Your Steam account cannot trade

The notifications "Your Steam account cannot trade right now" and "Your Steam account cannot receive trades" mean Steam is currently restricting trades on your account. The item came back to your inventory on the site.

Common causes

• The Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator isn't enabled, or was enabled less than 7 days ago. Without it, Steam holds trades for up to 15 days, and a withdrawal can't go through with a hold.
• You recently enabled Steam Guard, changed or reset your password, or signed in from a new device. After that, Steam blocks trading for several days.
• Your account has other Steam restrictions.

How to fix it

1. Enable the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator in the Steam app if you haven't yet, and wait 7 days.
2. Open the Steam trade offers page. If trading is restricted, Steam usually shows the reason and how long it lasts there.
3. Once the restriction is lifted, click "Withdraw to Steam" again.

Updated on: 13/10/2026