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Guides for running a tailoring shop

Plain-language guides for tailoring, abaya and kandura shops in the UAE and GCC: order tracking, measurements, FTA VAT invoices, point of sale, inventory and more.

Orders

How to track bespoke tailoring orders, from measurement to delivery

A practical guide to tracking custom tailoring orders from measurement to collection: order stages, per-garment progress, delivery dates and the balance owed.

Measurements

Managing customer measurements for a tailoring shop

How to record and reuse customer measurements in a tailoring shop: named measurement sets, inches vs centimetres, an active set, and reuse on every order.

Payments

Handling deposits and partial payments on custom orders

How tailoring shops take a deposit on a custom order and collect the balance on delivery: advances, part payments, the balance owed, and no overpayments.

Inventory

Managing fabric and materials stock for a tailoring shop

How to track fabric by the metre and trims by the piece in a tailoring shop: stock products vs stitching services, reorder alerts and stock value at cost.

VAT & invoicing

How to produce an FTA-compliant tax invoice in the UAE

What a UAE tax invoice needs under FTA rules: your TRN, a unique sequential number, the VAT rate and amount, and totals in AED, plus how TailorSync handles it.

Credit notes

Handling returns and cancellations under UAE VAT with a tax credit note

What a tax credit note is under UAE VAT, when you must issue one for a return, cancellation or price cut, and how TailorSync issues one automatically.

Multi-branch

How to run a tailoring business across several branches

Run a tailoring or retail business across branches on one system: each shop its own till and stock, shared clients and inventory when you want, one dashboard.

Getting started

Setting up a tailoring shop in TailorSync, from scratch to your first order

A first-week checklist for setting up a tailoring shop in TailorSync: business details and VAT/TRN, branches, inventory, clients and your first order.

Point of sale

How a point of sale works for an abaya or tailoring shop counter

How a POS works at a tailoring or abaya shop counter: open a cash session, ring up sales, take a deposit on custom work, print the receipt, reconcile the drawer.

VAT & compliance

How a UAE tailoring or retail shop files its FTA VAT return

How a UAE tailoring or retail shop files its FTA VAT return: tax period, output tax minus input tax, the 28-day deadline, and how TailorSync gets the figures.

Pricing

How to price bespoke tailoring, from fabric cost to your margin

A practical way to price bespoke tailoring: cost fabric by the metre, add trims, labour, overhead and your margin, keep prices consistent, and take a deposit.

Seasonal

How a tailoring or abaya shop plans for the Eid and Ramadan rush

How a Gulf abaya or tailoring shop plans for the Eid and Ramadan rush: realistic delivery cutoffs, a deposit on every order, and fabric reorder alerts.

Uniforms

How to win and run a corporate uniform contract in a tailoring shop

How a tailoring shop wins and runs corporate uniform contracts: quote a bulk order, set a wholesale account on credit terms, and track the balance owed.

Getting started

How to move a tailoring shop off spreadsheets and paper order books

Moving a tailoring shop off spreadsheets and paper order books: what to move first, importing your customer list from Excel, and running both side by side.

Try it in your own shop

TailorSync is built for the UAE and GCC apparel trade. Start free for 30 days, no card needed.