How much can you sell on Vinted before paying tax?
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How much can you earn on Vinted before paying tax?
Your own old things: usually no limit. Things you buy or make to sell: £1,000 a tax year, counted before costs. That £1,000 is shared across all your side hustles. Over it, you usually need to tell HMRC by registering for Self Assessment. One item or set of your own that sells for over £6,000 may need a Capital Gains Tax check.
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Selling your own old things
Selling personal possessions, things you owned for your own use, usually isn't trading. So there's usually no Income Tax to pay, however many things you sell.
Since 1 January 2024, selling apps must send HMRC details of sellers who make 30 or more sales of goods, or receive about £1,700 (€2,000) or more after the app's fees, on that app in a calendar year. It's a report, not a tax bill, and the app must send you a copy.
Read more: Why Vinted asks for your National Insurance number
One of your own things sold for over £6,000
Selling your own things usually isn't trading, but one item or set over £6,000 can bring in Capital Gains Tax.
You only need to report it if your total gains for the year are over £3,000, your total sales of assets are over £50,000, or you want to claim a loss.
Bought or made to sell, £1,000 or less
The first £1,000 of trading income each tax year is tax-free. If your total is £1,000 or less, you usually don't need to tell HMRC.
Two things people often get wrong: the £1,000 is what buyers paid you before costs, not your profit, and it's one allowance across all your side hustles, not one per app.
Read more: The £1,000 trading allowance explained
Bought or made to sell, over £1,000
Buying or making things to sell counts as trading, and over the £1,000 allowance you usually need to tell HMRC you're self-employed and file a tax return. If you already send tax returns for something else, you still need to tell HMRC you've started selling.
Tax is only on your profit, not everything buyers paid.
If your tax bill is £1,000 or more, HMRC usually also asks for two advance payments towards next year, each half this year's bill. The first is due on 31 January with your tax, the second by 31 July. This doesn't apply if more than 80% of your tax is already taken from your pay. Put money aside for it.
Read more: When you need to register as self-employed · Tax on a side hustle when you also have a job
You've had a letter from HMRC
A letter means HMRC has data on your sales. It doesn't by itself mean you owe tax.
- Check it's really from HMRC before you do anything, using HMRC's list of genuine contacts.
- Reply by the date on the letter. HMRC's online-selling letters have asked for a reply within 30 days.
- You don't have to sign the 'certificate of tax position' that may come with the letter. Never sign it, or any declaration, unless you're sure every part is true.
Read more: What to do about an HMRC nudge letter
The numbers at a glance
| Trading allowance | £1,000 a tax year, counted before costs, across all your side hustles |
|---|---|
| When apps report you to HMRC | 30 or more sales of goods, or about £1,700 (€2,000) after fees, per app, per calendar year. A report isn't a tax bill |
| Your own things | Usually no tax. One item or set over £6,000 may need a Capital Gains Tax check |
| Register by | 5 October after the tax year you went over £1,000 |
| File and pay by | 31 January after that |
| Payments on account | If your tax bill is £1,000 or more: usually two advance payments towards next year, each half the bill, on 31 January and 31 July. Not if more than 80% of your tax is taken from your pay |
| The £3,000 change | Announced, not live. The government says within this Parliament, so by 2029 at the latest |
Full details: what Vinted reports to HMRC
Your own things vs things you bought to sell
The single biggest question isn't how much you sell. It's why you had the things in the first place.
If you're clearing out clothes, toys or furniture that you or your family used, you're selling personal possessions. That usually isn't trading, so there's usually no Income Tax to pay, however many things you sell. The one exception is a single item, or a set sold together, that goes for more than £6,000: that may need a Capital Gains Tax check.
If you buy things to sell on for more (from car boots, charity shops, wholesale or online), or you make things to sell, HMRC is likely to see that as trading. That's when the £1,000 allowance matters.
Not sure? Am I trading or just selling my stuff?
The £1,000 trading allowance: what counts
The first £1,000 of trading income each tax year (6 April to 5 April) is tax-free. If your total is £1,000 or less, you usually don't need to tell HMRC.
Three details trip people up:
- It's counted before costs. The £1,000 is what buyers paid you, not your profit.
- It's one allowance across everything. Vinted, eBay and a bit of dog walking all share the same £1,000. You don't get one per app.
- Your own old things don't count towards it. Only things you bought or made to sell.
When the app reports your sales
Since 1 January 2024, selling apps must send HMRC details of sellers who make 30 or more sales of goods, or receive about £1,700 (€2,000) or more after fees, on that app in a calendar year. That's why many people have been asked for their National Insurance number.
A report isn't a tax bill. It tells HMRC what you sold, not whether you owe anything. The app must also send you a copy.
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Over £1,000: what happens next
If you're trading and went over £1,000 in a tax year, you usually need to:
- Register for Self Assessment by 5 October after that tax year ends.
- Keep records of your sales and costs.
- File a tax return and pay by 31 January after that.
Tax is only on your profit, and you take off either the £1,000 allowance or your actual costs, whichever is bigger. If you also have a job, your profit is usually taxed at the same rate as the top slice of your pay. If your bill comes to £1,000 or more, HMRC usually also asks for advance payments towards next year.
Missed a date? It's often less bad than people fear, especially if you tell HMRC before they contact you. The checker gives you your own dates.
Four things people get wrong
How many items can you sell on Vinted before tax?
There's no item limit. 30 sales is when Vinted reports you to HMRC, not when you owe tax.
- "The £1,000 is profit." It's counted before costs.
- "The limit is £3,000 now." Not yet. A simpler way to report £1,000 to £3,000 has been announced, and the government says it will come in within this Parliament, so by 2029 at the latest. For now, over £1,000 means telling HMRC. No change to the £1,000 allowance itself has been announced.
- "£6,000 in total is tax-free." The £6,000 rule is per item or set, not your total, and it's about your own possessions, not trading.
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