# Vinted tax UK: do you pay and what HMRC sees Vinted, eBay and Depop report some sellers to HMRC. What the 30 sales or £1,700 rule means, when you owe tax, the £1,000 allowance and Self Assessment dates. As of October 2026, selling your own unwanted items on Vinted does not mean paying tax. Vinted reports sellers to HMRC once they reach 30 sales or about £1,700 in a calendar year. That report does not mean you owe anything. Tax depends on whether you are trading, which means buying things to sell on at a profit. This is general information from gov.uk and HMRC, not personal tax advice. ## What the 30 sales or £1,700 rule is Since 1 January 2024, digital platforms in the UK have had to collect seller details and report them to HMRC. [HMRC's guidance on selling on a digital platform](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/selling-goods-or-services-on-a-digital-platform) defines a digital platform as any software, including apps and websites, that lets you offer goods or services to other users. That covers Vinted, eBay and Depop. The platform collects its data for each calendar year and sends it to HMRC by the following January. HMRC's example: information gathered between 1 January and 31 December 2024 was due by 31 January 2025. Your details are not reported if you do both of these things: - make fewer than 30 sales of goods in a calendar year - receive less than 2,000 euros (about £1,700) for those sales So 30 sales or about £1,700 is the line. Reach either one and the platform reports you. The "30 items" in the search results means 30 sales, not 30 items listed. ## What reporting means and what it does not A platform reporting you to HMRC does not mean you owe tax. HMRC says this twice on the same page: the report "does not automatically mean that you owe tax." The platform has to send you a copy of what it reported. The copy shows your total earnings for the calendar year, less any fees, commission or taxes the platform took, split into quarters. HMRC says the report is there to help you track your earnings. It does not replace your own records or tax calculations. Your tax year is different from the report's year. The report covers 1 January to 31 December. Your tax year runs from 6 April to 5 April. If you ever need to tell HMRC about income, you work it out for the tax year, so the platform figure cannot be copied across. ## What Vinted says Vinted's help centre page [HMRC requirements: what you need to know](https://www.vinted.co.uk/help/1149-dac7-reporting) matches HMRC on the thresholds. Vinted says it contacts you by the end of the year if you reach 30 sales or about £1,700. It then asks you to complete a short seller report. Vinted also says selling personal items on Vinted is "generally not taxed", and that completing the report does not mean you have to pay tax. It tells sellers who are still unsure to speak to a tax advisor. Vinted's page is its own summary. HMRC's pages are the rules. ## Selling your own items versus trading Selling things you own for your own use is not trading. HMRC's guidance on [income from online platforms](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-need-to-tell-hmrc-about-your-income-from-online-platforms) lists clothing, ornaments, kitchen equipment, jewellery, computers and phones as personal possessions. It says you probably do not pay Income Tax on them. One example is a person clearing an attic: HMRC says it is unlikely that they need to tell it about the income or pay any tax, no matter how many items they sell. The one exception is size. If a single personal possession sells for more than £6,000, you may need to pay Capital Gains Tax. The same £6,000 figure applies to a set of items, such as matching ornaments. Buying goods in order to sell them for more is different. HMRC says you are probably trading if you sell goods you "bought intending to sell for a profit" or made yourself, including hobby items. Its example describes someone who starts buying from car boot sales and charity shops to resell online, and who does this regularly. HMRC says that person may need to tell it about the income. The number of sales is not the test. HMRC looks at why you bought the goods. Items bought to resell point to trading. Items from your own wardrobe do not. Our guide to [paying tax on reselling in the UK](/blog/do-you-pay-tax-on-reselling-uk) covers the trading test and the badges of trade in more detail. ## The £1,000 trading allowance The trading allowance gives you up to £1,000 of tax-free trading income a year. [HMRC's guidance on tax-free allowances](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tax-free-allowances-on-property-and-trading-income) says this is gross income, which means the total before any allowances or expenses come off. If your gross trading income for the tax year is £1,000 or less, you may not have to tell HMRC. If it is more than £1,000, you register for Self Assessment. You then choose between two routes: - deduct the £1,000 allowance and claim no expenses - claim your real expenses instead HMRC notes that if your expenses are more than your income, claiming expenses may be better than using the allowance. HMRC also says your trading income is added together across everything you trade, so the figure covers Vinted, eBay and Depop combined. ## When to register for Self Assessment If your gross income for a tax year is more than £1,000, you must register for Self Assessment by 5 October in the following tax year. The tax year that ended on 5 April 2026 has a registration date of 5 October 2026. If you pass £1,000 in the 2026 to 2027 tax year, the date is 5 October 2027. The payment date is separate. [HMRC's Self Assessment deadlines page](https://www.gov.uk/self-assessment-tax-returns/deadlines) says you pay what you owe by 11:59pm on 31 January after the tax year ends. An online return is due on the same date. For the tax year that ended on 5 April 2026, that date is 31 January 2027. Keep your records. Your sales history, purchase receipts, postage costs and fee statements are what you use to work out the figures. Platform reports do not replace them. ## Common questions ### Do I have to pay tax on Vinted sales? Not if you are selling your own unwanted items. HMRC says you probably do not pay Income Tax on personal possessions. You pay tax if you are trading, for example by buying items to sell at a profit, and your gross trading income is over £1,000 in the tax year. ### What happens if I sell more than 30 items on Vinted? Vinted reports your details and your earnings to HMRC, and sends you a copy. You do not owe tax because of the report. The report only means the platform has met its legal duty to share the data. ### Does the 30 sales or £1,700 rule apply to eBay and Depop? Yes. The rule applies to any digital platform that lets you sell goods, and the same two thresholds apply to each one. HMRC does not name individual platforms in its guidance, so check each platform's own help pages for how it asks for your details. ### Should I stay under 30 sales on purpose? No. Staying under the reporting line does not change whether you are trading. HMRC's trading rules apply to your activity, whatever any platform reports. If you buy to resell, the £1,000 allowance and the registration date apply to you. ### Where can I check my own case? HMRC has an online tool for this, linked from its [income from online platforms](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-need-to-tell-hmrc-about-your-income-from-online-platforms) page. It says the information you enter is not stored or used by HMRC. For a personal answer, contact HMRC or an accountant. ## Where this fits If you only clear out your own wardrobe, the position is simple and the reporting rules change little for you. If you buy stock to resell, the tax and the platform costs both belong in your sums. [Vinted fees for sellers](/blog/vinted-fees-for-sellers) shows what the platform takes, [Vinted reselling in the UK](/blog/vinted-reselling-uk) covers how resellers use the site, and [eBay vs Vinted vs Depop](/blog/ebay-vs-vinted-vs-depop-uk) compares the three. If you are weighing a business structure, see [sole trader or limited company](/blog/sole-trader-vs-limited-company-reselling). Paragn Network sends UK restock and drop alerts for products like these.