Vinted and HMRC: what the platform reports, what you have to declare
Since 1 January 2024, digital platforms such as Vinted report their most active sellers to HMRC every year. Being reported does not mean owing tax. Here are the thresholds, what the report contains, and how to get the right figures.
Start for free →The thresholds: 30 sales or €2,000 in a calendar year
Vinted automatically contacts any seller who, within the calendar year, has completed 30 sales or more, or sold over €2,000 (about £1,700). Meeting either criterion is enough. GOV.UK states the rule the other way round: your details are not reported if you make fewer than 30 sales of goods in a calendar year and receive less than €2,000 for those sales. Below both thresholds, nothing is reported for the sale of goods.
The UK rules for digital platforms follow the OECD model and started on 1 January 2024: information collected in 2024 was reported to HMRC by 31 January 2025. In the EU the same mechanism is the DAC7 directive, in force since 2023, and HMRC shares your information with your country's tax authority if you live in another country that follows these rules.
What Vinted reports, and when
If you reach a threshold, Vinted asks you, before the end of the year, to complete a pre-filled seller report: confirm the details taken from your account, add your tax identification number (your National Insurance number if you live in the UK; the company registration number for a UK company) and, for a Pro seller, your business details. Vinted then sends the information to the authorities the following year and gives you a copy.
Platforms report yearly, by the following January. The report shows the total you earned on the platform for the calendar year, less any fees deducted, broken down by quarter. Platforms must give you a copy of what they reported, and they may ask for your identity documents to register you. If you do not submit the form, Vinted's EU pages warn that selling and wallet access are suspended until you do.
Reported does not mean taxed: what you have to declare
You sell your own personal items, such as the contents of a loft or a wardrobe: HMRC says you are unlikely to pay tax, and Vinted adds that an individual item is only taxable if it sells for more than £6,000 at a profit, with the capital gains allowance still available. Amounts can appear in a report without being taxable.
You buy or make goods to sell at a profit: you are likely to be trading and will have to pay tax on your profits, above the £1,000 trading allowance. You then need to work out your income for the tax year, 6 April to 5 April, not the calendar year of the report, and tell HMRC about it. Our page on the Vinted tax return explains the difference between sold and received, and the status to adopt is on becoming a Vinted Pro seller.
The figures Fripilot gives you
Fripilot syncs every sale with its Vinted transaction id, price, fees withheld and payout date. You read income received and the number of sales per year, per quarter or per month, cancelled and refunded sales excluded, shop by shop and consolidated, UK and EU markets kept apart in their own currency. Everything exports to Excel from the Starter plan, sale by sale, to compare with Vinted's report or hand to your accountant.
With each item's cost price, Fripilot also gives the real profit: that, not volume, is what tells you whether a reselling activity is a trade. ⚠️ Fripilot counts what it has synced and presents your figures; the official seller report remains Vinted's, and how your situation is treated remains HMRC's or your accountant's call.
Sources: GOV.UK, “Selling goods or services on a digital platform” (updated 22 September 2025); Vinted UK help, “HMRC requirements: what you need to know”, and vinted.co.uk/uk-reporting. Read on 8 November 2026. This page is information, not tax advice.
If I pass 30 sales on Vinted, will I pay tax?
Not automatically. The threshold triggers Vinted's report to HMRC, not tax. Selling your own used items is unlikely to be taxed, whatever the number of sales. Buying or making goods to sell at a profit is trading, which you must tell HMRC about, threshold or not.
What does Vinted ask me for in the HMRC seller report?
Vinted pre-fills the report with the details of your account and asks you to confirm them and add your tax identification number: your National Insurance number if you live in the UK, or the company registration number for a company. A Pro seller adds the business details. Vinted says the data is encrypted and shared only with the tax authority.
What happens if I do not complete the form?
On its EU pages Vinted states that you can no longer sell or access your Vinted wallet until the form is submitted, and that access returns as soon as it is. GOV.UK adds that platforms must collect and check these details, and may ask for identity documents.
Do the thresholds also apply to a Vinted Pro account?
Yes: Vinted contacts everyone who makes at least 30 sales or earns over €2,000 in a calendar year, personal or Pro account. A Pro seller simply adds the business details to the report, and their sales are part of a declared trade anyway.