Do you pay tax on Vinted?

Short answer: most people don't. If you're clearing out your own wardrobe you owe nothing — tax only comes in if you're running it as a business. Here's exactly where the line is.

Vinted sharing data with HMRC made a lot of sellers nervous, but the rules themselves haven't changed. What matters is one thing: are you trading, or just selling your own stuff?

First: are you actually trading?

This is the question that decides everything. Selling your own unwanted things — clearing your wardrobe, loft or garage — isn't taxable, no matter how much it adds up to. You're only taxed if you're trading: buying things to sell on for a profit, or making things to sell.

• Not trading (no tax): clearing out clothes, shoes and accessories you no longer wear.
• Trading (taxable if over £1,000): buying to resell (for example buying clothes to flip for a profit, or making clothes to sell).

One exception for personal items: selling a single possession for more than £6,000 — a piece of jewellery or a collectable, say — can bring in Capital Gains Tax. Everyday second-hand items are well below that.

If you're trading, how much tax will you pay?

You're taxed on your profit — what you sell for, minus your costs — not on your total sales. Most online sellers run their shop alongside a job, so here's that case:

A worked example. Say you flip clothes for a £3,000 profit over the year, alongside your main job. Because your job already uses your £12,570 personal allowance, the whole £3,000 is taxed at 20% = £600. There's no Class 4 National Insurance, as your self-employed profit is under £12,570.

Realistically, most Vinted sellers never get near this — you're only in the frame once you're buying or making clothes to sell on, not clearing out your own wardrobe.

If selling online is your only income, the first £12,570 is tax-free, then it's 20% tax and 6% Class 4 National Insurance on profit above that. Our how-much-tax guide has the full breakdown.

If you are trading: costs you can claim

• The cost of your stock — what you paid for items you bought to resell.
• Vinted's fees and any payment-processing charges.
• Postage and packaging — envelopes, labels, tape.
• A share of home used to store stock and pack orders.
• Equipment and phone used for the business.

How to file, step by step

• 1. Register with HMRC for Self Assessment by 5 October after the tax year you started. You'll get a UTR (Unique Taxpayer Reference). Here's how →
• 2. Keep records through the year — what you earned, and receipts for what you spent.
• 3. File your return online by 31 January (or on paper by 31 October). The dates that matter →
• 4. Pay what you owe by 31 January.

Common questions

Do I have to pay tax on Vinted? Only if you're trading — buying to resell or making things to sell — and your trading income tops £1,000 a year. Selling your own unwanted clothes isn't taxable, however much it comes to.

Vinted is sharing my data with HMRC — do I owe tax? Not automatically. From 2024 platforms report sellers with 30 or more sales, or around £1,700 a year, but that's just data-sharing. Whether you owe tax depends on whether you're trading and over the £1,000 allowance.

What can I claim if I sell on Vinted as a business? If you're trading: the cost of stock you bought to resell, Vinted's fees, postage and packaging, and a share of home and equipment used for the business.

This guide is general information, not personal tax advice. Whether you owe anything depends on your circumstances — chiefly whether you're trading. Figures are for the 2026/27 tax year and can change — always confirm your position on GOV.UK or ask us to check.