Vinted and DAC7: what gets reported to the tax office and what you need to do
“Is Vinted going to report my sales to the tax office?” Yes, above a certain threshold. But being reported doesn’t mean being taxed. Here’s how it works.
DAC7 in a nutshell
DAC7 is a European directive that has applied in France since 1 January 2023. It requires peer-to-peer selling platforms such as Vinted, Leboncoin or eBay to send the tax authorities, every year, information about sellers who go over a threshold.
The threshold: 30 sales or €2,000
A platform reports your information if, over a calendar year, you made at least 30 sales or more than €2,000 in sales on it. Meeting either one is enough.
- The threshold is counted platform by platform: 20 sales on Vinted and 20 on Leboncoin don’t trigger any report.
- The counter resets on 1 January.
What gets reported
The platform sends the tax authorities your identity (name, address, date of birth, tax number), your IBAN, the number of sales and the amount received per quarter, plus the fees it charged. That’s why Vinted and the others ask you for this information as you get close to the threshold. The report is sent by 31 January of the following year at the latest, and you get a copy.
Reported doesn’t mean taxed
It all depends on what you sell:
- You’re clearing out your wardrobe: selling your own second-hand belongings is generally not taxable. Sales of personal goods are exempt, except in special cases such as items worth more than €5,000, jewelry, gold, or art and collectibles.
- You buy items to resell them: that’s a business activity. Profits must be declared, and as soon as the activity is regular, you need a legal status, most often micro-entreprise (France’s simplified self-employed status).
Buying from thrift stores, car boot sales or in bulk to resell, or regularly listing new items with tags or in several sizes: these are typical signs of buying to resell.
You’re a reseller: good habits
- Register your micro-entreprise on the government’s one-stop business portal (formalites.entreprises.gouv.fr), under the sale of goods activity.
- Declare your revenue to URSSAF (the French social contributions office) every month or every quarter. Contributions are a percentage of what you take in, 12.4% for the sale of goods (vocational training levy included).
- Keep a sales ledger (livre des recettes) and a purchase register (registre des achats): both are mandatory. See our guide to the sales ledger and purchase register.
- Switch to a pro account on platforms that offer one, such as Vinted and Leboncoin.
- Keep an eye on the caps for the micro regime and the VAT exemption (franchise de TVA), which are updated regularly.
Knowing where you stand
The easiest way is to track your number of sales and the amount you’ve received continuously, platform by platform. In OnceAndSold, the Statistics tab shows a DAC7 gauge per platform that turns orange at 80% of the threshold and red once it’s reached, with an alert on the dashboard and a phone notification at the sale that crosses each step. The URSSAF summary gives the revenue to declare for each month or quarter, with the deadline and a reminder a week before. Your sales ledger and purchase register are prepared automatically from your sales.
Frequently asked questions
Does Vinted report my sales to the tax office?
Yes, if you made at least 30 sales or more than €2,000 in sales on Vinted during the calendar year. Vinted then sends your information and your sales total to the tax authorities by 31 January of the following year at the latest.
Is the DAC7 threshold calculated across all platforms combined?
No. Each platform applies the 30 sales or €2,000 threshold to its own sales. Vinted, Leboncoin and eBay each count separately.
Do I have to pay tax if I go over the DAC7 threshold?
Not necessarily. Selling your own second-hand belongings is generally not taxable. However, buying items to resell them is a business activity, and that income must be declared.