China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

About us

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), being established in 1956, is one of the major permanent arbitration institutions in the world.
Over 70 years, CIETAC has accepted more than 70,000 arbitration cases, with parties coming from 170 countries and regions and has grown into one of the most important and influential international arbitration institutions in the world. It has developed diversified dispute resolution services with commercial arbitration at its core. The arbitral awards of CIETAC have been recognized and enforced worldwide, and its credibility of arbitration has been widely recognized at home and abroad.
In 2023, CIETAC retained its position in the “Top Ten Arbitration Institutions in China” and “Top Ten Arbitration Institutions for Foreign-related Services”, ranking at the first place.
According to the International Arbitration Survey 2021, CIETAC was ranked among the world’s five most preferred international arbitration institutions. In 2025, the CIETAC Arbitration Rules are selected to be among the top five most preferred sets of arbitration rules in the Survey.