# What is the fee? - Insufficient BTC at address

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 29, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689 "2017-08-29T10:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidpbrown](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/davidpbrown/32/8_2.png) [@davidpbrown](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/davidpbrown)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689/1 "2017-08-29T10:59:13Z")

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Select Max for a transfer of BTC from an address gives a stupid message “Insufficient BTC at address” without indication of the real fee. Surely it should deduct the fee it needs, instead of risking dust being left on the address?

What is the fee, is it a % and can the wallet not set the amount so amount+fee=balance??

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**Author:** ![jdogresorg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/jdogresorg/32/1349_2.png) [@jdogresorg](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/jdogresorg)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689/2 "2017-09-10T02:10:45Z")

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for answer see

> [@Why counterwallet keep raising transfer fee? Do it again and again never get enought](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/why-counterwallet-keep-raising-transfer-fee-do-it-again-and-again-never-get-enought/3722/2):
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> Same like these, still not fixed. Possible workaround: Set custom fee to e.g. 10 sat/byte according to [https://bitcoinfees.21.co/](https://bitcoinfees.21.co/) (the time must not be inf) [https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/what-is-the-fee-insufficient-btc-at-address/3689)[https://forums.counterparty.io/t/cant-send-funds-out-of-cp/3626](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/cant-send-funds-out-of-cp/3626)[https://forums.counterparty.io/t/each-time-the-fee-increase/3624](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/each-time-the-fee-increase/3624)