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Buying Sarees From India: Shipping to USA, UK, Canada, UAE and Australia

By Nishita Nathani18 min read

Rosy Skies pink checked print pure chiffon saree by MAYIN

Yes, you can buy sarees online from India and have them delivered abroad: MAYIN ships to 34 countries outside India, including the USA, the UK, Canada, the UAE and Australia. Shipping is a flat charge per order (₹2,500 to most countries, ₹4,000 to Australia and New Zealand), customs duty is paid upfront by us so there is nothing more to pay at the door, and past orders have usually arrived in about two weeks. Below are the full country list, real delivery times, how payment and our no returns rule work, sizes in yards and inches, and how to handle the blouse, climate and care where you live.

At a glance
34countries we ship to outside India
₹2,500shipping per order; ₹4,000 to Australia and New Zealand
Duty paidby MAYIN upfront, so nothing to pay at the door
About 2 weekstypical time from order to door; allow up to three
In this guide

Who Orders From Abroad

There are three common ways to order a saree from abroad, and each has a slightly different plan.

Three ways people order
You live abroadYou want sarees for Diwali, weddings, temple visits or an office ethnic day without waiting for a trip home. Order to your own address and pay online; the rest of this guide is mostly for you.
You are in India, sending to familyA daughter in Toronto, a sister in Dubai, parents visiting a son in New Jersey. You pay in India and enter their address and phone number. Duty is paid upfront, so they pay nothing when it arrives.
You are visiting India soonOrder to an Indian address before you fly and pack the sarees in your luggage. Inside India, shipping is free on orders of ₹1,999 and above, cash on delivery is available, and returns or exchange are accepted within 7 days, so leave time for delivery and any exchange before you leave.

Countries We Ship To and What It Costs

Here is the full list. The shipping charge is per order, not per saree, and it is shown at checkout before you pay. There is no free shipping on international orders; free shipping applies only within India, on orders of ₹1,999 and above.

34 countries outside India
RegionCountriesShipping per order
North AmericaUnited States, Canada₹2,500
UK and IrelandUnited Kingdom, Ireland₹2,500
EuropeAustria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland₹2,500
Middle EastUnited Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the rest), Saudi Arabia, Israel₹2,500
AsiaHong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand₹2,500
Africa and Indian OceanMauritius, South Africa₹2,500
OceaniaAustralia, New Zealand₹4,000

We do not ship to Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Bangladesh or Pakistan at the moment. If your country is not in the table, we cannot deliver there for now. If you are visiting India, ordering to an Indian address before your trip is the simplest way to buy from us.

Why one order of several sarees costs less per saree

Because the charge is per order, two or three sarees in one order share it. If you are buying for a family wedding or for Diwali and a few gifts, put them in one cart.

Shipping per saree, when sarees share one order
₹2,500
One saree in the orderThe full ₹2,500 sits on that one saree (₹4,000 to Australia and New Zealand).
₹1,250
Two sarees in one orderEach saree carries half the charge; ₹2,000 each to Australia and New Zealand.
About ₹833
Three sarees in one orderA third of the charge each; about ₹1,333 each to Australia and New Zealand.

How Long Delivery Takes

Orders usually leave us within a few working days, and you receive tracking details when the parcel ships. From there it flies out, clears customs in your country and goes out for local delivery, which is where most of the time goes. Here is what that has looked like on real orders, counted from the day of the order, not the day of dispatch.

From order to door
Day 0You order and payPrepaid, in Indian rupees, at the prices and shipping charge shown at checkout.
A few working daysPacked and dispatchedYou receive tracking details when it ships.
In transitCustoms and local deliveryDuty is already paid, so there is no duty bill for you to settle.
About 2 weeksTypical arrivalMost past orders took 11 to 20 days from order to door.
Up to 3 weeksAllow for thisLonger in rare cases, so never cut it fine for an event.
Nine past orders: days from order to door
Japan11 days
UAE11 days
United Kingdom14 days
Australia15 days
Australia15 days
United States16 days
United States19 days
UAE20 days
Australia (rare delay)45 days
Nine international orders with a recorded delivery date. Eight took 11 to 20 days; one to Australia took about six weeks. Past times are a guide, not a promise.

So we cannot promise a delivery date, and we would rather you planned with room to spare. For an event, order at least three to four weeks ahead, and about six weeks ahead if you still need a blouse stitched (more on that below). Keep the tracking link handy, and make sure the phone number on the order is one the local carrier can reach.

Customs Duty: Paid Upfront

Customs duty and import taxes on international orders are paid upfront by MAYIN. Our shipments go delivered duty paid, so there is nothing more to pay when the parcel reaches your door.

Delivered duty paid (often shortened to DDP) means the seller clears the parcel through customs in your country and pays the duty and import taxes there. The other common way, delivered at place (DAP), sends the parcel with duty unpaid: customs releases it only after the person receiving it pays, and refusing to pay can mean the parcel goes back. That is why an overseas parcel can arrive with a surprise bill, and why we pay ours upfront.

Two ways a parcel can cross a border
Delivered duty paid (our orders)Duty unpaid (DAP)
Who pays duty and import taxThe seller, before deliveryThe person receiving the parcel
At your doorNothing more to payPay before the parcel is released
For a giftThe recipient pays nothingThe recipient may get a bill
If the bill is refusedDoes not ariseThe parcel can be sent back

This matters more than it used to. Rules on small parcels have tightened in some countries: the United States, for example, suspended its duty free allowance for low value parcels in August 2025, so at the time of writing almost every saree parcel to the US is dutiable. With delivered duty paid, that is handled before the parcel reaches you. If anyone asks you for a payment at delivery on a MAYIN order, contact us before paying.

Paying From Abroad

Prices are shown in Indian rupees, and prices for orders outside India differ from our prices in India: you see them when you browse or check out from your country. International orders are prepaid, with no cash on delivery outside India. At checkout you pay the saree prices plus one shipping charge, and that is all you pay us, with duty already paid upfront by us. Your card or bank converts the rupee total into your currency at its own rate.

What an order from abroad is made of
PartHow it worksGood to know
Saree pricesFor your country, shown when you browse or check out from thereIn rupees; they differ from our prices in India
ShippingOne charge per order, however many sarees₹2,500, or ₹4,000 to Australia and New Zealand
Duty and import taxesPaid upfront by usNothing more to pay at the door
Currency conversionBy your card or bank when you payYour bank may add a foreign transaction fee

If you are in India paying for a gift that goes abroad, the delivery address decides: saree prices follow the delivery country, so go by the price shown at checkout, and the order is prepaid with the international shipping charge added. If a payment does not go through, try another card or write to us and we will help.

No Returns Abroad, So Choose Well

International orders cannot be returned. We would rather say that plainly before you order than after, because it is a real difference from ordering within India. It does mean choosing with a little more care, and these steps take most of the guesswork out of it.

Before you order from abroad
Read the fabric line exactly. Pure chiffon, chiffon, mul cotton, mul modal, handloom linen, tissue and jamdani each drape, feel and wash differently.
Check the blouse line. Mul cotton sarees come without a blouse piece; the product page says what is included.
Look at every photo, including the close ups of the border and pallu, and read the colour notes. Screens show colour differently, so if the exact shade matters, ask us.
Read the care line and be sure it suits your routine. Chiffon, linen, tissue, jamdani and anything with zari, embroidery or hand painting are dry clean only.
Think about sheerness. Light chiffon and mul need a petticoat, which you may need to buy locally: match it to the saree where you can; if you have no match on a light saree, nude usually shows less than white.
Ask before you order: WhatsApp +91 8368651619 or contact@mayinindia.com (Monday to Friday, 10 am to 7 pm IST). IST is five and a half hours ahead of GMT, so from North America our hours fall overnight and a message sent in your evening is waiting when we open.
Order early, so there is time for the blouse and a trial drape before the day.

If this is your first order, a plain mul cotton or mul modal saree is a gentle way to get to know our fabrics and colours before you buy for a big occasion. For what goes under a light saree, see what to wear under a saree.

Saree Length and Width in Yards and Inches

One size, in every unit
5.5 mlong: about 6 yards, 216 inches or 18 feet
45 inwide: about 114 cm or 1.25 yards
1 mblouse piece where included: about 39 inches, extra to the 5.5 m

Every MAYIN saree is 5.5 m long and 45 inches wide. In yards that is about six, which is why a saree like ours is often called a six yard saree. It is the usual length for the everyday drape, with five to seven pleats at the front and the pallu over the left shoulder; saree draping styles shows the other ways to wear it.

Any blouse piece is extra to the 5.5 m. Where a saree has one it is 1 m, so the full length of cloth is 6.5 m, and a few product pages list that total rather than the saree alone. Either way the saree itself is 5.5 m. Some sarees come without a blouse piece, so check the product page. Our sarees also come without a fall (a strip of cloth stitched inside the hem) or pico (a finished edge), which a tailor can add if you want them.

What comes with each fabric
FabricBlouse pieceFeel
Mul cottonNoneVery light, soft and airy
Mul modal1 m running blouse pieceSoft, with a fluid fall
Pure chiffon and chiffon1 m crepe blouse pieceLight, sheer and flowing
Pure handloom linen1 m blouse pieceCrisp; holds its shape
Handloom cotton tissueMost come with one; see the pageSemi-sheer, with a sheen
Dhakai jamdaniCheck the product pageFine, light cotton muslin

A running blouse piece usually comes attached at one end of the saree, to be cut off for your tailor.

Getting the Blouse Stitched Where You Live

We send the saree; the blouse is made where you are. We do not sell stitched blouses, and we cannot stitch one before the saree ships, so plan the blouse as part of the order. There are three good routes.

Three routes to a blouse
A local blouse tailorMany cities with large Indian communities have tailors who stitch saree blouses. Ask friends who wear sarees, or at an Indian grocery, temple or community centre. Take the blouse piece, a blouse that fits you well and the design you want.
A readymade blouseSold by bust size (34, 36, 38 and so on) and often with some stretch or room to alter. The quickest route when time is short; gold, black and ivory go with many sarees.
A blouse you already ownOne well fitted blouse in a neutral or contrast colour can work with several sarees. Hold it against the saree in daylight before you decide.

A 1 m blouse piece covers most short and elbow sleeve designs; full sleeves often need more unless you are a smaller size, so show your tailor the piece first. For a mul cotton saree, which has no blouse piece, buy cotton or crepe locally; the blouse fabric guide explains what suits each saree. If you measure yourself for a readymade blouse, keep one finger under the tape for the armhole and two for the bust and arm rounds. Our readymade blouse guide covers sizes and fit, and saree blouse neck designs gives your tailor something to work from.

Counting back from an event
6 weeks beforeOrderAllows up to three weeks for delivery, plus time for the tailor.
By 3 weeks beforeSaree arrivesUnpack it and take the blouse piece to the tailor.
2 weeks beforeStitchingTailors are busiest before Diwali and wedding season, so book early.
1 week beforeTrial drapeBlouse, petticoat and footwear on, full drape, pins in.
The dayWear itHair first, then the drape, pins and jewellery.

Fabrics for the Climate Where You Live

Choose for the weather on the day, not the month in India. Seasons run the other way in Australia and New Zealand, and indoors can be far cooler or warmer than outdoors.

Fabric by climate
Where you liveUsuallyWear
UAE and Saudi ArabiaSummer often above 40°C; strong air conditioning indoorsMul cotton, mul modal and handloom linen in light colours: Lemonade, Citrus Shift, The Go to. Pure chiffon for evenings indoors.
UK, Ireland, Canada, Northern EuropeCool or cold for much of the yearMul modal in deeper colours, layered: Cocoa, True Garnet. Linen in summer; chiffon for indoor evenings, with a coat.
USAVaries widely: humid summers in many places, cold winters in othersFollow the Gulf row for summer and the UK row for winter.
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, MauritiusWarm and humid most of the yearMul cotton and mul modal; light prints such as Moonlit Pearl.
Australia and New ZealandSeasons opposite to India’sMul cotton and linen in your summer; mul modal in deeper colours in your winter.

In the cold, the warmth comes from layers, not the saree: a fitted jacket, a long cardigan or a shawl over the pallu, and a coat for the walk in. Our winter saree looks show how to layer, and the best saree fabric guide compares our fabrics side by side.

Caring for Your Saree Abroad

Many homes abroad wash in a machine and dry in a tumble dryer. Neither suits a saree. Heat and tumbling are what shrink cotton, and a machine is too rough for fine mul.

Saree care away from home
Do
✓Hand wash mul cotton and mul modal gently in cold water, unless the product page says dry clean (pieces with zari, embroidery, sequins or hand painting)
✓Dry in the shade, on a line or an indoor drying rack
✓Dry clean chiffon, linen, tissue, jamdani and anything with zari, embroidery or hand painting
✓Tell the dry cleaner the fabric, and point out zari or paint
✓Press chiffon dry on the lowest heat through a cloth, with no steam
Avoid
✕Any tumble dryer, on any setting
✕The washing machine
✕Hot water
✕Home rinsing a dry clean only saree
✕Steam on chiffon; water can spot it

A dry cleaner used to delicate or hand finished pieces is worth finding before you need one. For the full routine, fabric by fabric, read how to wash and store sarees.

Occasions Abroad

What to wear, and where
Diwali parties
Maroon, gold
Deep colours under warm lights: True Garnet mul modal, or Main Event linen with a zari border. See the Diwali saree guide and our festive wear sarees.
Weddings
Pink, royal blue
Printed pure chiffon packs small and drapes softly: Juliet or Azura. More in wedding guest saree looks and party wear sarees.
Temple visits
White, yellow
Light cotton you can sit in: Bright Side or Lemonade. Many temples prefer covered shoulders, so you may want to draw the pallu round both.
Office ethnic days
Ivory, gold
Crisp linen, checks and stripes: The Go to, Corner Office or Tokyo. See a professional saree wardrobe.
Graduations
Pink, white
Something fresh that photographs well under a gown: Rosy Skies or Elysia. Read a saree for convocation.
Evening parties
Black, gold
Noxana, a black floral pure chiffon, works from a dinner to a winter party with a coat over it.

Sending a Saree as a Gift

Five steps for a gift abroad
1
Check the countryMake sure it is one of the 34 in the table above.
2
Choose something easy to loveA bestseller, a soft colour, or a keepsake such as Naples, a yellow Dhakai jamdani, or Frangipani, a hand painted beige chiffon. Remember it cannot be returned.
3
Enter their detailsUse the recipient’s full address and a phone number the local carrier can reach.
4
Tell them nothing is dueDuty is paid upfront, so they pay nothing at the door.
5
Pass on the careIf it is dry clean only, say so; a tumble dryer would spoil it.

For ideas by person and budget, see our saree gift guide or browse gift sarees.

Sarees in This Guide

Shop sarees that travel well
Rosy Skies Pink checked print pure chiffon saree by MAYINRosy SkiesPink checked print pure chiffonPair with Pink, white, silverJuliet Pink floral print pure chiffon saree by MAYINJulietPink floral print pure chiffonPair with Pink, gold, ivoryAzura Royal blue floral print pure chiffon saree by MAYINAzuraRoyal blue floral print pure chiffonPair with Royal blue, silver, whiteNoxana Black floral print pure chiffon saree by MAYINNoxanaBlack floral print pure chiffonPair with Black, gold, silverMauve Melody Plain pink mul modal saree by MAYINMauve MelodyPlain pink mul modalPair with Pink, gold, silverCocoa Plain brown mul modal saree by MAYINCocoaPlain brown mul modalPair with Gold, ivory, mustardTrue Garnet Plain maroon mul modal saree by MAYINTrue GarnetPlain maroon mul modalPair with Gold, maroon, blackMoonlit Pearl White polka dot mul modal saree by MAYINMoonlit PearlWhite polka dot mul modalPair with Black, red, silverLemonade Plain yellow mul cotton saree by MAYINLemonadePlain yellow mul cottonPair with White, pink, greenBright Side White mul cotton with border saree by MAYINBright SideWhite mul cotton with borderPair with Yellow, red, goldThe Go to Ivory handloom linen, zari border saree by MAYINThe Go toIvory handloom linen, zari borderPair with Gold, maroon, blackMain Event Maroon handloom linen, zari border saree by MAYINMain EventMaroon handloom linen, zari borderPair with Gold, ivory, greenNaples Yellow floral Dhakai jamdani saree by MAYINNaplesYellow floral Dhakai jamdaniPair with Red, white, goldFrangipani Beige hand painted chiffon saree by MAYINFrangipaniBeige hand painted chiffonPair with Beige, gold, ivory

Browse our bestsellers, or shop by fabric: mulmul cotton sarees, mul modal sarees, chiffon sarees and linen sarees. If you are new to our fabrics, mul cotton vs mul modal and how to drape a mul cotton saree are good places to start.

Questions People Ask

Do you ship sarees to the USA, UK, Canada and Australia?

Yes. We ship to 34 countries outside India, including the USA, UK, Canada, UAE and Australia. The full list is in the table above.

How much is shipping a saree to Australia?

₹4,000 per order to Australia and New Zealand, and ₹2,500 per order to every other country we ship to. It is shown at checkout, and several sarees in one order share it.

Will I pay customs duty on a saree from India?

Not on a MAYIN order. Duty and import taxes are paid upfront by us (delivered duty paid), so there is nothing more to pay at delivery.

What does DDP mean?

Delivered duty paid: the seller pays the customs duty and import taxes before delivery, so the person receiving the parcel pays nothing at the door.

How long does a saree take from India to the US?

Our two recorded US orders took 16 and 19 days from order to door, in line with about two weeks for international orders overall. Allow up to three weeks, longer in rare cases.

Can I pay cash on delivery abroad?

No. International orders are prepaid; cash on delivery is available only within India.

Can I return a saree bought from abroad?

International orders cannot be returned. Read the fabric, blouse and care details, and message us before ordering if anything is unclear.

How many yards is a saree?

Our sarees are 5.5 m long, about 6 yards, and 45 inches wide. Any blouse piece is extra.

Does the saree come with a blouse piece?

It depends on the fabric: mul cotton has none, mul modal comes with a 1 m running blouse piece, our chiffons with a 1 m crepe blouse piece and our linens with a 1 m blouse piece. Check the product page.

Can I put a cotton saree in the dryer?

No. Heat and tumbling shrink cotton. Hand wash mul cotton gently in cold water (unless the product page says dry clean) and dry it in the shade.

Are prices shown in my currency?

They are in Indian rupees, at the prices for your country, which differ from our prices in India. Your card or bank converts the total, and may add a foreign transaction fee.

Which saree fabric is best for Dubai summer?

Mul cotton, mul modal and handloom linen in light colours. Keep pure chiffon for air conditioned evenings.

Keep reading

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