Shipping & landed cost
The price per piece is the easy number. This page is the rest of it — freight, duty, clearance and who is responsible for what — so you can work out your real cost before you commit.
How we quote
Every quote separates three things that most suppliers blur together: the goods, the freight, and the duty and taxes in your country. You get a figure for each.
We quote FOB Dubai by default. We can quote CIF to your port, or DDP to your door where our forwarder supports it — say which you want and we will price it that way.
| Incoterm | We pay | You pay | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOB Dubai | Production, export clearance, delivery to the port or courier | Freight, insurance, import duty, clearance | You have your own forwarder or a rate you like |
| CIF your port | The above plus sea freight and insurance | Import duty, clearance, delivery inland | Sea shipments above roughly 200 pieces |
| DDP your door | Everything, including duty and clearance | Nothing on arrival | Small courier orders where you want one number |
What a carton weighs
Freight is priced on whichever is greater: actual weight or volumetric weight. For our satin line, a sealed carton of 6 pieces runs about 4.5 kg actual and about 6 kg volumetric, so couriers charge on the volumetric figure.
| Order size | Cartons | Approx. chargeable weight | Usual mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 pcs | 5 | ~30 kg | Courier (DHL / FedEx / Aramex) |
| 60 pcs | 10 | ~60 kg | Courier or air freight |
| 120 pcs | 20 | ~120 kg | Air freight |
| 300 pcs + | 50 + | ~300 kg + | Sea LCL |
Confirm before relying on these. Carton weights vary by fabric and by how a design is folded. We weigh your actual cartons before quoting freight, and the figure on your quote is the one that counts.
Duty in your country
Abayas normally classify under HS 6211.43(other garments, women’s, of man-made fibres). Your broker will confirm the code that applies to your declaration — it can shift with fabric composition.
Only the Canadian rate below is confirmed. Every other figure is indicative and awaiting confirmation from our customs broker. Do not build your pricing on them — ask us and we will get the current rate for your destination in writing.
| Destination | Duty (indicative) | Import tax | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 18% MFN on HS 6211.43 | GST/HST on arrival | Confirmed Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | Around 12% | VAT on duty-inclusive value | To be confirmed |
| European Union | Around 12% | VAT at member-state rate | To be confirmed |
| United States | Varies by composition | De minimis rules changing in 2026 | To be confirmed |
| India | BCD plus surcharge and IGST | Courier shipments assessed differently | To be confirmed |
If your country is not listed, ask. We would rather say “we will find out” than publish a number you plan a season around.
A worked example
A 60-piece mixed order of the Lunar satin set, shipped by courier to the UK, using our published tier price and an indicative freight band:
| Line | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Goods | AED 9,480 | 60 pcs at AED 158, the 60-piece tier |
| Freight | AED 1,300 – 1,900 | ~60 kg chargeable, courier, indicative |
| Duty | To be confirmed | Assessed on goods plus freight |
| Import VAT | To be confirmed | Reclaimable if you are registered |
| Landed, per piece | From ~AED 180 | Before duty and VAT |
Against a typical shelf price of AED 420, that still leaves room. Run your own numbers on the product page — every product has a margin calculator you can put your own retail price into.
Documents you get
Every shipment leaves with the paperwork your broker will ask for:
- Commercial invoice, with HS codes and unit values
- Packing list, carton by carton, with weights and dimensions
- Certificate of origin on request — useful where a preferential rate applies
- Airway bill or bill of lading, with tracking
- Photographs of your packed cartons before they leave us
Want the real number for your destination?
Tell us the country and roughly how many pieces. We will come back with freight, the duty position and a landed cost per piece.