Custom Clothing Delivered to Spain

Delivery to Spain: IVA, customs duty and courier fees

Your outfit is shipped from Pakistan to your address in Spain, and production time, the delivery method and its cost are set out in your written quote, which also includes any import duties, taxes and customs or courier fees. Because the parcel comes from outside the EU, it passes through Spanish customs, the responsibility of the Agencia Tributaria and its customs department, Aduanas, and the rules below are what apply to it.

According to the European Commission, since 1 July 2021 all goods imported into the EU have been subject to VAT, which in Spain is IVA; it is paid either through the seller’s registration in the EU’s Import One-Stop Shop (IOSS) or when the parcel is imported. On top of that, from 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028 the EU applies a temporary €3 customs duty for each category of goods on low-value consignments worth up to €150 from outside the EU, and the previous €150 duty exemption has been abolished, as the Council of the EU confirmed. The courier that clears the parcel may also add a handling fee.

With us, the IVA, the flat EU duty and any courier handling fee are already included in your quote, 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; the Europe overview and our guide to ordering from Europe cover the same rules across the EU.

Spanish sizes, centimetres and the words people search for

Spanish labels use the continental numbering (36, 38, 40 and so on), which is a different scale from UK sizes, and the same number can fit quite differently from one high-street brand to the next. A label also says nothing about the length of your arms or where a kameez should fall, which is why we never work from one. Measure in centimetres with the size guide and our guide to measuring for a shalwar kameez; if your tape is in inches, that works too. UK, EU and US dress sizes for a kameez explains why labels mislead.

In Spanish, made to measure is a medida, a seamstress is a costurera and a dressmaker a modista, so people looking for this kind of service in Spain often search for ropa pakistaní a medida or a costurera a medida. In Catalonia you will also see a mida, the Catalan for made to measure. The outfit itself is usually still called a salwar kameez or shalwar kameez, while a kurta is often sold in Spanish shops as a túnica.

Heat, lawn and cities from Madrid to Seville

Spain’s summers are long and hot almost everywhere, which is exactly what lawn and fine cotton are for: a loose straight or A-line kameez, three-quarter or elbow sleeves, side slits cut high enough to walk easily, and a cotton lining only where a pale print is sheer. The Guadalquivir valley around Seville and Córdoba is known for some of the fiercest summer heat in Europe, so the lightest lawn and voile make most sense there. Our guide to summer outfits for hot weather has more ideas.

Winters differ more than visitors expect. Madrid sits high on the central plateau and its winter mornings can be close to freezing, so a cambric or light khaddar kameez earns its place there, while Barcelona and the Mediterranean coast, from Valencia down to Málaga, stay mild and humid, and the green north around Bilbao is cooler and wetter. Our winter fabrics guide compares the warmer options.

For Eid, start early and tell us your date, especially with Stitching Only, where fabric travels to Pakistan before the finished outfit travels to you; the Eid outfit timeline helps you plan. France and Italy have their own pages, and when you are ready you can request a quote for Spain.