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# Fees

Hinkal charges a privacy fee on most operations, taken as a percentage of the transaction amount and expressed in basis points (1 bps = 0.01%, so 25 bps = 0.25%). Network gas is separate and paid as usual.

**Supported networks**:

* Ethereum
* Polygon
* Solana
* Base
* TRON
* Arbitrum
* Tempo
* BNB Chain
* Robinhood
* Arc
* Arc Testnet
* [External networks](/hinkal/ecosystem/external-chains-support.md) as destination (for public transfers)

#### **Structure**

| Operation                                        | Fee      |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
| Public → Public send                             | 25 bps   |
| Public → Public send bridge (cross-chain send)   | 25 bps   |
| Public → Private send / Shield                   | **Free** |
| Private → Private send                           | 25 bps   |
| Private → Private send bridge (cross-chain send) | 25 bps   |
| Private → Public send / Unshield                 | 25 bps   |
| Claimable Funds                                  | 25 bps   |
| Stuck Balance Recovery                           | **Free** |

***Depositing funds into a private balance is free - the fee applies when funds move.***