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Canada · West Coast · tax checked Oct 7, 2026

Gold price and sales tax in British Columbia.

In British Columbia, jewellery carries 12% (5% GST + 7% PST). Investment bullion carries no GST/HST.

Buying jewellery
12% (5% GST + 7% PST)
Federal GST plus British Columbia's PST.
Buying investment bullion
0% GST
PST is reported exempt. Confirm it.
Selling your gold
No sales tax
A profit can be taxed as a capital gain.

Value your gold in British Columbia

Prices in Canadian dollars. Tax: GST, HST and PST by province.

Are you selling or buying?
1 · Is it gold or silver?
2 · What is stamped on it?

No stamp? Leave 14K.

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Where is the stamp?

On the clasp, inside the band or on the post. 585 means 14K.

StampPure goldWhere you see it
8K / 33333.3%Older European jewellery. Below the 9K minimum for gold in Canada.
9K / 37537.5%UK and Commonwealth jewellery. The lowest karat marked as gold in Canada.
10K / 41741.7%Everyday jewellery.
12K / 50050.0%Older pieces. Often gold filled: check for GF.
14K / 58558.3%Rings and chains. Very common.
15K / 62562.5%Older British jewellery.
16K / 66766.7%Dental gold.
18K / 75075.0%Fine jewellery and European pieces.
19K / 79279.2%Portuguese jewellery.
20K / 83383.3%Some Asian jewellery.
21K / 87587.5%Middle Eastern jewellery.
21.6K / 90090.0%Older US gold coins.
22K / 91691.7%South Asian jewellery, Gold Eagle and Krugerrand coins.
23K / 95895.8%Some Asian jewellery.
24K / 99999.9%Bars, Gold Maple Leaf coins and some Asian jewellery.

GF, GP, HGE or RGP means plated, not solid gold.All stamps and hallmarks

3 · How much does it weigh?

Use a kitchen scale, in grams.

4 · Got an offer? (optional)
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More options : stones, fees

You charge no sales tax when you sell your own items. A profit may be taxed.

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Gold price per gram in British Columbia today

Live, in Canadian dollars. The first figure is the gold alone. The second adds 12% GST + PST, which is what the same gold costs in a piece of jewellery before the jeweller’s own charges.

Gold price per gram in British Columbia, by karat, before and after sales tax
KaratPer gramPer gram with 12% GST + PST
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Tax in British Columbia

Sales tax when you buy gold in British Columbia

Gold jewellery in British Columbia carries 12% (5% GST + 7% PST). On a $1,000.00 ring that is $120.00 of tax, for a total of $1,120.00. The rate is the same in every city and town in British Columbia.

Bars, ingots, wafers and coins of gold or platinum at least 99.5% pure, or silver at least 99.9% pure, carry no GST/HST. This is the federal rule, so it applies in British Columbia too (Canada Revenue Agency, GST/HST Memorandum 17-1). A Gold Maple Leaf coin qualifies. A 14K chain or a 22K coin does not.

British Columbia also charges its own 7% PST. PST is reported not to apply to gold, silver or platinum bullion. Coins sold for more than their face value may be taxed. Confirm with the BC Ministry of Finance. Source.

Tax when you sell gold in British Columbia

You do not charge sales tax when you sell your own jewellery or coins. If you sell for more than you paid, the profit can be a capital gain, and half of a capital gain is added to your income. For jewellery and coins, a sale of $1,000 or less usually leaves nothing to report.How tax on selling works.

Gold prices in British Columbia cities

Tax rates were checked on Oct 7, 2026; see the Canada Revenue Agency for the current ones. The federal GST is 5%. This is general information, not tax advice.

Gold buyers in British Columbia

96 pawn shops, coin shops and gold buyers listed in British Columbia. 15 match an active city licence. Each has a name, a street address and a phone number or an active licence. Updated October 7, 2026. Being listed is not a recommendation: run the six checks before you sell.

Find gold buyers in British Columbia

Type your city or postal code. We open a map search for gold buyers, coin shops and pawn shops there.

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