By province

Etsy GST/HST in Nova Scotia

Orders shipped to buyers in Nova Scotia carry 14% HST: 5% federal plus 9% provincial. Here's what that means for your Etsy shop.

GST/HST rate: 14%
Tax: HST
Separate provincial tax: None

Find the HST in a sale

Sale amount including tax

Shipped to

HST at 14%: $14.00
Before tax: $100.00

How this was worked out: $114.00 × 14 ÷ 114 = $14.00, rounded to the nearest cent. That's the tax formula amount × rate ÷ (1 + rate). Don't just take 14% of the total: that overstates the tax.

Price with HST for a buyer in Nova Scotia

Your price before tax

Price including GST/HST by province
Shipped to	Rate	GST/HST	Buyer pays
Nova Scotia14% HST	14%	$3.50	$28.50

How this was worked out: $25.00 × 14% = $3.50 of tax, rounded to the nearest cent. $25.00 + $3.50 = $28.50.

If your shop is in Nova Scotia

The rate you charge depends on where each order ships, not where you live. Orders to buyers in Nova Scotia use 14%. Orders to other provinces use their rates, and orders shipped outside Canada are generally zero-rated.

If you sell to buyers in Nova Scotia

Any order you mail or courier to an address in Nova Scotia uses the Nova Scotia rate, wherever your shop is. HST is a single tax made up of the 5% GST and a 9% provincial part. You report it on one return to the CRA.

Nova Scotia's HST dropped from 15% to 14% on April 1, 2025. If you're working on a period that started before then, orders where the tax became payable or was paid before April 1, 2025 generally use 15%.

Registered or not

Not registered: Etsy adds GST/HST at checkout for buyers in Nova Scotia and sends it to the CRA, so you don't build it into your price.

Registered, with your number on Etsy: Etsy doesn't add GST/HST. Your listing price includes it, and you remit the HST backed out of each sale. See the registration checker if you're not sure which applies.

Have your Etsy exports?

The full GST/HST report is coming soon: upload your Etsy order and payment CSVs and get every province total, the tax to remit, and the GST/HST on Etsy's fees. All in your browser.