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In 2025, the Shanghai International Commercial Court handled over 2,160 cases of various types during its inaugural full year, with the total subject matter value surpassing CNY 30 billion (approximately USD 4.2 billion). The court finalized a little more than 1,740 cases within the same period.
These figures were detailed in the court’s 2025 Annual Work Report, released today. The court was officially established at the end of 2024 and began accepting cases early the following year.
At the report’s launch, Xi Xuefeng, vice president of the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court, mentioned that parties involved in cases last year originated from 56 countries and regions across five continents. The cases covered disputes related to international sales contracts of goods, foreign-related service agreements, foreign-related work-for-hire agreements, foreign-related equity transfers, and foreign-related loan agreements.
Industries with the highest case volumes included integrated circuits, which accounted for 120 cases; biomedicine, with 119 cases; and shipping and logistics, with 73 cases, according to the report.
Xi emphasized that advancing international mutual recognition remains a critical focus, including the adoption of mechanisms for international judicial assistance and the recognition and enforcement of foreign court judgments and arbitral awards. In 2025, the court handled 30 international judicial assistance cases, involving a combined subject matter of CNY 3.8 billion (USD 536.2 million).
The court also contributed to the development of international commercial rules in 2025. Thirteen cases concluded during the year were incorporated into globally recognized databases, such as the official website of the CISG Advisory Council, the i-Law database, and the CISG-online resource managed by the University of Basel.
Additionally, the 2025 Top 10 Typical Cases report published today highlights the court’s work in areas like interpreting and applying international conventions, recognizing and enforcing foreign judgments, identifying atypical foreign-related elements, exercising foreign-related jurisdiction, and determining and applying foreign laws.
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