Made-to-Measure Clothing Delivered to Ireland

Delivery to Ireland: EU import rules, not the UK’s

Your outfit is shipped from Pakistan to your address in Ireland. Production time, the delivery method and the shipping cost are all confirmed in your written quote before you approve anything.

It is easy to assume Ireland follows the same import rules as its nearest neighbour, but Ireland is in the EU, and the EU’s rules apply. Since 1 July 2021 all goods imported into the EU are subject to VAT, and it is paid either through the seller’s registration in the EU’s Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) or when the parcel is imported. From 1 July 2026 the EU also applies a temporary €3 customs duty for each category of goods on low-value consignments (up to €150) from outside the EU, until 1 July 2028, and the previous €150 duty exemption has been abolished, as the Council of the EU confirmed.

In Ireland, customs is the job of the Revenue Commissioners, known simply as Revenue. With us, the import VAT, customs duty and any courier handling fees on your parcel are already included in your written quote, together with delivery to your address, so there is nothing extra to pay when your parcel arrives. If a courier ever asks you for payment on delivery, contact us before paying anything. We do not give tax advice, so for anything specific to your situation, Revenue is the place to start. The Europe overview and our guide to ordering from Europe cover the same rules across the EU, and if you are ordering for someone in Britain, the UK page covers the rules there.

UK-style sizes, measured properly

Irish shops use UK-style dress sizes, so a size 10 or 12 in Dublin means much what it does in London, and it is tempting to write that down and leave it there. Please measure instead. A size label says nothing about your sleeve length, where you want the kameez to fall or how much ease you like across the hips, and it runs on a different scale from the continental 36, 38 or 40 printed beside it on many labels. Use the size guide and our measuring guide; UK, EU and US dress sizes for a kameez explains why a label is never enough.

Ireland uses centimetres officially, yet you may find inches more familiar when it comes to your own body. Either works on the quote form; just say which you used, and read measuring in inches or centimetres if you want to switch.

Salwar kameez and shalwar kameez are the same outfit, spelled differently depending on where your family comes from, and plenty of people simply call it a suit: a kameez, trousers and usually a dupatta.

Rain, Eid and ordering from Dublin to Galway

Ireland’s weather is mild, wet and changeable, shaped by the Atlantic: rarely hot, rarely freezing, and seldom dry for long, especially in the west. Cambric, linen and cotton blends earn their keep for most of the year, a lined kameez or a khaddar suit helps from October to March, and lawn is best kept for the brighter summer days. Our winter fabrics guide compares the warmer options, and it is worth telling us if you want room for a jumper or a thermal layer underneath.

Eid moves through the calendar from year to year, so it can land in a dark wet winter or a bright June. Because Stitching Only means your fabric travelling to Pakistan and your outfit travelling to Ireland, start early and tell us your date; the Eid outfit timeline helps you work backwards from the day.

Ordering works the same way from anywhere in the country, from Dublin to Cork, Galway, Limerick or a small town in the midlands, and how it works walks through every step. France, Germany and the Netherlands have their own pages. When you are ready, request a quote for Ireland.

Abayas, maxi dresses and Irish weddings

We make abayas to measure for Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and anywhere else in Ireland. Pick one of our abaya designs or send a photo of your own, then choose nida, crepe or chiffon, the colour and an open or closed front, with the sleeves and length cut to you. For a damp Irish winter a closed front is worth considering, and lined or unlined explains when a lining helps. Kaftans are made the same way, from your photo or one of our designs.

We also cut maxi and evening dresses to your measurements. A maxi for a wedding you are a guest at can have long sleeves for an Irish summer that is rarely warm from morning to night, and an evening dress can be lined and fully covered if you prefer. A made-to-measure maxi dress explains the choices, and winter wedding guest outfits helps with a December or January wedding.