Open a Trade Account | Wholesale Stone & Tiles

Q: How quickly can I start ordering?

Setting up is same-day — it is really just an enquiry. From order, stock items from Turkiye reach your yard in about 2-3 weeks and cut-to-order in 5-6 weeks.

Karpat Trading supplies the UK trade only — architects and designers, construction companies and builders, builders' merchants and wholesalers, slab houses and fabricators, stone contractors and fitters, landscapers, tile distributors and memorial masons. Opening an account is simple and carries no obligation or standing commitment: tell us what you need, we quote, you decide. No retail, no showroom, no membership fee.

How it works

From enquiry to delivered, in four steps.

1 · Tell us what you need	Material, format, finish, quantity, and your delivery postcode or port. A sample to match is welcome.
2 · Samples & quote	We dispatch a sample pack and return comparative producer offers with a delivered-UK (DDP) price, typically within two to three working days.
3 · Agree terms & order	Sign off the sample and confirm payment terms — 60% advance with the order + 40% against shipping documents within 3 banking days, or 100% against proforma.
4 · Delivered duty-paid	We handle ocean freight, cargo insurance, UK customs clearance, duty and import VAT. You receive the goods and one GBP invoice — nothing to arrange.

Who it's for

Built for UK trade buyers.

Architects & designers

Stone specified to the drawing, with samples, technical data and workshop drawings for approval before anything is cut.

Construction companies & builders

A stone package for the build, cut, finished and marked, delivered duty-paid to site.

Merchants & stone yards

Full containers of marble, travertine, limestone, sandstone, basalt setts and porcelain, to stock and sell on in smaller lots.

Slab houses & fabricators

Slabs, blocks and cut-to-size for worktops, memorial masonry and bespoke stonework, with named-quarry origin on request.

Contractors & fitters

Stone installers, and kitchen and bathroom fitters, with pieces arriving cut and marked, ready to fit.

Landscapers & pool builders

Paving, setts, copings and steps for gardens and pools, delivered duty-paid to site, with BS EN test data for specification.

Pricing a project from drawings? See project supply.

Setting up

What we need from you.

Company details — trading name, registration number, and billing & delivery address.
A contact — name, email and phone for quotes and order updates.
How you want to buy — delivered duty-paid (our standard, no UK import admin your end), or FOB/CIF if you clear your own import.
VAT number — only needed if you self-import (FOB/CIF/CFR); not required to buy DDP.

We're a real, checkable company — Karpat Trading Ltd, registered in England & Wales (no. 16221500). Every order ships with a full documentation pack, samples come before the balance is committed, and you can inspect before anything sails. See how we de-risk your first order for the detail.

Common questions

Trade accounts — what buyers ask.

Do I need to be VAT registered to open a trade account?

No. On our standard delivered (DDP) basis we handle UK import, duty and import VAT and invoice you in GBP, so no VAT or EORI number is needed at your end. You only need your own VAT/EORI if you choose to self-import on FOB, CFR or CIF terms.

Is there a minimum order or a joining fee?

No joining fee and no standing commitment. Marble, travertine, onyx and Turkish limestone, including cut-to-size work, run from project quantities to full 20ft containers, and smaller orders travel by groupage. Tiles, porcelain and limestone paving, sandstone walling and basalt setts go by the full container.

Do you sell to the public?

No — Karpat is wholesale and trade only. There is no retail showroom and no consumer sales.

How quickly can I start ordering?

Setting up is same-day — it's really just an enquiry. From order, stock items from Türkiye reach your yard in about 2–3 weeks and cut-to-order in 5–6 weeks.

Open a trade account with Karpat.