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KCAB arbitration deadline calculator

Time limits under the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board rules, encoded from the rules themselves with the citation, period, trigger and roll-over treatment for each. Pick a seat in the calculator below to compute a due date on that seat's real weekend and public-holiday calendar.

1 fixed binding deadline is eligible for a server-recomputed Professional matter or Evidence Record. Advisory and source-verification-flagged entries remain free-only. Verify every result against the cited current institution rules, the applicable seat law and the facts of the matter.

2016 edition in force from 2016-06-01 · 2026 edition in force from 2026-01-01 · Methodology

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Example input
3 August 2026
Relevant fact
Answer to the Request for Arbitration, triggered on 3 August 2026.
Expected result
2 September 2026

The calculator applies KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 9, the 30-day period and the selected calendar.

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KCAB deadlines this calculator covers

8 encoded time limits, version-stamped to their rule edition.

Answer to the Request for ArbitrationKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 9

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration from the Secretariat

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendar

Nominate the sole arbitrator by agreementKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 12

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration by the respondent

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 43

6 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Appoint the emergency arbitratorKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 (Emergency Arbitrator appendix)

2 days from Receipt of the application for emergency measures

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Emergency arbitrator decisionKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 (Emergency Arbitrator appendix)

15 days from Transmission of the file to the emergency arbitrator

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Fast-Track, claims under KRW 500,000,000)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Fast-Track)

3 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure, claims up to KRW 4,000,000,000)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Expedited Procedure)

6 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Decision on early determination (NEW in 2026)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Early Determination)

30 days from The application for early determination is filed (where the tribunal allows it to proceed)

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date on the seat's calendar.

Answer to the Request for Arbitration: what is the time limit under the KCAB rules?

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration from the Secretariat, under KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 9 (2016 edition). The period rolls over on the recipient's calendar.

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