Donating clothes

Our high street charity shops are a great place to donate clean clothes and accessories in good condition. We can sell clothes donations and other donated items in our shops or online to generate money to help fight poverty.

If you can't easily travel to your nearest Oxfam shop, you can donate your clothes by using our donation bags to donate clothes by post for free.

• Reuse one of your own bags and print off a postage label, or order one of our recycled donation bags online.
• Pack up your clothes.
• Add your Gift Aid number.
• Drop them off at your local DPD drop off point.

You can include any of the items that Oxfam accepts with your donation.

Simply order a postbag, fill it with any items you’d love to give a new lease of life, print off a label or get a digital barcode and send it back via DPD for free! Your donated items will be listed on the Oxfam Online Shop.

Clothing donated to us by post will be sold mostly on Oxfam's Online Shop or at pop-up shops at festivals.

Maximise the money we can raise on your designer and vintage clothing, as well as high street brands by donating by post.

You can also donate clothes and accessories to charity via one of our clothing banks. Find an Oxfam clothing bank near you.

• Good condition, clean clothing - including children's clothing, vintage clothes, and out of season items
• Shoes in pairs of all styles
• Accessories, including bags, non-prescription sunglasses, belts, hats, scarves and gloves
• Jewellery, including watches
• Hand made clothing

We cannot accept identifiable work uniforms. These cannot be resold. We ask that you wash clothes, unless they're brand new.

Oxfam bookshops cannot accept donations of clothing and accessories. If your only local Oxfam shop is a bookshop, consider donating your clothing by post or find your nearest standard Oxfam shop.

Together with our partners and our dedicated team in Batley, we carefully sort clothing to unlock maximum revenue from textiles that can’t be resold in our shops, while minimising landfill waste.

Every item has potential to fuel our fight against poverty—whether it’s sold on Oxfam’s Online Shop, at our vibrant Festival Shops, or passed on to fashion designers who reimagine garments and give fabrics new life.

Our external recycling partners collect clothes and from most Oxfam shops across the country. They sort the clothing before selling it. This helps ensure that all items are of saleable quality and are categorised to make sure they are appropriate in local markets.

Even damaged or low-grade pieces find purpose, heading to recycling traders to become car soundproofing, mattress filling, and more.

Cleared out your pre-loved clothes? If you’re looking for something new, we have a huge range of clothes and accessories for sale in our shops, and online. Buying clothes second hand is a great, sustainable way to shop that has less impact on the environment while encouraging you to be mindful about the the clothes you wear. Discover more about sustainable shopping, including our top tips, by visiting our blog

Our charity shops and online shop are of full of unique second hand items that you won’t find on the high street, and by choosing to buy second hand, you’ll be saving money too!