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Duties, VAT and origin for imports into Ireland

Last verified: 21 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.

Ireland applies the EU's common rules: a garment cut and sewn on our floor enters duty-free under Everything But Arms on a single-transformation origin rule, and Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 keeps that access for three years after Bangladesh graduates from LDC status. The Irish part is the tax: Revenue's current VAT rates list the standard rate at 23%, and Revenue's import-VAT page sets the taxable value as the customs value plus any duty and the transport, handling and insurance costs to the place of destination.

On 500 tees at a US$6.00 customs value, US$3,000 in total, that is roughly US$690 of import VAT before the transport element is added to the base, and no duty, all inside our DDP price. A VAT-registered importer can use postponed accounting to declare the import VAT on the VAT3 return and reclaim it on the same return, subject to the usual deductibility rules; Revenue says it is available to traders registered for VAT and Customs and Excise and is not compulsory. Tell us which route you want before we file the entry.

Confirm the live position for your commodity code with your broker before pricing a range; we will state it for your order in writing, and the landed-cost calculator runs the arithmetic for any quantity.

Compliance and labelling for the Irish market

Last verified: 21 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.

Fibre composition follows Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011: every fibre by generic name and percentage in descending order on a durable, legible label. Article 16(3) lets each member state require its own official language on garments sold there. Ireland's official languages are Irish and English, the Irish market labels in English, and that is what we sew unless you ask for both. We sew labels to your artwork, in more languages if you sell across the Union. Country of origin is not required by that regulation, though the customs declaration states it and any origin claim you print must be true. Ireland applies the regulation through S.I. No. 142 of 2012, enforced by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Since 13 December 2024 the General Product Safety Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires an EU-established responsible economic operator, the manufacturer's name and postal and electronic address on the product or packaging, a risk analysis and technical documentation kept for ten years; a company importing from us in Irish is that operator, and GOTS certificate RSC 9687 supplies the fibre, chemistry and traceability evidence behind the file. REACH Annex XVII entry 43 bans azo dyes that release listed aromatic amines above 30 mg/kg in textiles worn against the skin, and EN 14682 governs cords and drawstrings on children's clothing; the GPSR guide walks through the file.

Looking ahead, the Commission plans the ESPR textile delegated act carrying the Digital Product Passport for apparel for adoption in late 2027 with at least 18 months' transition, so the passport is not a 2026 obligation.

Shipping, Incoterms, time zones and the Amsterdam office

We quote DDP, delivered duty paid, to any Irish address: freight, the customs entry, the import VAT and delivery inside one landed price, with the commercial invoice, packing list and statement on origin sent to you before the goods move. Dublin Port and Rosslare are the sea entries and Dublin Airport the air entry; because sea freight to Ireland usually transships at a continental hub, we confirm the transit for your port with the quote.

Bangladesh Standard Time is UTC+6 with no daylight saving, five to six hours ahead of Ireland. Our floor works Sunday to Thursday, 09:00 to 18:00, so your morning overlaps our afternoon, and our Amsterdam office, one hour ahead of Dublin, covers the rest of the day for design conversations, samples and compliance paperwork, in English. If you also sell into Northern Ireland, tell us: goods moving there have their own arrangements under the Windsor Framework, and we set the entry up with your broker rather than guess.

LDC graduation: the verified position

Last verified: 21 September 2026, against the official sources listed under Sources below.

Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate from UN Least Developed Country status on 24 November 2026. In February 2026 it asked for an extension; the UN Committee for Development Policy said one would be appropriate provided reforms continue, and in July 2026 the Economic and Social Council referred the request to the General Assembly (UN LDC portal). No General Assembly decision had been published when we checked on 21 September 2026, and the 2029 date in press reports is the requested date, not a decided one.

For a Irish order the consequence is bounded: Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 keeps Everything But Arms for three years after whichever graduation date lands, so duty-free access runs to at least the end of 2029 on the current timetable. Import VAT is unaffected by any of it. What follows that window depends on whether Bangladesh qualifies for GSP+, which is genuinely unresolved; our LDC graduation guide sets out the scenarios.