Tile exporter to the United States: ceramic wall tiles from India
The United States is the largest tile import market in the world and a design-led one, from kitchen backsplashes to patterned bathroom walls. We ship designer ceramic wall tiles from Morbi to east, Gulf and west coast ports in twenty-eight to forty days.
- Ports of entry
- New York and New Jersey, Savannah and Houston (east and Gulf), Los Angeles and Long Beach (west)
- Typical sea transit
- 28 to 40 days
- Time difference
- 10.5 hours behind India on the east coast, 13.5 on the west coast (an hour less in summer)
- Customs code
- HS 6907, ceramic tiles
- Climate
- Varied: humid south, cold north, dry southwest
The United States buys more imported tile than any country, and it buys on design: kitchen backsplashes, subway and picket shapes, zellige and encaustic looks for bathrooms, terracotta for Sun Belt kitchens, and stone looks for outdoor kitchens and fireplaces. Distributors, flooring retailers and online sellers source from Italy, Spain, Mexico, Turkey and, more each year, India.
Axoli Tiles supplies American importers, distributors and showrooms from Morbi, twenty-eight to forty days by sea to New York and New Jersey, Savannah or Houston for the east and south, and Los Angeles and Long Beach for the west, with samples couriered first and specifications to ANSI A137.1 test methods on request. United States trade remedies on imported tile change; your customs broker will confirm the duty on Indian ceramic tile at the time of order.
Designs that suit the United States
Picket, hexagon and chevron shapes for kitchen backsplashes and bathroom walls; sage herringbone and brick designs for kitchens; encaustic and Moroccan patterns for powder rooms, laundries and entries; terracotta looks for Sun Belt kitchens and patios; marble looks for bathrooms; and stone looks for fireplaces and outdoor kitchens.
Shipping from Morbi to the United States
Containers sail from Mundra to the east coast in twenty-eight to thirty-five days through the Suez route, to Houston and Savannah a little longer, and to Los Angeles and Long Beach in thirty-two to forty days across the Pacific. We pack on pallets for distribution-centre handling and provide the invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin; your customs broker files the entry and confirms duties, including any trade remedy in force.
- Load port: Mundra or Kandla, Gujarat, both within about 250 km of the factory
- Ports of entry: New York and New Jersey, Savannah and Houston (east and Gulf), Los Angeles and Long Beach (west)
- Typical sea transit: 28 to 40 days, plus clearance on arrival
- Time difference: 10.5 hours behind India on the east coast, 13.5 on the west coast (an hour less in summer)
- Documents: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin
- Customs classification: HS code 6907, ceramic tiles
How to order from the United States
- 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.








