Do you have the right to sell the products of your vegetable garden?

2023-05-26T04:20:46.940Z

Highlights: Legislation, taxation... When you want to sell your fruits and vegetables to neighbors, you ask yourself many questions. Here's what you need to know about the sale of vegetables from your garden. The law does not prohibit individuals from selling their vegetables, on an occasional or recurring basis. The sale of vegetable garden products is not regulated as such. You can perfectly sell tomatoes, potatoes and strawberries harvested to your neighbors in parallel with your main professional activity. On the other hand, several conditions must be met to avoid seeing your income taxed.

Legislation, taxation... When you want to sell your fruits and vegetables to neighbors, you ask yourself many questions. Here's what you need to know.

You have a large plot of land and plan to sell your vegetable crops to make ends meet? Wondering if a specific permission is required? As an individual, the law is rather flexible regarding the sale of vegetables from your garden such as tomatoes or zucchini. On the other hand, several conditions must be met to avoid seeing your income taxed. Which? Our answers.

Sale of vegetables: what does the law say?

The law does not prohibit individuals from selling their vegetables, on an occasional or recurring basis. It is an ancillary activity, i.e. it complements a main activity.

The sale of vegetable garden products is not regulated as such. You can perfectly sell tomatoes, potatoes and strawberries harvested to your neighbors in parallel with your main professional activity.

In the same vein, you do not have to obtain specific authorization.

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Are income from a vegetable sale taxable?

Income from the sale of vegetables or fruit from his vegetable garden may be taxed and subject to a reporting obligation to the tax authorities. They are considered taxable ancillary income.

Tax rules differ depending on where your vegetable garden is located, but also its size and the amount of income generated.

Your vegetable garden is attached to your property

You are not taxable if your vegetable garden is less than 500 m2. That is, the income from your sales is exempt from taxes.

You are taxable if it is greater than 500 m2. That is, the income from your sales is subject to income tax.

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It does not matter whether the building in question is your principal residence or not.

Your vegetable garden is not attached to your property

Your ancillary income from the sale of your vegetables is taxable (Article 63 of the General Tax Code):

In respect of agricultural income if they do not exceed EUR 85,800 excluding taxes.
For micro-BA income (agricultural micro-profit) if the average of your income, calculated over 3 consecutive years, does not exceed € 85,800 excluding taxes (Article 69 of the General Tax Code). A reduction of 87 per cent must be applied to the average revenue.

As such, you must fill out 2 specific forms when filing your annual income tax return:

2042-C-PRO.
2342.

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The production of vegetables intended exclusively for consumption by the taxpayer and his family, when the taxpayer is not a farmer, does not have to be declared for the calculation of income tax.

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What status to sell vegetables?

As an individual, you can sell part of your crops without any particular status as long as you do it from home and it is an ancillary activity to your main professional activity.

If the sale of vegetables is your main activity, several legal statuses allow you to engage in this activity legally.

The microenterprise regime is the simplest. The formalities of creation are not long and they are free. They must be carried out online on the website of the Guichet des Entreprises. In return, the microentrepreneur may not exceed a turnover of 77,700 euros.

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How to sell vegetables?

To sell your vegetables without specific authorization, several options are open to you:

Live, from your home. To make you known, nothing better than word of mouth or the deposit of an ad on dedicated sites such as Direct Potager, Le Potiron, Le potager d'à côté or Fruit and Food.
Via a click and collect system.

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The amounts of income you have obtained via internet platforms are transmitted to the Tax Administration.

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Things to remember about selling vegetables

The sale of vegetables alongside his main professional activity is allowed. The icing on the cake, income from this ancillary activity is not subject to taxation if your vegetable garden: