How much are Coinbase's selling fees? (2026 guide)

Selling crypto on Coinbase costs a maker or taker fee on Advanced Trade, somewhere between 0% and 0.6% depending on your 30-day trading volume^††. There's no separate "sell-only" rate. Coinbase charges the same fee schedule whether you're buying or selling. The basic Coinbase app uses a different, less transparent pricing method that isn't fully documented in our data, so we flag that below instead of guessing.

What is the Coinbase selling fee on Advanced Trade?

On Coinbase Advanced Trade, every sell order gets charged as either a maker fee or a taker fee. Maker fees run from 0% up to 0.4%, tiered by how much you've traded in the past 30 days^†. Taker fees run from 0.05% up to 0.6% on the same tiered schedule^†. The exact rate you pay depends on your volume tier, not on whether you're buying or selling.

Is the Coinbase fee for selling crypto different from buying?

No. Coinbase applies the same maker and taker tiers to both sides of a trade^††. If you place a limit order to sell and it sits on the order book until someone else fills it, you pay the maker rate. If your sell order fills right away against an existing order, you pay the taker rate. So the "coinbase selling fee" and the buying fee come from one fee table, not two.

Maker or taker: which selling fee applies to you?

This is the part most new sellers miss.

• A market sell order fills instantly, and that's almost always a taker fill, costing between 0.05% and 0.6%^†.
• A limit sell order placed above the current price and left to wait is a maker fill. It can cost as little as 0% and as much as 0.4%^†.
• Your exact rate inside those ranges depends on your rolling 30-day trading volume on Coinbase, which resets as your volume changes.

Want the lower end of the range? Place limit orders instead of market orders. Market orders are faster, but they cost more.

Coinbase fees for selling crypto: full table

We can't confirm an exact flat rate for the simple Coinbase app's buy and sell screen. Coinbase blends a spread into that price and doesn't publish one fixed number for it. If that's the product you use, check the fee breakdown on your own trade confirmation screen before you tap sell.

How do you calculate your Coinbase selling fee?

1. Check your 30-day trading volume on Coinbase to find your current fee tier.
2. Decide whether you're using a market order (taker) or a limit order (maker).
3. Multiply your trade size by the fee percentage for that tier.
4. Add any withdrawal fee if you're moving the proceeds off Coinbase.
5. Compare the total against other exchanges using the fee calculator.

Worked example 1 (taker sell): You sell $1,000 of crypto with a market order at the highest taker rate, 0.6%. That's $1,000 x 0.006 = $6.00 in fees^†.

Worked example 2 (maker sell): You sell $1,000 with a limit order at the top maker rate, 0.4%. That's $1,000 x 0.004 = $4.00^†. At the lowest maker tier, 0%, the fee is $0.

Worked example 3 (withdrawal after selling): You withdraw 1,000 USDT in proceeds. The fee is 0.01%, capped at 20 USDT. That's 1,000 x 0.0001 = $0.10, far below the cap^†.

These are fee calculations only. They show cost, not profit.

What mistakes do people make with Coinbase selling fees?

• Assuming the sell fee is a flat number instead of a range tied to a volume tier.
• Using a market order out of habit and paying the taker rate when a limit order would cost less.
• Forgetting the withdrawal fee after the sale, which adds to the total cost of cashing out.
• Mixing up the basic Coinbase app (spread-based pricing) with Advanced Trade (published maker/taker table) and quoting the wrong fee.
• Not rechecking the tier after a quiet trading month, when the fee rate may reset higher.

FAQ

Does selling crypto on Coinbase cost more than buying?

No, Coinbase uses the same maker and taker fee table for both^††. Order type matters more than buy vs. sell.

Is there a fee to sell Bitcoin on Coinbase?

Yes. A Bitcoin sell order on Advanced Trade is charged the same maker (0%–0.4%) or taker (0.05%–0.6%) fee as any other asset^††.

Does Coinbase charge a fee to withdraw after I sell?

It depends on the asset. Internal transfers are free, USDT withdrawals cost 0.01% capped at 20 USDT, and other crypto withdrawals pass through the network fee^†.

Can I lower my Coinbase selling fee?

Trading more volume in a 30-day window moves you down the tier table^††. Using limit orders instead of market orders also shifts you from the taker rate to the cheaper maker rate.

Coinbase was founded in 2012 and is based in the US^††, operating under SEC and FINRA oversight^†. It requires identity verification before you can trade^†.

If you're comparing total cost before you commit, run your numbers through the fee calculator and read our Coinbase review for the full picture. For a side-by-side look, see Binance vs. Coinbase. Our scoring process is explained on the methodology page.

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