Yes you're correct, I forgot to add the fixed fee, however, China Merchants Bank only charges 0.5% fee (min. charge RMB 10, no other add on fixed fee), so for a $500 withdrawal, assuming $3 ATM operator fee, the net costs will be $5.5, or 1.1%. For larger withdrawal, use Bank of China as it only charges a flat fee of 15 RMB/transaction. Here is the fee schedule from
Unionpay Canadian website:
Cash Withdrawal Fee from Overseas ATM with Unionpay Debit Cards
Bank of China
RMB 15 per transaction
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
1% of the withdrawal amount + RMB 12 per transaction; the minimum is RMB 13 and the maximum RMB 62.
Agriculture Bank of China
1% of the withdrawal amount +RMB 12 per transaction
China Construction Bank
1% of the withdrawal amount + RMB 12 per transaction
Bank of Communications
1% of the withdrawal amount + RMB 12 per transaction; the minimum is RMB 15.
China Merchants Bank
0.5% of the withdrawal amount per transaction; the minimum is RMB 10.
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
RMB 18 per transaction
Hua Xia Bank
First transaction each day is free; then: RMB 12 per transaction
China Everbright Bank
RMB 15 per transaction
China Citic Bank
RMB 15 per transaction
Postal Savings Bank of China
0.5% of the withdrawal amount + RMB 12 per transaction; the minimum is RMB 14 and the maximum RMB 62.
Shenzhen Development Bank
RMB 10 per transaction
Guangdong Development Bank
RMB 15 per transaction
China Industrial Bank
RMB 16 per transaction
China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.
RMB 15 per transaction
Originally Posted by
jamar
Uh, most banks actually charge 12-15RMB and 1% on top of that. In Canada I once got dinged on the order of 40-ish RMB for a $500 withdrawal (and the ATM operator fee was only $1.50, so that wasn't it). Smaller banks, like Wing Hang Bank, don't charge anything (Citi doesn't either, but the 50k minimum is a bit off-putting). Of course, this doesn't include the ATM operator fee.