# Protocol Fees

## Fee Structure

There is a 20% total fee on all USH/vdUSH rewards generated through gUSHer.

*\*Other third-party tokens allocations may follow different fee structures to allow flexibility in structuring partnerships and maintaining the DAO.*

## Fee Distribution Breakdown

|                                                 |                           |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| 12% to `gushyUSH` Stakers                       | Distributed as `gushyUSH` |
| 5% to `GUSH/esGUSH` Stakers (includes `vdGUSH`) | Distributed as `gushyUSH` |
| 2.5% to gUSHer Treasury                         | Distributed as `gushyUSH` |
| 0.5% to Harvest Caller                          | Distributed as `USH`      |

## Fee Range

Fees can be adjusted by governance vote within the following ranges:

<table><thead><tr><th width="440"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>0-20% to <code>gushyUSH</code> Stakers</td></tr><tr><td>0-20% to <code>GUSH/esGUSH</code> Stakers (includes <code>vdGUSH</code>)</td></tr><tr><td>0-10% to gUSHer Treasury</td></tr><tr><td>0-1% to Harvest Caller</td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Note:** There is a hard-coded absolute *total* fee ceiling of 25%.
{% endhint %}


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