---
kind: "section"
citation: "28 U.S.C. § 2633"
title: "28"
title_heading: "Judiciary and Judicial Procedure"
number: "2633"
heading: "Procedure and fees"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/28/2633"
units:
  - "Part VI — Particular Proceedings"
  - "Chapter 169 — Court of International Trade Procedure"
---

# §2633. Procedure and fees

- (a) A filing fee shall be payable to the [clerk](/usc/28/2341.md?p=1) of the [Court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) of International Trade upon the commencement of a civil action in such [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2). The amount of the fee shall be prescribed by the rules of the [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2), but shall be not less than $5 nor more than the filing fee for commencing a civil action in a district [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) of the [United States](/usc/28/3002.md?p=15). The [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) may fix all other fees to be charged by the [clerk](/usc/28/2341.md?p=1) of the [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2).
- (b) The [Court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) of International Trade shall prescribe rules governing the summons, pleadings, and other papers, for their amendment, service, and filing, for consolidations, severances, suspensions of cases, and for other procedural matters.
- (c) All summons, pleadings, and other papers filed in the [Court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2) of International Trade shall be served on all parties in accordance with rules prescribed by the [court](/usc/28/3002.md?p=2). When the [United States](/usc/28/3002.md?p=15), its [agencies](/usc/28/2341.md?p=3), or its officers are adverse parties, service of the summons shall be made upon the Attorney General and the head of the Government [agency](/usc/28/2341.md?p=3) whose action is being contested. When injunctive relief is sought, the summons, pleadings, and other papers shall also be served upon the named officials sought to be enjoined.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 96–417, title III, § 301, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1732.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 2633, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 980; June 2, 1970, Pub. L. 91–271, title I, § 114, 84 Stat. 279; July 26, 1979, Pub. L. 96–39, title X, § 1001(b)(4)(D), 93 Stat. 306, related to precedence of cases, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–417. See section 2647 of this title.