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1. VAT, customs, and fees
For EU-citizens buying a kilt and accessories, hereafter called kilt, online
Within the European Union
No formalities or extra cost, other than shipment – provided the kilt is also sent from an EU country. If not, it is treated as coming from a 3rd country.
Kilt shipped from a 3rd country
All countries outside the Union are considered 3rd countries and customs, import duty = VAT, and declaration cost apply.
1. Customs duty
If the kilt is less than 150 EUR - or the equivalent in other currencies within the Uninon - no customs duty is to pay. If the price is 150 EUR or higher, 12% customs duty of kilt
plus shipment applies.
UK is an exception. Due to a
free trade agreement between UK and EU, customs duty never applies to goods
manufactured in the UK, no matter their price.
2. Import duty
always applies. It replaces VAT but the rate is the same. It varies from 16% in Luxembourg to 27% in Hungary. Average is 20.4%.
It is to pay on price, shipment,
and customs duty.
When buying kilt or accessories from Scotland you shall not pay British VAT. Therefore, make sure that the seller has deducted it. On many sellers' websites, VAT is automatically deducted when visitng them from an EU country, but better check to be sure. It is not always clear whether the price is with or wiyhout VAT.
3. Customs declaration fee
You must always pay a customs clearance fee to the courier company. It varies with the courier but may be up to 20 EUR, making the fee the dark horse in the calculation.
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In the past, men have been wearing "skirts" as normal attire and without being regarded tranvestites or cross-dressers.
We kilt wearers should benefit, would just more men be men enough to wear "skirts" again - in a strictly manly way. Or we could wear them too. Isn't variety what we are looking for?
When Emperor Augustus well 2000 years ago sent out a decree that "all the world should be taxed", Roman men were wearing skirts as a natural thing.
Why shouldn't men 2024 wear skirted garments again, whenever they felt like it?
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Amazon man skirt 2023.
3. Kilts and skirts for special purposes
Adventure kilts and skirts
USA
A unisex skirt. The original Macabi skirt can be worn as kind of pants. A knee length version is also available.
Lightweight skirts positioned at women but men can wear and do wear these skirts, too: The kilt models are unisex.
Running kilts
USA
"Note: while our women's kilts do have sewn-in shorts, our men's kilt does not have shorts underneath (the eternal question answered)!"
Work kilts
Sweden
Blåkläder - hard duty kilts, to order in several countries.
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Black man skirt, Amazon 2023.
4. Man skirts and gender-neutral skirts
Skirts designed for men
are to buy, and even even if vendors are few, there are more and more of them, making buying women's skirts irrelevant.
In several countries
Amazon, ASOS, and EMP International are now selling man skirts on a regular basis. To see what they are offering, just go to their websites and search for
man skirts or
male skirts.
Amazon
ASOS
EMP International Under category Kilts
Netherlands
Unisex clothes.
France
Despite the brand name, indicating man skirts, the people behind Sous les jupes des hommes seem to position their products as kilts. Neo-traditional kilts they could be called, very well-designed and should definitely have future potential.
Lithunia
Linen Wedding Dress
A company making handcrafted wedding dresses in linen, but on top of that also men's made-to-measure kilts in the same fabric. They are not traditional kilts, but what you might call a new take on kilt design. Made by hand in Lithunia.
Spain
Daves model Sullivan, Sullivan being one of three man skirt collections from Davesbrand.com.
Judged from the pictures, they seem to offer very nice male skirts, being handmade in Spain with respect for environment and offered at affordable prices.
Mexico
BARON
Skirts for men
USA
Unisex hiking skirts with pockets.
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5. Sarongs
Sri Lanka
Lovi Sarongs
Thailand
Longyi Brothers
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