How to Remove Tax Included on Shopify (2026 Guide)

Shopify shows “tax included” when your store is set to include tax in prices. To remove it, review the tax settings under Settings, then Taxes and duties, and the tax settings for each market under Markets. To change only the wording, edit the text in your theme.

Last updated October 9, 2026. Shopify steps below follow the Shopify Help Center pages read on October 9, 2026. BSS B2B Solutions makes BSS B2B Solution, which appears in the B2B section. For the full wholesale tax picture, see the tax compliance hub.

Key takeaways

The words “tax included” come from your theme and appear when prices include tax. Shopify’s free Dawn theme, for example, uses “Taxes included.” on product pages (Dawn locale file).
By default Shopify shows prices without sales tax and VAT, and adds tax at checkout. Shopify’s example: a $100 product at a 15% rate becomes $115 at checkout (Shopify: tax collection and displayed prices).
Tax inclusion is set for each market you sell to, so a store can show tax-included prices in one country and tax-excluded prices in another.
These settings change how prices are displayed. Shopify says the way tax is calculated and charged is not changed.
For business buyers who should see prices without VAT, an app can show both prices or a switch without changing the store-wide setting.

Why does my Shopify store say “tax included”?

Two things combine. Your tax settings include tax in the displayed price, and your theme prints a note to say so. Shopify’s Dawn theme prints “Taxes included.” under the price on product pages. In the cart it prints “Taxes included. Discounts and shipping calculated at checkout.” Other themes word this differently.

If the note is in your store, tax-inclusive pricing is on for the market the visitor is in. If you see it only in some countries, that is because Shopify sets tax inclusion for each market. Shopify’s example is a UK customer who sees prices with local VAT included, while a US customer usually sees tax added at checkout (Shopify: include taxes in product prices).

Should you remove it?

Removing the note while prices still include tax would mislead shoppers. Removing tax from the displayed price changes the amount a shopper expects to pay at the product page. Check the rules for each country you sell to before you change anything.

Setting	Price shown on the product page	Total at checkout	Tax inside the total
Prices exclude tax (Shopify default)	20.00	24.00	4.00, added at checkout
Prices include tax	20.00	20.00	3.33, already inside the price

Tax-included and tax-excluded prices compared (Example: 20% tax, one product listed at 20.00)

The figures are an illustration: with 20% tax, 20.00 including tax contains 3.33 of tax, and 20.00 excluding tax becomes 24.00.

How to stop including tax in your prices

In your Shopify admin, go to Settings, then Taxes and duties.
Find the option Include sales tax in product price and shipping rate. This is the option Shopify tells you to select to include tax.
To manage tax display for a single market, open Markets, click the market, and review its Taxes and duties settings.
Open your store in a private browser window, add a product to the cart and compare the product page, the cart and the checkout total.

Shopify’s help page for this option only describes how to turn it on and says tax inclusion is set for each market (Shopify: include taxes in product prices). If your admin shows the option under a market, change it there. Shopify notes that tax overrides for products or collections can change your margins.

How to remove only the “tax included” wording

If prices must keep including tax but the note looks wrong or repeats on the page, edit the theme text instead. The wording is a translatable string in the theme, such as products.product.taxes_included in Dawn. Open your theme’s language or default content editor, search for “tax”, change the text and save. The exact menu name depends on your admin version and theme.

Do this on a duplicate theme first. Removing the note is a design choice only: the price still includes tax.

Showing prices without tax to business buyers

A store that sells to both consumers and businesses often needs different price displays. Consumers in some countries expect tax-inclusive prices, while a VAT-registered business buyer wants the net price. Changing the store-wide setting affects everyone, so a B2B app is the usual answer.

BSS B2B Solution

Show prices with and without tax to the right customers

Tax Display shows tax-inclusive prices, tax-exclusive prices, both, or an Inc. VAT and Exc. VAT switch, per customer tag or customer type. It is available on the Advanced and Platinum plans.

Install BSS B2B Solution See pricing

BSS B2B Solution has two separate tax tools, and they do different jobs (Tax Display guide):

Tax Display changes how prices are shown. Display modes are both prices, including tax only, excluding tax only, and a toggle. You choose which customers and products a rule covers, and whether it applies to product pages, collections, the cart or all pages. It does not remove tax at checkout.
Tax Exempt handles the order. A buyer enters a tax ID on the cart page, and the app creates a tax-exempt draft order. It is available on the Advanced and Platinum plans (Tax Exempt guide).

Collection grid showing each price excluding and including VAT — Tax Display in BSS B2B Solution: each price is shown both excluding and including VAT.

Two limits from the app’s code: Tax Display does not read Shopify’s own tax overrides, so you recreate them in the app, and there are no variant-level rate overrides. Tax Display is display only, so Shopify checkout still calculates tax from your Shopify tax settings.

Cart page with an EU VAT ID box above the Checkout button — Tax Exempt in BSS B2B Solution: a buyer enters an EU VAT ID in the cart, above the Checkout button.

More on this topic: show prices excluding VAT for B2B customers, tax ID validation, US resale certificates and tax-exempt customers and EU tax-exempt setup.

Why does “tax included” still show after I changed the setting?

What you see	Likely cause	What to check
The note still appears on product pages	The market the visitor is in still includes tax	Check the tax setting for that market, then test from that country
The note is gone but the checkout total is higher	Prices now exclude tax, so tax is added at checkout	Expected. Tell shoppers tax is added at checkout
The note appears in the cart only	The cart text comes from a separate theme string	Search the theme text for the cart wording
Business buyers still see tax-inclusive prices	The store-wide setting applies to everyone	Use a customer-based display rule from an app
A tax app changes the totals	A third-party tax app overrides the displayed result	Turn the app off on a duplicate store and compare

Frequently asked questions

Will tax at checkout change if I remove the “tax included” text?

Removing only the wording does not change tax. Changing the tax-inclusive setting changes whether the product page price includes tax. Shopify says these settings change the display, not how tax is calculated and charged.

Can I show prices with tax in one country and without tax in another?

Yes. Shopify sets tax inclusion for each market, so you can include tax for one market and leave it out for another.

What is the default on Shopify?

Shopify displays product prices without sales tax and VAT by default and adds tax at checkout. Tax-inclusive pricing is an option you turn on.

Can I show business customers prices without VAT only?

Not with the store-wide setting alone, because it applies to every visitor in a market. BSS B2B Solution Tax Display can show excluding-tax prices to specific customers or customers with a tag, on the Advanced and Platinum plans.

Does BSS B2B Solution change the tax charged at checkout?

Tax Display does not. It only changes the price shown. Tax Exempt creates a tax-exempt draft order when a buyer enters a valid tax ID on the cart page.