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. 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 part of the EU customs union, so the rules that matter are EU-wide, not French. Architectural hardware is assessed by the Direction Generale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (DGDDI) under the EU's Common Customs Tariff: duty by 8-to-10-digit TARIC code, commonly around 2.7% on the base-metal door and cabinet hardware lines under CN heading 8302, plus 20% French TVA charged on the customs value plus duty. There is no India preference to claim yet: the EU and India concluded FTA negotiations in January 2026 and the European Commission advanced the agreement to the Council for approval in September 2026, but as at September 2026 it is neither signed nor ratified -- Council approval, European Parliament consent and India's own ratification are all still pending, with entry into force not expected before early 2027 at the soonest -- so Indian-origin hardware pays the standard TARIC rate today, not a preferential one, and we will tell you honestly which side of that line you are on when your order ships. Every commercial import needs a valid EORI number to lodge the customs declaration, and since 1 March 2026 a EUR2 per-tariff-line handling fee applies to low-value parcels (an e-commerce concern, not a full container shipment). Consignments clear at Le Havre, France's main container gateway, or at Marseille-Fos, with Dunkirk available as a secondary port. Kakal Brothers ships export-ready with commercial invoice, packing list and certificate of origin and coordinates with your commissionnaire en douane. WhatsApp +91 98202 48166 for TARIC codes and a landed-cost estimate.

Which French port should our shipment come through?

Le Havre is France's main container gateway and serves Paris and the north by rail and road; Marseille-Fos is the leading Mediterranean port and the usual route into Lyon, Nice and the Cote d'Azur; and Dunkirk is available as a secondary northern port. All EU import declarations run through the same TARIC tariff and require a valid EORI number, lodged by your commissionnaire en douane at whichever French port you use.

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 and the Cote d'Azur as well as the wider resort and executive-housing market across France.

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 French 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.