What Are KuCoin Fee Rates?

KuCoin charges 0.1% maker and taker on spot, or 0.08% if you pay fees with KCS. Futures cost 0.02% maker / 0.06% taker. Crypto deposits are free. Withdrawal fees depend on the network you pick, and the wrong pick costs 10x. New accounts registered with code CXEV68ZK get another 20% off spot and futures fees, and it stacks with the KCS discount.

What Are KuCoin's Spot Fees?

The 0.1% headline applies to Class A pairs: BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and other majors. KuCoin sorts pairs into three classes, and the class changes the price: Class B costs 0.2%, Class C costs 0.3%, both maker and taker. Thin altcoins cost you three times the advertised rate. The class is set by the base currency of the pair, while the fee is charged in the quote currency: in KCS/USDT the tier comes from KCS, the fee is taken in USDT.

Paying fees with KCS cuts 20% off: 0.1% becomes 0.08% on Class A. The discount covers spot and margin, and it switches off once your rate is already low (below 0.025% / 0.05% / 0.075% for classes A/B/C). KCS Loyalty levels give a further 0.5–2% discount on top for larger holders.

How Much Do KuCoin Futures Cost?

Futures run on a separate schedule: 0.02% maker / 0.06% taker at the base level. Two things to know. The KCS payment discount does not work on futures: there, fees drop through VIP levels or the referral discount. And leverage multiplies the bill: fees are charged on the notional size, so $10,000 of margin at 10x means fees on a $100,000 position.

How Do You Stack All KuCoin Discounts?

Three discounts work at the same time, and they multiply rather than add:

1. Referral code, 20% off spot and futures. Applied only at registration with code CXEV68ZK; KuCoin does not accept codes after sign-up. Bonus terms are in our KuCoin referral guide.
2. Pay Fees with KCS, 20% off spot and margin.
3. VIP level, if your volume or holdings qualify.

The math for a new account on a Class A pair: 0.10% base → 0.08% with the code → 0.064% with KCS payment on top. That is 36% off before any VIP level.

One honest caveat about KCS. To use the payment discount you only need enough KCS to cover fees, and the risk is small. Buying thousands of KCS for VIP levels is a different decision: the token's price moves like any altcoin, and if it drops, the fee savings may never cover the loss on the tokens themselves. Treat large KCS purchases as an investment in KCS, not as a fee optimization.

How Does the VIP System Work?

Twelve levels, four ways up: KCS holdings, 30-day spot volume, 30-day futures volume, or net borrowing (net assets also count for some tiers). KuCoin checks daily and gives you the best level you qualify for by any route. VIP 1 takes 1,000 KCS, $1M spot volume or $5M futures volume. VIP 12 takes 150,000 KCS, $950M spot or $1B futures volume, and drops fees to 0% maker / 0.025% taker on both spot and futures. From VIP 8 the KCS discount applies to taker fees only, because maker is already zero. Withdrawal limits grow with levels too: from 1M USDT per 24h at VIP 0 to 60M at VIP 12.

For most traders the honest math is simple: levels above VIP 3 are institutional territory. The realistic retail savings are the referral code, the KCS toggle and, if you naturally trade $1M+ a month, the first VIP steps.

What Do Deposits and Withdrawals Cost?

Crypto deposits are free on every network and every amount. You only pay the blockchain fee on the sending side.

Fiat is different: SEPA transfers cost €1, card purchases via third-party providers typically cost 3–5%; the exact markup shows at checkout. P2P is free. On a $1,000 buy, the card route costs about $40 more than SEPA plus a spot trade.

Withdrawals are where the money leaks. Same token, different networks, different price:

Withdrawal fees are dynamic: KuCoin shows the current fee before you confirm, so treat these figures as reference points, not fixed rates.

Sending over the wrong network usually means permanent loss. Check that the receiving platform supports the network before confirming.

Note that the old habit of defaulting to TRC-20 now costs double: at 1.99 USDT it is pricier than Polygon, Arbitrum or BEP-20, and KuCoin's cheapest USDT route today is Plasma at 0.40. The same goes for the "never withdraw native ETH" advice: at current gas prices ERC-20 costs about $2.80, and Base cuts it to $0.09.

How to Pay Less on KuCoin

Five moves, in order of effort:

1. Register with code CXEV68ZK. 20% off spot and futures for new accounts; details in our KuCoin referral guide (ссылка).
2. Turn on "Pay Fees with KCS" in your profile. 20% off spot instantly.
3. Withdraw stablecoins on Polygon, Arbitrum or BEP-20, not ERC-20 or TRC-20. Saves up to $5 per withdrawal.
4. Buy crypto via SEPA or P2P, not by card. Saves 3–5% of the purchase.
5. Use limit orders. On futures the maker rate is three times lower than taker already at VIP 0. On spot the gap opens from VIP 3 and widens with each level.