Custom Stitching for Customers in the USA

Delivery to the USA and US import charges

Your finished outfit is made in Pakistan and shipped to your US address, so it enters the country as an import. US Customs and Border Protection’s fact sheet explains that duty-free de minimis treatment is suspended for shipments from all countries, so imports of any value can be subject to duties, taxes and fees. The suspension took effect on August 29, 2025, and a 2026 White House order continued it.

In other words, a low value on its own no longer means a package enters duty-free. With us, any duties, taxes and fees are already included in your written quote, together with delivery to your address, so there is nothing extra to pay when your package arrives. The quote also confirms the production time, and if a carrier ever asks you for payment on delivery, contact us before paying anything. We do not give tax advice, so for questions about your own circumstances, CBP is the place to start. Our guides to what your written quote includes and ordering made to measure from the USA cover the rest.

Would you rather not ship anything yourself? With Fabric + Stitching we supply the agreed fabric, so there is one international shipment instead of two, and how it works shows every stage.

Inches, US sizes and the names you’ll see

Most US tape measures are marked in inches, and the quote form accepts inches or centimeters, so there is nothing to convert; just keep to one unit. Please give body measurements rather than a dress size: US sizes are numbered differently from UK sizes, our size chart follows UK sizing, and Pakistani and Indian brands use their own S, M and L charts. The size guide shows each measurement, and our guides to UK, EU and US dress sizes and measuring in inches or centimeters explain the rest.

In the US the outfit is most often spelled salwar kameez; in Pakistan, shalwar kameez is more usual. Both mean the same set: a kameez (the tunic), a shalwar (loose pants gathered at the ankle) and usually a dupatta. Many people simply say Pakistani suit or Indian suit, and desi clothes covers South Asian clothing in general. In Indian stores you may also hear churidar pajama for the narrow, gathered pant style.

Brand packs list a “trouser” length, which is the fabric for the shalwar or pants, and US stores sell fabric by the yard; if you buy it that way, note the length and the width of the bolt. Our guide to how much fabric a three-piece suit needs helps you buy enough, and custom stitching shows the styles we make.

Abayas, dresses and leather jackets shipped to the USA

Our abaya collection has 100 embroidered designs, each with a matching scarf. Any of them can be made in nida, crepe or chiffon at the same price and in any color, in sizes S to XL or to your measurements in inches. The designs are on our designs page, the custom abaya page explains how we make one from your own photo or idea, and our guide to ordering a custom abaya from the USA goes through measuring, currency and climate.

Western dresses are made to measure too. The tiered maxi dress is floor-length chiffon with full balloon sleeves, and the button-front shirt dress is long, with a pointed collar and roll-up sleeves; both come in S to XL or made to your measurements. You can also build a dress in seven steps with the free dress designer on our site (look for Design your own dress), or send us your own design.

Women’s leather jackets are made in genuine leather, in 12 designs including cropped riders, racer jackets and two bombers. You can customize the leather color, the hardware (silver, gold or black tones), the fit, the body length, the sleeves, the collar and the lining, and add embroidery, a name or initials. A jacket takes two weeks to make, counted from when your quote is approved and paid in full, and shipping time to the US comes on top; the custom leather jacket page has the details.

Abayas, dresses and jackets are all made in Pakistan and enter the US as imports. CBP’s fact sheet explains that imports of any value can be subject to duties, taxes and fees. With us, those are included in your written quote together with delivery, so there is nothing extra to pay when your package arrives.

From New York to Los Angeles: cities, climate and Eid

We ship to addresses across the US, and our city pages cover the shopping streets, weather and everyday dressing in New York, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Atlanta and Edison, New Jersey, and in more cities from Philadelphia and Detroit to Austin. Ordering works the same way from anywhere else in the country. Ordering from somewhere else? See all our locations.

The US spans every kind of climate, so your city shapes an order more than it would in a smaller country. Houston, Atlanta, Dallas and Miami call for lawn and cotton most of the year, cut with a little ease (summer outfits for hot weather), while winters in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Boston and Minneapolis are khaddar, karandi and marina weather (winter fabrics compared). Los Angeles sits in between, with linen and cotton for most months, and foggy San Francisco and damp Seattle are places for layers.

Eid moves about eleven days earlier each year, so over time it lands in every season. If your own fabric has to reach Pakistan first, it makes two international trips, so give us your date early and plan with the Eid outfit timeline. When you are ready, request a quote for the USA.