Over the Line · free checker

Am I over the HMRC line?

Free checker for UK sellers on Vinted, eBay, Depop and Etsy. There are two lines, measured over two different years. Type your numbers and see where you stand against each, with the gov.uk page every figure comes from. Nothing you type leaves this page.

Line 1 — will the platform report me to HMRC?

Counted per platform, per calendar year: . Being reported is not a tax bill. Platform Each platform counts separately. Sales of goods on this platform since 1 January Number of items sold, not listed. Total received on this platform since 1 January (£) What buyers paid you for the items (before the platform's fees).

Waiting

Enter your sales and total to see where you are.

Line 2 — the £1,000 trading allowance

Counted across all platforms and trades, per tax year: . What are you mostly selling?

My own things I no longer want (clothes, old phone, loft clear-out) Things I bought or made in order to sell them A mix of both

Total received for the bought-or-made-to-sell items since 6 April, all platforms (£) Gross: what buyers paid, before fees, postage or what you paid for stock.

Did any single item (or a set, like a collection) sell for more than £6,000?

Waiting

Choose what you sell to see where you are.

Dates that matter

The "£3,000" figure in the news: at the Budget on 28 October 2026 the government confirmed the trading allowance rises from £1,000 to £3,000 from 6 April 2027 (tax year 2027/28 onwards), to be legislated in the Finance Bill 2026-27 — not yet law when checked (). It does not apply to 2026/27 or earlier, so this page uses £1,000 until then. The platform-reporting line (30 sales / €2,000) is not changing. gov.uk: Increasing the trading allowance · HMRC: Tax help for hustles

Want the running totals, every month?

This page checks one moment in time. Over the Line is a £9 spreadsheet (Excel and Google Sheets) that logs each sale and shows both traffic lights per platform, for the calendar year and the tax year, plus the figures you'd need if you ever fill in a Self Assessment self-employment page.

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