VPT Vape Tax Setup (BC / Saskatchewan Retailers)

Overview

For all British Columbia + Saskatchewan cannabis retail stores, the 20% Vapour Product Tax (VPT) applies to specific vapour products:

• Vaping devices, including 510 thread batteries/vape pens and pod systems
• Cartridges, parts and accessories for these devices
• Vaping substances
  • E-juice (for use with pens, mods; may contain nicotine, or cannabis, or may

    contain no active ingredients)

  • Pods (for use with pod systems)

***ACTION REQUIRED*** Accessories subject to VPT need to be identified in Buddi.

Since the VPT applies to some products and not others (such as dry herb vaporizers), it is important that you select the correct Product Category for the accessory in Buddi.

This is found in the Admin Portal > Accessory Products page. Type in keywords such as '510' or 'battery' in the search field to bring up a list of products that are applicable (provided that the product listing has been named accordingly).

The correct Product Category for accessories subject to VPT is Accessory Vape: Concentrate.

***ACTION REQUIRED*** The process outlined above needs to be done each time a new VPT product gets added to your POS/Buddi.

Additional Resources:

• Attached doc: BC's Provincial Sales Tax (PST) Notice, Goods and Services Tax (GST)
• SLGA's website: Vapour Products Tax
• Article: VPT Vape Tax Setup (Cova users)