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International Clothing Size

Convert a US clothing size across common international systems.

About International Clothing Size

Known offsets translate a US size into the EU, UK and Japanese systems with gender rules applied. International labels use different numbering, and reading the home number avoids a mis-sized order.

Formula

International Clothing Size

Offsets per system; e.g. US women +2 = UK, +12 from EU base

US size
Starting size in the U.S. system

Worked example

With the default values below, International Clothing Size returns EU Size of 28 (EU). Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

US sizeminimum 0
8
Categoryone of Women, Men
Women

Results

EU Size
28 (EU)
UK Size
6 (UK)
JP Size
9 (JP)

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2International Clothing Size
  3. 3EU Size= 28 (EU)
  4. 4UK Size= 6 (UK)
  5. 5JP Size= 9 (JP)

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is International Clothing Size calculated?

Offsets per system; e.g. US women +2 = UK, +12 from EU base Known offsets translate a US size into the EU, UK and Japanese systems with gender rules applied.

Why does International Clothing Size matter?

International labels use different numbering, and reading the home number avoids a mis-sized order.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 2 inputs: US size, Category. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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