Luxury Door Handles
Across France

Do you supply luxury door handles to villa contractors and developers in France?

Yes — direct from our Mumbai workshop with no distributor margin. Kakal Brothers has manufactured solid-brass, S.S. 304 and genuine Swarovski-crystal door handles, lever handles and cabinet knobs since 1960, and supplies the contractors, developers, architects and interior designers building France's high-end villas, gated estates and boutique hotels across Paris, Nice, Lyon and Bordeaux. Send your BOQ or door schedule and we quote per item. WhatsApp +91 98202 48166.

What import duty and VAT apply to door handles shipped to France?

France is inside the EU customs union, so architectural hardware entering under CN heading 8302 (base-metal door, furniture and building fittings) pays the EU Common Customs Tariff duty set for the precise 8-10 digit TARIC code -- commonly a low single-digit rate for finished door and window fittings, but confirm the exact figure for your code on the EU's Access2Markets tool before you order, since it varies by sub-heading. Duty is assessed on the CIF customs value by the Direction generale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI), with France's standard 20% VAT (TVA) then charged on the duty-inclusive value. Declarations are filed electronically through the DELTA I/E system against a mandatory EORI number, normally lodged by your commissionnaire en douane (customs broker). One thing is genuinely moving and worth tracking rather than assuming settled: the EU and India announced on 27 January 2026 that negotiations on an EU-India Free Trade Agreement had concluded, but it is not yet in force -- it still requires a Council decision, European Parliament consent and ratification on the Indian side, so shipments today still pay the standard MFN TARIC rate rather than a future preferential one. Consignments typically clear at Le Havre, France's largest container port, or at Marseille-Fos for Mediterranean-routed cargo into the Cote d'Azur. Kakal Brothers ships export-ready with commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin and coordinates directly with your commissionnaire en douane at the port of entry. WhatsApp +91 98202 48166 for TARIC codes and a landed-cost estimate.

Which Franceian port should our shipment come through?

Le Havre is France's largest container port and the usual gateway for Paris and the north; Marseille-Fos is the main Mediterranean entry and serves the Cote d'Azur; and Lyon and Bordeaux receive cargo inland by rail and road from either port. Declarations run through DGDDI's DELTA I/E system against your EORI number, normally lodged by your commissionnaire en douane.

How long does it take to get door handle samples to a site in France?

Once you send your BOQ or door schedule we quote per item and air-freight samples to site — typically 10 to 15 working days for standard finishes, and 3 to 4 weeks for fully custom or branded profiles. Sea freight for the main order is quoted separately against your programme dates. WhatsApp +91 98202 48166 with your project details for an exact timeline.

Do you supply hardware for hotels and branded residences in France?

Yes. We run a dedicated bespoke-manufacture service for hospitality contractors and interior designers — custom profiles, engraving, branded handles and project (BOQ) pricing across guestrooms, suites and public areas. That covers the boutique-hotel and serviced-apartment pipeline in Paris and Nice as well as the resort and executive-housing work along the Western Region coast.

What does a full hardware package cost for a luxury villa in France?

For a large villa or bungalow, a full door and cabinet hardware package typically starts in the range of ₹6–10 lakh ex-works and scales up for bespoke Swarovski-crystal or PVD-gold specifications. Pricing is quoted per item against your actual door schedule rather than as a package rate, so the figure moves with door count, finish and handing. Freight, duty and VAT are additional and depend on your port and HS classification.

Can you work to an architect's or interior designer's specification?

Yes — that is most of what we do. Send the specification, the finish schedule and the handing, and we manufacture to it. We can match an existing European specification at a fraction of the list price, produce a custom profile from a drawing, or engrave and brand handles for a developer's own estate identity.

Do you work with Franceian developers on multi-unit estates?

Yes. Gated estates and multi-unit schemes are the strongest fit for direct manufacturer supply, because a repeated door schedule across dozens or hundreds of units is exactly where the distributor margin hurts most. We quote per item at project volumes, hold the specification across phases so later units match earlier ones, and ship against your programme.