Selling Online
Selling online tax checker — Vinted, eBay, Etsy and Depop.
Income Tax due?
No
Selling your own unwanted things is not trading — there is no Income Tax to pay, even if the platform reports you.
- Platform reports you
- Yes
- Register for Self Assessment
- No
- Taxable profit
- £0
Sales this year against the reporting trigger
Sales value against the reporting trigger
Rates and rules from Tax-free allowances on property and trading income (HM Revenue & Customs) and Capital Gains Tax (HM Revenue & Customs).
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Will Vinted tell HMRC about me?
Since January 2024 UK platforms must send HMRC details of sellers who make 30 or more sales, or receive about £1,700 or more, in a calendar year. The first reports covered 2024 and were sent in January 2025.
Do I pay tax on clothes I sell on Vinted?
Not if they are your own used clothes sold for less than you paid. That is not trading and there is no Income Tax, even if the platform reports you.
When does selling become trading?
When you buy things to resell for profit, make things to sell, or sell regularly in a way that looks like a business. HMRC looks at factors such as frequency, intention and whether goods were bought to resell.
What about expensive items?
Selling a single personal item for more than £6,000 — a watch, jewellery or artwork — can create a Capital Gains Tax liability, though many such items sell at a loss.
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