Will Vinted or eBay Report Me to HMRC? Free Checker (2026)

Since 1 January 2024, selling platforms like Vinted, eBay and Depop have to send HMRC details of sellers who make 30 or more sales, or receive more than €2,000 (about £1,700), on that platform in a calendar year. Each platform counts separately. Being reported doesn't mean you owe tax - but it does mean HMRC can see your sales. Check where you stand below.

1. Will each platform report you? (this calendar year, 1 Jan - 31 Dec)

PlatformSales so farMoney received £Result
Vinted
eBay
Depop
Other platform

Count every sale, including your own old clothes - platforms report all sales, not just profit.

2. Do you need to tell HMRC? (this tax year, 6 Apr - 5 Apr)

Tell HMRC?
-
Taxable profit
£0
Extra tax to set aside
£0

Selling your own things vs trading

Clearing out your wardrobe isn't a business. If you sell your own unwanted things for less than you paid, there's normally no tax to pay - even if a platform reports you. It's different when you buy things to sell on for a profit: that's trading, and HMRC looks at signs like how often you sell, whether you bought items to resell, whether you repair or improve them, and how you advertise. These are called the "badges of trade".

The £1,000 trading allowance

  • If your trading sales (not profit) are £1,000 or less in a tax year, you don't need to tell HMRC about them.
  • Over £1,000, you must register for Self Assessment - for the 2026/27 tax year, by 5 October 2027.
  • You then either take off your real costs (stock, fees, postage, mileage) or the flat £1,000 allowance - whichever is better. The checker above picks the better one for you.

The government has said it plans to raise the point where you need to file to £3,000 at some point in this parliament, but no start date has been set - for 2026/27 the £1,000 rule still applies. Check GOV.UK for updates.

Keep records either way

Write down what you paid for each item, where it came from, and what it sold for. If HMRC ever asks about a platform report, records showing which sales were your own old things are what settles it.

See your profit on every item - and what each platform will report

Our UK Reseller Profit & Tax Tracker logs your stock and sales, works out profit after fees and postage, keeps your own old things out of your tax figures, checks every platform against the reporting limits, and estimates the tax on top of your job. Excel and Google Sheets.

See the Reseller Tracker

Or buy it direct from my own shop - no marketplace fees, so it costs a little less.

A free planning tool from TaxReadySheets, using 2026/27 rates for England, Wales and NI from GOV.UK: Personal Allowance £12,570, basic rate 20%, Class 4 NI 6% on profit over £12,570. Platform limit converted from €2,000 at roughly 85p per euro - platforms use their own exchange rate. Not included: Scottish tax bands, student loans, Capital Gains Tax on high-value items, or other income. A guide, not tax advice. Nothing you type here is saved or sent anywhere.

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