Taxed or Not?

Selling online? See if HMRC needs to know.

Free. 60 seconds. For Vinted, eBay, Depop, Etsy and Facebook Marketplace sellers.

  • Your own answer and your dates, not a general article
  • We never ask for your name or National Insurance number
  • Independent. Not HMRC, and not linked to any selling app.

Check yours in 60 seconds

Where do you sell most?

Guidance, not tax advice. Your answer shows on screen.

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.

Not an official HMRC service. HMRC's own checker is free: check if you need to tell HMRC about additional income. Rules checked 27 September 2026 for the 2026 to 2027 tax year.

What the checker tells you

Likely nothing to report

Selling your own old things usually isn't taxed, however many you sell.

Under the £1,000 line

Bought or made things to sell, but £1,000 or less in a tax year? Usually nothing to tell HMRC.

Action needed

Over £1,000? Your plan, with the date to register and the date to pay.

Reply by your letter's date

Had a letter from HMRC? What to do, in order.

Guides

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Every rule is checked against GOV.UK, HMRC's own guidance and manuals, and the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group. Rules checked 27 September 2026. How we check our rules

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