuais' → fill in court, type of act, value of the action and payer details → issue the DUC → pay → attach the payment proof to the court filing.","faq":[{"q":"How do I get Portuguese court fee for filing a claim, defence or appeal (taxa de justiça)?","a":"Only the person concerned can obtain it, directly from Institute for Financial Management and Equipment of Justice (Instituto de Gestão Financeira e Equipamentos da Justiça, IGFEJ) for the courts. tribunais.org.pt → Serviços ao cidadão → Custas processuais → 'DUC – Documento Único de Cobrança' → category 'Regulamento das Custas Processuais' → fill in court, type of act, value of the action and payer details → issue the DUC → pay → attach the payment proof to the court filing."}],"languages":[{"lang":"he","page":"https://joyworkos.com/reports/portugal-court-fee/"},{"lang":"en","page":"https://joyworkos.com/en/reports/portugal-court-fee/"},{"lang":"pt","page":"https://joyworkos.com/pt/reports/portugal-court-fee/"}],"order":null,"seller":"Joy Work OS (Neos Tech Ltd, Israel) — a private service, not the issuing authority"}