Tile exporter to the Maldives: ceramic wall tiles for resorts and homes
The Maldives imports every tile it lays, for resorts on their own islands and apartments in Male and Hulhumale, in constant salt air. We ship designer ceramic wall tiles from Morbi to Male through Colombo in ten to fourteen days.
- Ports of entry
- Male, usually through Colombo
- Typical sea transit
- 10 to 14 days
- Time difference
- 30 minutes behind India
- Customs code
- HS 6907, ceramic tiles
- Climate
- Tropical, humid, salt air
The Maldives builds resorts one island at a time, guesthouses on the local islands, and apartment blocks in Male and Hulhumale, and it makes none of its own building materials. Everything arrives by sea, mostly through Colombo, and everything has to survive salt air, humidity and sun.
Axoli Tiles supplies Maldivian resort developers, contractors and traders from Morbi, ten to fourteen days by sea to Male through Colombo, with samples couriered for approval before an order.
Designs that suit the Maldives
Pool and blue mosaic looks for resort pools, spas and bathrooms; stone and terracotta looks for villa walls and restaurants; patterns for guesthouse lobbies and cafes; glossy whites for apartment kitchens. All glazed ceramic, which does not absorb salt air and wipes clean.
Shipping from Morbi to the Maldives
Containers sail from Mundra to Male in ten to fourteen days, transshipping at Colombo; resort islands take their cargo onward by landing craft, so we pack and palletise for a second handling. Resort projects usually ship a full container of mixed designs.
- Load port: Mundra or Kandla, Gujarat, both within about 250 km of the factory
- Ports of entry: Male, usually through Colombo
- Typical sea transit: 10 to 14 days, plus clearance on arrival
- Time difference: 30 minutes behind India
- Documents: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin
- Customs classification: HS code 6907, ceramic tiles
How to order from the Maldives
- Send the designs, sizes and quantities (or the areas to cover) through the quotation form, with your port of entry.
- We reply within one working day with price, availability, a container plan and a shipping estimate.
- Samples go out by courier. On approval we schedule production and loading, and the shipping documents follow the container.
