{"id":5689,"date":"2020-06-11T14:54:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T13:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/?p=5689"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:09:26","slug":"what-tax-do-you-pay-if-you-sell-on-ebay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxfix.com\/en-uk\/self-employed-tax-returns\/what-tax-do-you-pay-if-you-sell-on-ebay\/","title":{"rendered":"What tax do you pay if you sell on eBay UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For many of us, selling second-hand \u2018treasures\u2019 on eBay is a side gig to our full-time employment. For others, it is your main source of income. The idea of \u2018eBay tax\u2019 isn\u2019t necessarily one of our considerations before we list our clothes, bric-a-brac, furniture, antiques or anything else that we might be selling. But your eBay profits are not always totally free. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> \n\n

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What is eBay tax?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ok, eBay tax isn\u2019t a thing in the eyes of HMRC. But the tax implications of selling on eBay are very much real. The more you sell on eBay, the more it will appear to HMRC that you are doing so to make a profit. And if profits are the goal, this needs to be declared. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Profits are more clear cut when you either make or buy goods specifically to sell on eBay, but you should be mindful of your liability even if you\u2019re selling second-hand tat.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The big question is, once declared, what are the taxes for eBay sellers?<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div> \n\n

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What are the taxes for eBay sellers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The tax that you owe on eBay profits depends on how much profit you make. If you make up to \u00a31,000 a year from your eBay sales – assuming that they don\u2019t account for your full-time income – this is tax-free with the Trading Allowance<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trading Allowance enables you to earn up to \u00a31,000 tax-free self-employment income. It’s not the same as the personal allowance which is the tax-free portion of your full-time earnings. <\/p>\n\n\n

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