USDT on Arbitrum One: fee right now
Sending USDT on Arbitrum One costs $0.0079 (0.000003 ETH) on-chain right now and takes about 1 s to confirm. The cheapest exchange withdrawal we can read is Binance at $0.100 (0.1 USDT), so leaving an exchange and sending on again costs about $0.108 in total. Among 8 USDT rails with a reading, Arbitrum One ranks 4 of 8 by total cost.
Read 28 Sept, 02:48 UTC; on-chain figures cached 90 s, exchange figures 10 min. Every number below names its source.
Exchange withdrawal fees
3 of 5 readable| Exchange | Fee (USD) | Fee (USDT) | Minimum | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | $0.100cheapest | 0.1 USDT | 3 USDT | enabled · ~1 min |
| KuCoin | $1.00 | 1 USDT | 5 USDT | enabled · 1900 conf |
| HTX | $0.100 | 0.1 USDT | 1 USDT | paused · 64 conf |
| Bybit | unavailable: unavailable (Request parameter error: apiKey is missing) | |||
| OKX | unavailable: requires exchange login; not shown | |||
Basis: the flat fee each exchange charges to withdraw USDT on Arbitrum One, in USDT, converted at $1.00; read 28 Sept, 02:45 UTC. Paused means the exchange has the rail switched off right now. Full matrix on the exchange fees page.
On-chain fee, last 24 hours
$0.0079
0.000003 ETH · ~1 s
Basis: USDT transfer ≈ 150,000 gas × current gas price, from Arbitrum public RPC eth_gasPrice (L1 share approximated). The 24h figures are this desk's own log of the same USD fee, sampled at most every 5 minutes; with fewer than two readings the chart says so. JSON at /api/fees/history?network=arbitrum.
How to send USDT on Arbitrum One
- Ask the receiver for a USDT address on Arbitrum One and check the network name on their deposit page matches. USDT on another network is a different token and a deposit on the wrong one is usually lost.
- On the exchange choose USDT, then network Arbitrum One; the form shows the fee and minimum. Right now the enabled rails are Binance ($0.100) and KuCoin ($1.00).
- Keep a little ETH on the sending address: USDT transfers on Arbitrum One are paid for in ETH, not USDT.
- Paste the address into the address check to confirm it belongs to Arbitrum One before confirming; then use the route planner if you want every rail ranked for your amount.
USDT on other networks
| Network | Chain fee | Cheapest withdrawal | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | $0.0021 | $0.010 · Binance | $0.012exchange + chain |
| Optimism | not tracked | $0.040 · Binance | $0.040exchange only |
| Polygon PoS | $0.0018 | $0.070 · Binance | $0.072exchange + chain |
| TON | not tracked | $0.300 · Binance | $0.300exchange only |
| Solana | $0.0006 | $0.300 · Binance | $0.301exchange + chain |
| Ethereum (ERC-20) | $0.457 | $0.300 · Binance | $0.757exchange + chain |
| Tron (TRC-20) | $2.28 | $0.500 · HTX | $2.78exchange + chain |
Basis: cheapest total first; total is the cheapest enabled exchange withdrawal plus the on-chain fee where both are known, otherwise whichever one is. Ranking for every network on the USDT hub.
Questions
- Why does the USDT fee on Arbitrum One change?
- The on-chain figure is a USDT transfer ≈ 150,000 gas × current gas price, read from Arbitrum public RPC eth_gasPrice (L1 share approximated). It moves for two reasons: the network's fee market (gas, energy or priority price) rises and falls with demand, and the USD figure follows the ETH price ($2,649 when this page was built). We re-read both every 90 seconds and never fill a gap with an old number.
- What is the minimum USDT withdrawal on Arbitrum One?
- Right now: Binance 3 USDT, HTX 1 USDT and KuCoin 5 USDT. Below the minimum the exchange refuses the withdrawal; at or just above it the flat fee is a large share of what arrives ($0.100 of a 3 USDT withdrawal at Binance).
- Which is cheaper for USDT, TRC20 or ERC20?
- On-chain, right now: Tron (TRC-20) $2.28 against Ethereum (ERC-20) $0.457, so ERC20 is cheaper at the moment, which is unusual. The cheapest exchange withdrawal is $0.500 on TRC20 (HTX) and $0.300 on ERC20 (Binance). Both are Tether-issued USDT; they are not interchangeable, so match the network on both sides.
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