Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: primary legislation and official status tables

Recovering a debt from a debtor in Poland

What applies, what it realistically takes, and where the limits are.

Confirmed parameters

Only values checked against a primary source appear here. Where a parameter has not been confirmed, it is left out rather than estimated.

Parameter: Limitation period for claims connected with business activity
Value: 3 years
Source: Kodeks cywilny art. 118, in force from 9 July 2018; period ends on the last day of the calendar year
Last verified: 2026-08-29

Parameter: Limitation period for claims connected with business activity
Value: 3 years, expiring on 31 December of the year in which it runs out
Source: Kodeks cywilny art. 118, as amended by the Act of 13 April 2018, in force 9 July 2018
Last verified: 2026-08-30

Parameter: Proportional court fee on pecuniary claims and its cap
Value: 5 per cent of the value in dispute above 20,000 zloty, capped at 100,000 zloty
Source: Act of 28 July 2005 art. 13, as amended by the Act of 25 July 2025, in force 23 September 2025; the previous cap was 200,000 zloty
Last verified: 2026-08-30

The applicable route for this jurisdiction is recorded as EU. The New York Convention applies to arbitral awards.

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