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0. Contents
1. Buying online - for EU citizens
2. Utility kilts
3. Sarongs
4. Special man and unisex kilts
5. Man skirts and gender-neutral skirts
1. Buying online - EU-Citizens
Shipment
No matter where you buy online, shipment must be paid for. Within the European Union, it is rather cheap. Otherwise, the longer the vendor from Europe, the higher the shipment cost.An exception is Pakistan, from where shipment in general is cheaper than from UK or USA. But take a look on the websites. You might be positively surprised.
Taxes
All countries, not being part of the European Union, are considered 3rd countries which means additional cost:
Be careful with the customs duty. On a kilt, amounting to 149 EUR, approx. 160 USD, no customs duty applies. But if it is 161 Dollars, you must pay 12% duty of kilt plus of shipment. And of this, also import duty. Therefore, just one Euro or Dollar too many can cost you around 30 Euro more in taxes.
A trade agreement between the Union and UK means that customs duty never applies, provided the goods are manufactured in UK.
If you from a British vendor buy a kilt and accessories, imported from Pakistan, and the value exceeds 150 Euros, customs duty must be paid.
Import duty replaces your country's VAT and is the same rate. When buying in UK, the vendor shall deduct the 20% British VAT, in order that you shall not pay it twice. Therefore, it is more or less neutral.
A customs declaration fee to be paid to the courier company always applies for goods, shipped from a 3rd country. It varies with the courier but may be up to 20 EUR, making the fee the dark horse in the calculation. Some courier companies might charge you less for small orders.
Important
Pakistani kilt manufacturers will often register companies in Europe, US etc. If you order a custom kilt or accessories from a branch within the European Union, for example Germany and France, you should avoid taxes, and sometimes you may, but according to the business model, the goods might be shipped directly to you from Pakistan. Obviously, a grey zone, for which this symbol is used:
This might also apply for Pakistani vendors with a business address in UK and USA. But in this case, shipped from Pakistan might simply mean cheaper shipment cost. If in doubt, or it seems unclear, ask the vendor. By all means, be prepared to pay taxes.
2. Utility kilts and other kilt variants
Utility kilts are the American take on a kilt. Judged from the increasing number of vendors, not just in the US but also in Britain, France, Germany etc. there must be a growing market for them. Their design is not defined like with traditional kilts. Many models, with their excessive use of metal and cargo pockets, seem to aim at not just traditional kilt wearers wanting more alternatives, but to various sub-groups of society. Nevertheless, you might be able to find rather clean-designed utility kilts with most vendors.
Very many of the vendors listed below, especially those based in Pakistan, will also make camouflage kilts, denim kilts, and leather kilts, some of them in a rather traditional kilt design, others from kind of utility kilt design to being just skirts.
Why shouldn't men 2024 wear skirted garments again, whenever they felt like it? .
Utilikilts continued
United Kingdom
Clan Kilt.co.uk
Kilt Experts You decide waist and length.
S-Kilt London
Tartanista
UK Kilts Custom kilts
Germany
Clan Kilt.de
Schottenrock (Kilt & More) Custom kilts
France
Clan Kilt.fr
Kilt Homme (Kilt & More) Custom kilts
Scottish Kilts Custom kilts
Sweden
Mad of Sweden High prices . The design looks good.
Australia
OZKILTS
USA
551Tactical Duty Kilt
Amazon.com
UT Kilts
Amazon.com
Damn Near Kilt 'Em Men's Techlite Rogue Utility Kilt. NO cargo pockets!
Champion Kilts
This company has a wide range of utility kilts with some very good designs, some of them being unique, compared to competition.Cheap Kilt Custom kilts
Damn Near Kilt' Em
Fashion Kilt Custom kilts
Kiltailor Custom kilts
Kilt&Jacks Custom kilts
Kilt & More Custom kilts
Kilt Experts Custom kilts. Waist and length.
Kiltmart
Kilts Shop Custom kilts
Kommandokilts
Liberty Kilts Custom kilts
Original Kilt (Buzz Kidder)
Royal Kilt Custom kilts
Scottish Kilts Custom kilts
Stump Town Kilts
The Celtic Croft (Utility Kilts)
The Kilts Company
Utilikilts
Extremely high quality - reflected in price.
Ut Kiltstore
UT-Kilts
Verillas Kilts
Looks a bit of Dark Universe.
Canada
North Bound Leather
Leather kilts
Pakistan
Kilt and Sporrans
Prime Kilts
3. Sarongs
Sri Lanka
Lovi Sarongs
Thailand
Longyi Brothers
4. Kilts and skirts, designed for special purposes
Adventure kilts and skirts
USA
Macabi Skirt
A unisex skirt. The original Macabi skirt can be worn as kind of pants. A knee length version is also available.Purple Rain Adventure Skirts
Lightweight skirts positioned at women but men can wear and do wear these skirts, too: The kilt models are unisex.Running kilts
USA
J Walking Designs
"Note: while our women's kilts do have sewn-in shorts, our men's kilt does not have shorts underneath (the eternal question answered)!"Running Kilts.com
Work kilts
Sweden
Blåkläder - hard duty kilts, to order in several countries.
5. 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
Haruco-Vert
Unisex clothes.France
Sous les jupes des hommes
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.Sous les jupes des hommes on Instagram
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
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 menUSA