The brief
Scope, timeline and the hard part
France · EUR.1 duty-free
- 01Scope4,500 sq ft two-tone bejmat, three tadelakt bar fronts, 1,400 pieces of Tamegroute tableware with restock programme.
- 02TimelineFirst site in 4 months; sites two and three in 10 weeks each off the master specs.
- 03The hard partTableware breakage economics — solved with a standing restock SKU list shipping LCL every season.
- 04LessonFor restaurant groups, the second site is where the platform model pays: specs on file cut lead time nearly in half.
The story
How it went
Paris to Casablanca is a three-day sailing, and EUR.1 origin certification means the group pays zero duty — a structural advantage that made Moroccan production cheaper landed than the Portuguese alternative they’d priced.
A similar project in mind?
Tell the trade desk the type and scale — the first specification is free.
Whatever you build, buy or specify — Morocco works for you
Six professions, one partner: workshop-direct pricing, samples before production and your own project manager on the ground in Morocco — negotiating, inspecting and reporting so you never manage a workshop from abroad.
- 48 hitemised quote
- 10 dayssample box on your desk
- 0%duty into the EU under EUR.1
- 1project manager in Fes
- 34containers shipped
Every one of these six professions can open a pro account. Architects, interior designers, contractors, importers, hotels and retailers all buy on trade terms: workshop-direct pricing, sample boxes credited in full and a named project manager in Fes.
Open your pro account →Free to open · approved in 24 h · no minimumSpec-grade material library, Pantone & RAL matching — a physical sample box on your desk, not a render on a screen.
- Up to 12 swatches picked to your scheme
- Line-by-line spec sheet, sizes in inches
- Photo approval before anything ships
Zellige layouts to your dimensions, CAD support and written tolerances — the whole schedule priced as one brief.
- Shop drawings returned in 5 working days
- Tolerances stated in inches, in writing
- Mock-up panel signed off before production
Site-phased deliveries, export crating, fumigation and papers handled — the site never waits on Morocco.
- Crates labelled and manifested by zone
- 10% overage held from the same firing batch
- Fumigation, EUR.1 and packing list included
Mixed containers across workshops, annual pricing locked per SKU — and 0% duty into the EU under EUR.1.
- One container, many workshops, one invoice
- Annual price lock per SKU from year two
- Loading photos before the doors close
Fit-outs specified room by room across every craft — one quote, one container, one contact to delivery.
- Room-by-room schedule, priced per key
- Contract-grade specs and repeat runs held
- Phased to your opening date
Private-label leather, baskets and décor from 50 units — labels and cartons applied at the bench, retail-ready.
- Your label stitched or stamped at the bench
- Barcoded cartons, retail-ready packing
- Colourways matched to your seasonal palette
Also behind these doors: landscape designers · restaurant groups · developers · event & set designers · museums & cultural institutions
Open a trade request → Talk to your project manager