Last checked: 2026-09-27
US fee posts often tape a $9 digital product at Paddle’s headline checkout rate. Paddle’s own pricing page, fetched 27 September 2026, does not confirm that rate on a product under $10. This page names that pricing page and Paddle’s “Which countries does Paddle charge sales tax or VAT for?” help article, last updated 1 August 2025 and fetched 27 September 2026. It does not reprint the headline rate, the per-checkout amount, or the provincial percentages. It is not tax, legal, or accounting advice. Recheck paddle.com/pricing and paddle.com/help/sell/tax/which-countries-does-paddle-charge-sales-tax-or-vat-for before you open an account.
Paddle’s pricing page lists a published all-inclusive rate per Checkout transaction. The same page also has a custom-pricing heading. A footnote on that page says that if you are selling products under $10 or require invoicing, contact Paddle for custom pricing. The FAQ “Do you charge a different fee for lower order values?” answers: if you are selling product with under $10 value you can contact Paddle for bespoke pricing. This guide does not invent a take-home on that unpublished rate. A US blog’s $9 tape that uses only the headline rate is not a confirmed published rate.
Paddle’s tax help article lists Canada by province for the “Standard Digital Goods” tax category. The provincial rows name GST, HST, PST, and QST as Merchant of Record on the buyer’s purchase. Those rows do not make the under-$10 custom-pricing rule go away, and they do not answer the CRA small-supplier tests for whether a Canadian seller must register. This page does not copy the provincial rates. Recheck the CRA page “When to register for and start charging the GST/HST” (fetched 27 September 2026).
KeepCAD 2026 maps Paddle’s under-$10 custom-pricing gate against Gumroad, Payhip, Polar, Lemon Squeezy, and Stripe Payment Links. It refuses to invent a Paddle take-home under $10. The sales page keeps one Discover versus Stripe teaser. The rest of the tape is in the zip.
Sources: paddle.com/pricing and paddle.com/help/sell/tax/which-countries-does-paddle-charge-sales-tax-or-vat-for (fetched 27 September 2026). Recheck them. Not tax advice.