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Vinted's £6000 tax limit information is confusing...

  • Writer: Alex
    Alex
  • Oct 28, 2025
  • 2 min read

Updated: Nov 3, 2025




We saw this on their website and yes, it's confusing.


Most of the conversation on the web is regarding Income Tax. But the £6000 limit quoted one one of the pages on Vinted's site is regarding Capital Gains Tax, which is very different.


Capital Gains Tax, or CGT, refers to larger value items.


The good news is it will probably never apply to you so it can largely be ignored. And it certainly doesn;t having a relevance to Income Tax, which is the main topic of conversation at the moment.


But just so we've answered it, here's the low down...


The £6,000 “item value” rule

  • This refers to “personal possessions” (chattels).

  • If you sell a single personal item for less than £6,000, you don’t pay CGT on it.

  • If you sell an item for more than £6,000, and it’s not for trading, you could be liable for CGT — but only on the gain (the profit compared to what you paid for it).

Example:

  • You sell your old watch for £4,000 → no CGT.

  • You sell an antique for £8,000 that you bought for £2,000 → taxable gain of £6,000 (subject to CGT).

  • Capital Gains Tax rates ar normally between 10% and 20%



The £3,000 “profit” rule

  • This refers to the tax free element of CGT... and the annual Capital Gains Tax exemption is currently £3,000 for 2024/25.

  • So, it's the total amount of gains you can make from selling assets (shares, watches, antiques, jewellery, etc.) before you owe CGT.

  • So if you sell a £6000 and make £2000 profit, then no CPT to pay.

  • If you sell a £6000 and make £4000 profit, then you have CGT to pay on £1000 (£4000, minus the takes free allowance of £3000).

Again — this has nothing to do with your eBay or Vinted 'trading income''. It’s only for assets or personal valuables, not stock or regular online sales and is referring to CGT.


The golden rule for income tax thresholds is currently £1000 of trading income as designated by HMRC.


Read this post for clarity on your trading income tax thresholds...




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