ICA Rulebook

To view the ICA Bylaws and Rules, please click the following to open a file in pdf format:

(After you click the following links, you will see Acrobat Reader page. If you want to search the rulebook for any word or bylaw/rule number, you can click the 'telescope' icon at the top of the Acrobat Reader page and then enter the text you want to find)

English Version of ICA Rulebook (309k)

Chinese Version of ICA Rulebook (942k)

French Version of ICA Rulebook (323k)

Portuguese Version of ICA Rulebook (326k)

Russian Version of ICA Rulebook (735k)

You can save the file onto your own hard disk by clicking the 'disk' icon on the Acrobat page. Please remember to update regularly as the version on the website is updated as necessary.

Trading under the “ICA Rules” has increased very significantly in recent years. The majority of contracts for international trade are agreed subject to the ICA Rules and are therefore dependant upon ICA arbitration in the event of dispute.

The ICA’s Rules are available in English, Chinese, French, Portuguese and Russian.

The costs for copies of the ICA Rule Book are as follows:

Registered Firms English language versions £70
Registered Firms Foreign language versions £70
Non-registered Firms English language versions £130
Non-registered Firms Foreign language versions £150
Further amendments (amount payable every 3 years) £55
Please note that one copy of the rule book is given free to each registered firm. Amendments are also provided free.

Please click here to contact us if you wish to buy a hard copy.