Category 02 · Ceramic & Porcelain Tiles
Wholesale porcelain & ceramic tiles, imported direct.
Karpat is a UK tile importer and wholesaler for the trade: porcelain and ceramic tiles bought direct from Turkish factories and landed by the container for tile distributors, builders' merchants and tile shop groups. Turkey is the world's fourth-largest ceramic tile producer. We source across the spectrum — premium tier-1 factories and value tier-2 producers alike — and match the grade to your market rather than pushing one tier. We buy from the factories that produce the big brands' export ranges, so you get the product and the quality without paying for the trademark.
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Category 01
Large-format porcelain
Thin-slab and oversized formats for floors, walls, bookmatched feature panels, and worktop applications. Rectified edges, low water absorption (BIa per BS EN 14411), matt / polished / structured finishes. Standard sizes 60×60 up to 320×160 cm; thicknesses from 6 mm to 12 mm with bookmatched 6 mm pairs available on selected ranges.
Category 02
Glazed wall & decorative
The British mid-market workhorse — residential bathroom and kitchen wall tiles plus decorative ranges (encaustic-look, geometric, traditional Turkish motifs). Standard and metric sizes (20×25 through 33×100 cm), 7–10 mm thicknesses, gloss / matt / satin finishes. Suited to residential refurbs, retail interiors, and commercial WCs.
Who we supply
Wholesale tiles for the businesses that sell them on.
Tile distributors
Full ranges by the container, factory-direct, with the grade and the price point matched to the market you sell into.
Builders' merchants
A porcelain and ceramic range for the showroom and the trade counter, landed duty-paid in GBP — no customs entry and no currency exposure on your side.
Tile shop groups
Bulk buying without the importing. We deal with the factory, the container and the clearance; the tiles arrive at your warehouse.
Sourcing model
Tier-1 or tier-2, matched to your market.
We source from the same Turkish factories that supply the bigger brands' export ranges. Buy the product, not the trademark. UK distributors order full ranges by the container, with a minimum of one full 20ft container. Tell us your range strategy — we'll come back with factory options and per-SKU pricing.
Common questions
Wholesale tiles — what trade buyers ask.
Do you sell tiles to the public?
No. Karpat is a wholesale tile importer and sells to the trade only — tile distributors, builders' merchants and tile shops buying in container quantities.
What is the minimum order for wholesale tiles?
One full 20ft container. Whether a container can carry more than one SKU depends on the factory's production run, and we confirm it when we quote. A sample pack comes first, so the tile is approved before production is booked.
Do you hold stock in the UK?
No. Tiles are made or allocated at the factory against your order and shipped direct, which is what keeps the price at importer level. Lead time is confirmed per range when we quote.
Are the tiles CE-marked?
Yes. Porcelain and ceramic tiles are supplied with a Declaration of Performance to BS EN 14411, and CE marking is recognised in Great Britain with no UKCA retest.
Quote on tiles.
Send us the SKU range and quantities you're considering. Factory-direct, to your spec.
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