MEXC Fees (2026): Spot, Futures, VIP and MX Discount

Updated 2026-10-15・Rules checked 2026-10-11

For regular MEXC users, spot fees are Maker 0% and Taker 0.05%, and USDT-M futures fees are Maker 0% and Taker 0.02%. If you turn on MX Deduction and pay fees with MX, you get 20% off. The 50% discount that used to apply when you held 500 MX has been suspended since February 2026.

Because Maker fees are already 0, rebates only come from Taker orders, mostly futures Taker orders. Zero-fee pairs, API orders and withdrawal fees don’t earn rebates either.

If you sign up with this site’s MEXC referral code, the exchange automatically refunds 20% of your fees, calculated on the fees you actually pay after discounts.

The fees below were checked against MEXC’s official pages on 2026-10-11 and are provided for reference.

Key points:
1. For regular MEXC users, spot fees are Maker 0% and Taker 0.05%, and USDT-M futures are Maker 0% and Taker 0.02% (checked against the official fee page on 2026-10-11).
2. Of the 1,984 spot pairs on the fee page on 2026-10-11, 328 used the base rate of 0% / 0.05%, and 1,116 pairs, mostly small-cap coins, had a Taker rate of 0.08%.
3. With MX Deduction on, fees are 20% off; the 50% discount for holding 500 MX has been suspended since 2026-02-09.
4. Accounts registered with a referral code can’t join MEXC VIP; Maker orders have no fee, so rebates only come from Taker orders.
5. Checked on 2026-10-12, withdrawing USDT from MEXC costs 0.01 USDT on BEP20, 0.5 USDT on TRC20 and 0 on Plasma.

What are MEXC’s spot and futures fees?

Market	Maker	Taker	With MX Deduction	Notes
Spot	0%	0.05%	Taker 0.04%	The fee page labels this the rate for “most trading pairs”; many small-cap pairs charge 0.08% or 0.2% Taker, and some pairs are zero-fee
USDT-M futures	0%	0.02%	Taker 0.016%	The standard rate for Taiwan users on BTC and ETH futures is also 0% / 0.02%; more than 100 other futures contracts are zero-fee
Coin-M futures	0%	0.02%	Taker 0.016%	Based on the BTCUSD contract specifications; some coin-M contracts are zero-fee
API futures	0.06%	0.08%	Not applicable	Charged separately since 2026-06-01; web and app discounts don’t apply, and there’s no rebate

The spot and futures rates come from MEXC’s fee overview and MEXC’s futures calculation guide (2026-02-25 version, Maker 0%, Taker 0.02%). The standard BTC and ETH futures rate for Taiwan users comes from MEXC’s announcement on futures fee adjustments for new users (2026-06-04). The API rates come from MEXC’s API futures fee update. MEXC notes on its fee page that rates may be adjusted for platform promotions or by region, and that your trade history is what counts.

Maker vs. Taker

A Maker order doesn’t fill right away: it goes onto the order book and waits for someone else to fill it. A Taker order fills immediately against an order already on the book. MEXC’s fee page gives this example: the best ask is 100 USDT. If you place a buy order at 99 USDT and wait for it to fill, you pay the Maker rate; if you buy straight away at 100 USDT, you pay the Taker rate.

In money terms: buying 10,000 USDT worth of BTC costs 0 USDT as a Maker fill and 10,000 × 0.05% = 5 USDT as a Taker fill. Market orders and limit orders that fill immediately both count as Taker. For futures you can use “Post Only” mode, which makes sure the order enters the order book as a Maker order (as explained on MEXC’s zero-fee campaign page). For the gap between Maker and Taker rates across 13 exchanges, see Maker vs Taker fees.

How much are MEXC spot fees?

MEXC’s fee page shows a base spot rate of Maker 0% and Taker 0.05%, and notes that this is the rate for “most trading pairs”; pairs that differ have a “special rate”. On 2026-10-11 I read the pair fee table on the fee page without logging in. It listed 1,984 spot pairs, distributed like this:

Maker / Taker	Number of pairs	Examples	Taker fee on 10,000 USDT
0% / 0.05% (base rate)	328	BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, SOL/USDT, MX/USDT	5 USDT
0% / 0%	361	XRP/USDT, USDC/USDT, most USDC pairs	0
0% / 0.08%	1,116	Most small-cap USDT pairs	8 USDT
0% / 0.2%	178	Some small-cap USDT pairs	20 USDT

In other words, “spot Taker 0.05%” mainly applies to major coins like BTC and ETH. When you trade small-cap coins, the Taker rate is often 0.08%, and some pairs charge 0.2%, four times the rate for major coins. Before you place an order, you can search for the pair under “Fee details” on MEXC’s fee overview; only after logging in do you see the rate that actually applies to your account.

Spot fees are deducted from the coin you receive. MEXC Learn’s example: selling 1 MX for 5 USDT as a Taker costs 0.05% × 5 = 0.0025 USDT, so you end up with 4.9975 USDT. With MX Deduction on, the fee is paid with MX from your spot account instead; if you don’t have enough MX, you pay the full fee at the normal rate.

One thing to watch on spot: MEXC’s help pages contradict each other. MEXC’s 0-fee spot trading FAQ (2025-12-23) says all spot pairs are 0% for both Maker and Taker, that because spot charges no fees it no longer generates referral commission, and that the MX discount doesn’t apply to spot. But 2026 announcements, such as the one on 2026-07-22 that cut the USDGO/USDT Taker fee “from 0.05% to 0%” (MEXC’s USDGO announcement), and what the fee page shows today both say 0.05%. This guide follows the fee page. If one of your spot orders has a 0 fee, that trade earns no rebate.

How are MEXC futures fees calculated?

Contract type	Maker	Taker	Notes
Most USDT-M futures	0%	0.02%	Standard rate for regular users
BTC and ETH futures for Taiwan users	0%	0.02%	Applies once the new-user zero-fee allowance is used up; GOLD(XAUT) futures are 0% / 0%
Zero-fee futures	0%	0%	Contracts in campaigns such as the “Zero-Fee Carnival”; some have a volume cap
Some small-cap futures	0.01%	0.04%	The rate shown on the trading page is what counts
API orders	0.06%	0.08%	Zero-fee campaigns and the MX discount don’t apply

Contract counts and fee distribution come from MEXC’s futures contract specifications (read on 2026-10-11): of 1,088 USDT-settled contracts, 884 are 0% / 0.02%, 108 are zero-fee, most of the rest are 0.01% / 0.04%, and a few small-cap contracts are 0.04% / 0.1%. New users in Chinese-speaking regions and Malaysia who complete advanced identity verification get a zero-fee trading allowance of up to 3 million USD in total on BTC, ETH and GOLD futures; only after it’s used up do the standard rates in the table above apply (according to the new-user announcement above, MEXC reserves the right to change or end this at any time).

Futures fees are charged on position value, not on margin. The formula in MEXC’s futures calculation guide is: fee = average fill price × number of contracts × contract size × fee rate, which is the same as position value × fee rate. For how notional value is calculated, with worked examples for 13 exchanges, see how futures fees are calculated.

Example: open a position with 1,000 USDT of margin at 10x leverage and the position value is 1,000 × 10 = 10,000 USDT. Opening as a Taker costs 10,000 × 0.02% = 2 USDT; closing as a Taker (assuming the price hasn’t moved) costs another 2 USDT, so the round trip is 4 USDT, or 0.4% of your margin. The same trade with MX Deduction on costs 4 × 0.8 = 3.2 USDT; opening and closing as a Maker costs 0.

The higher the leverage, the bigger the position behind the same margin, and the fee grows with it. If the price moves against you, the position can also be liquidated and you can lose your entire margin. Futures fees are deducted from your futures account; with MX Deduction on, fees are paid in MX only after you transfer MX into your futures account. Before opening a position, you can estimate the liquidation price with the liquidation price calculator and add up fees and funding together with the perpetual futures cost calculator.

How do MEXC VIP tiers work?

Since 2025-03-27, MEXC has looked only at trading volume: monthly spot plus futures volume of 10 million USDT makes you a VIP, and the old asset-based system was discontinued (MEXC’s VIP program upgrade announcement). The thresholds for each tier are below (MEXC’s VIP page, read on 2026-10-11):

Tier	Monthly trading volume (USDT)
Regular user (VIP 0)	Under 10 million
VIP 1	10 million–20 million
VIP 2	20 million–50 million
VIP 3	50 million–100 million
VIP 4	100 million–200 million
VIP 5	200 million–500 million
VIP 6	500 million–1 billion
VIP 7	1 billion or more

• VIP fees: MEXC’s announcement only says VIP fees go “as low as 0%”. The public pages don’t list the spot and futures rates for each tier.
• How it’s calculated: volume is counted per calendar month and includes spot, futures, API and DEX+ volume, but not zero-fee volume or sub-account trades. You’re upgraded automatically the day after you qualify; tiers are reassessed at 16:00 (UTC) on the last day of each month, and you’re downgraded if you no longer qualify.
• Invited users can’t be VIPs: MEXC states that affiliates, invited users, institutional users and market makers can’t join the VIP program.

This point deserves attention: under the rules, an account registered with a referral code can’t get MEXC VIP. That said, VIP 1 requires 10 million USDT a month, which people with ordinary volume never reach anyway, so for most people a referral rebate is more realistic than VIP. For a comparison of VIP rules across exchanges, see Do referral rebates still apply after you reach VIP?

What discount does MEXC’s MX Deduction give, and is the 50% holding discount still available?

MX is MEXC’s platform token. The only discount still in effect is “MX Deduction”: once it’s on, fees are paid with MX first, at 20% off. According to MEXC’s announcement on changes to the MX fee discount, the “MX holding discount” of 50% off for holding 500 MX or more was suspended from 2026-02-09 08:00 (UTC), with the resumption date to be announced separately; the 20% MX Deduction discount continues as normal.

• How to turn it on: go to MEXC’s fee overview and click “Enable MX Deduction”. Spot uses the MX in your spot account; for futures, transfer MX into your futures account first.
• It works on futures too: futures Taker 0.02% becomes 0.016% with the deduction; spot Taker 0.05% becomes 0.04%.
• Exceptions: some pairs can’t use MX Deduction, and you can check them in the list on the fee page. During zero-fee campaigns, other fee discounts don’t apply to those pairs (MEXC zero-fee campaign terms). If you don’t have enough MX to cover a fee, that fee is charged at the full price.

MEXC spells out how MX Deduction and rebates interact: referral commission is calculated on net fees, where net fees = fees − bonus − deduction coupons − other fee discounts (MEXC referral rules). So the 20% MX Deduction discount is applied first, and the rebate is then calculated on the discounted amount you actually pay. MEXC also states that when fees are paid in MX, the referrer’s commission is paid in MX; it doesn’t say separately which coin the invitee’s rebate is paid in.

Is the funding rate a MEXC trading fee?

Perpetual futures also carry a funding fee, which longs and shorts pay each other; MEXC doesn’t collect it. When the funding rate is positive, longs pay shorts; when it’s negative, shorts pay longs. The formula is funding fee = position value × funding rate. For example, a 100,000 USDT long at 0.01% pays 10 USDT (MEXC on funding rates).

MEXC’s help page says funding is usually settled every 8 hours (UTC 00:00, 08:00 and 16:00), and you don’t pay it if you close before settlement, but intervals can differ by contract. When I checked MEXC’s funding rate data on 2026-10-11, of 1,205 contracts, 630 settled every 8 hours, 567 every 4 hours and 7 every hour, so nearly half settle every 4 hours. Check the countdown on the trading page before holding a position overnight. Funding fees aren’t trading fees and don’t earn rebates. For settlement intervals and rate caps across 13 exchanges, see what the funding rate is.

Does MEXC charge for deposits, withdrawals, Convert and P2P?

• Deposits: crypto deposits are free.
• Withdrawals: a flat fee depending on the coin and network. On 2026-10-11 I read the deposit and withdrawal fees on MEXC’s fee overview: USDT costs 0.01 USDT on BNB Smart Chain (BEP20), 0.5 USDT on Tron (TRC20) and 0.094 USDT on Ethereum (ERC20); BTC costs 0.00002 BTC on the Bitcoin mainnet. Fees change, so check the page before you withdraw.
• Convert: MEXC states that it charges no trading fee, and the rate follows the current market quote (MEXC’s Convert launch announcement). Even with a 0 fee, the quote may differ from the order book price, so you can compare it with the spot price before you submit.
• P2P: MEXC P2P currently charges no fees, but payment providers may charge their own (MEXC P2P FAQ). Advertisers set the prices, so your real cost depends on the quote.

MEXC’s referral rules state that deposit and withdrawal fees don’t count toward rebates. Convert and P2P have no trading fees, so they naturally earn no rebates either.

USDT withdrawal fees: checked again on 2026-10-12, MEXC charges 0.01 USDT for USDT on BEP20 (minimum withdrawal 0.2 USDT), 0.0065 USDT on Polygon, 0.094 USDT on ERC20, 0.18 USDT on Solana, 0.5 USDT on TRC20 and 0 on Plasma (minimum 10 USDT). MEXC’s TRC20 fee ties with HTX as the cheapest of the 13 exchanges, and its ERC20 is also cheaper than its TRC20. For fees and minimum withdrawals by network, see USDT withdrawal fees compared.

How to check your own fee tier

• Web: log in and open MEXC’s fee overview to see your account’s fee tier, your spot and futures rates, and the MX Deduction switch.
• App: on the home screen, tap your profile picture → “Fee Settings”.
• Checking what you actually paid: for spot on the web, open your spot statement and choose “Spot trading fee” as the transaction type; in the app, go to Wallet → Spot → Spot history → Filter. On the futures trading page, a contract marked “0 Fee” currently has zero fees.

These paths follow the “View fees” section of MEXC’s 0-fee spot trading FAQ. Your VIP tier is on MEXC’s VIP page, which shows your trading volume for this month and last month.

What you actually pay after a referral rebate

MEXC calculates referral rebates on net fees, meaning the fees you actually pay after bonuses, deduction coupons and other discounts, not on trade value. Affiliates can share up to 20% of fees with invitees, and the invitee’s share is paid out before 01:00 (UTC) on the day after the trade (MEXC’s commission sharing announcement). You can find it in your funding history.

These trades don’t earn rebates:

• Maker orders: the fee is 0, so there’s nothing to refund.
• Zero-fee pairs and trades within the new-user zero-fee allowance: MEXC states that rebates are calculated on fees actually paid, not on trading volume (MEXC affiliate FAQ).
• API orders: MEXC states that API trading no longer counts toward rebates.
• Fees covered by futures bonuses, fees from abnormal trades, and deposit and withdrawal fees.

Calculator: futures (Taker 0.02%)

Example at a futures fee rate of 0.02% and the current 20% automatic rebate (rate updated 2026-10-24). Your exchange statement prevails.

Calculator: spot (Taker 0.05%)

Example at a spot fee rate of 0.05% and the current 20% automatic rebate (rate updated 2026-10-24). Your exchange statement prevails.

Example: 300,000 USDT of futures volume a month

Say you trade 300,000 USDT of futures volume in a month, all on contracts with standard rates:

• All Taker: 300,000 × 0.02% = 60 USDT.
• All Taker with MX Deduction on: 60 × 0.8 = 48 USDT.
• Half Maker, half Taker: 150,000 × 0.02% = 30 USDT.
• All on zero-fee contracts or within the zero-fee allowance: 0 USDT, but also no rebate.

Multiply these fee amounts by the rebate rate and you get that month’s rebate; you can check the rate and amount with the calculators above. If you use both MX Deduction and a referral code, your real cost = original fee × 0.8 × (1 − rebate rate). The two discounts multiply rather than add up; the referral rebate glossary explains why. MEXC’s referral code and how to sign up are in MEXC referral code; for a comparison of fees across exchanges after rebates, see real trading fees after referral rebates. For the official VIP 0 rates of 13 exchanges ranked from lowest to highest, see lowest-fee crypto exchanges ranked.

How can you save on MEXC fees? 5 ways

Sorted by how much a typical retail trader can save:

1. Switch to Maker orders: MEXC’s Maker fee is 0% on both spot and futures, so turning a Taker order into a resting order brings that fee to 0. In the 300,000 USDT a month example above, going all Maker saves 60 USDT. The trade-off is that your order may not fill, so it’s not a good fit when you need to get in or out quickly.
2. Get a rebate with a referral code: it only works on Taker orders and refunds a set percentage of the fees you actually pay; see the calculators for amounts. You can bind a referral code within 30 days of signing up, and it can’t be changed once bound. For how to do it, see the MEXC referral code rebinding guide and can you add a referral code after signing up?
3. Turn on MX Deduction: a flat 20% saving. On 60 USDT of monthly futures fees, that’s 12 USDT saved, but you need to hold MX first, and MX’s price swings count as part of your cost; the rebate is calculated on the discounted amount.
4. Pick the right withdrawal network: for the same USDT withdrawal on 2026-10-11, TRC20 cost 0.5 USDT and BEP20 only 0.01 USDT, a difference of nearly 5 USDT over 10 withdrawals. Before you choose, make sure the recipient supports that network; if you pick the wrong network, you may not get your assets back.
5. VIP: VIP 1 requires 10 million USDT a month, and invited users can’t join anyway, so typical retail traders can skip it.

Also, when you trade small-cap coins on spot, first check whether the pair is 0.05%, 0.08% or 0.2%. On the same 10,000 USDT Taker order, the difference can be as much as 15 USDT, more than MX Deduction saves.

FAQ

What are MEXC’s fees?

For regular users, spot is Maker 0% and Taker 0.05%, and USDT-M futures are Maker 0% and Taker 0.02% (fee page, 2026-10-11). Many small-cap spot pairs charge 0.08% or 0.2% Taker, and there are also zero-fee pairs and contracts; the rates shown on the fee page and trading page are what count.

How are MEXC futures fees calculated?

Position value times the fee rate, regardless of how much margin you put up. With 1,000 USDT of margin at 10x, the position is 10,000 USDT, and opening plus closing as a Taker costs 10,000 × 0.02% × 2 = 4 USDT; with MX Deduction on, it’s 3.2 USDT.

Where can I see my MEXC fees?

On the website, log in and open MEXC’s fee overview to see your account’s fee tier, your spot and futures rates, and the MX Deduction toggle. In the app, tap your avatar on the home screen and go to “Fee settings”. For a specific trading pair, search under “Fee details” in the fee overview; only after logging in do you see the rates for your own account.

How much does it cost to withdraw from MEXC?

It depends on the coin and network; deposits are free. On the fee page on 2026-10-11, USDT withdrawals cost 0.01 USDT on BEP20, 0.5 USDT on TRC20 and 0.094 USDT on ERC20, and BTC on the mainnet cost 0.00002 BTC. Withdrawal fees don’t count toward rebates.

How much does MEXC charge to withdraw USDT?

Checked on 2026-10-12, withdrawing USDT from MEXC costs 0.01 USDT on BEP20, 0.094 USDT on ERC20, 0.5 USDT on TRC20 and 0 on Plasma. The fee is fixed per withdrawal and changes with network conditions, so go by what the page shows before you withdraw; for a comparison of 13 exchanges, see USDT withdrawal fees compared.

Is paying fees with MX worth it?

Fees are a flat 20% off, so futures Taker goes from 0.02% to 0.016%. How much you save depends on how much you pay in fees: with 60 USDT of futures fees a month, you save 12 USDT. Whether it’s worth holding MX for this means weighing MX’s price swings too. The 50% discount for holding 500 MX has been suspended since 2026-02-09.

Can I use a referral rebate and the MX discount together?

Yes, but the rebate is calculated on the discounted fee. MEXC’s rules deduct other fee discounts from net fees, so your real cost is original fee × 0.8 × (1 − rebate rate).

Why is my MEXC rebate lower than expected?

The most common reason is that those trades had no fee to begin with: Maker orders, zero-fee pairs, and futures trades within the new-user zero-fee allowance. API orders and fees covered by bonuses don’t count toward rebates either. For other things to check, see used a referral code but got no rebate.

The situations in which rebates can be cancelled are covered in can rebates be cancelled?; for how the referrer’s commission differs from the invitee’s rebate, see referrer commission vs. invitee rebate. To compare other exchanges, see all exchange referral codes.