What an Italian supplier can and cannot do for a project in India — stated plainly
Specifying imported Italian furniture for a project in India works well when both sides are honest about the shape of the job. What we can do: supply from the manufacturers themselves, hold the specification through value engineering, consolidate several makers into one shipment and answer for the whole of it. What we do not pretend to do: match a local lead time or price a made-to-order Italian range against volume-manufactured furniture. Knowing that early saves everyone a month.
Our commercial and administrative offices and our registered seat are in San Benedetto del Tronto, on the Italian Adriatic coast: Italian product, Italian service. Between the workshop that builds the furniture and your site there is a single link — we are the distributor — not an importer selling to a dealer selling to you. One quotation, one order and the same people when something has to be put right.
We quote only the lead times the manufacturer has confirmed, and say so plainly while something is still open. Contact details are below. Since a visit means a long flight, most projects begin with a scheduled video call over the drawings, with samples couriered ahead of it — and where a trip does make sense, meeting at the factory usually settles more than meeting at a desk.
Our commercial and administrative offices and our registered seat are in San Benedetto del Tronto, on the Italian Adriatic coast: Italian product, Italian service. Between the workshop that builds the furniture and your site there is a single link — we are the distributor — not an importer selling to a dealer selling to you. One quotation, one order and the same people when something has to be put right.
We quote only the lead times the manufacturer has confirmed, and say so plainly while something is still open. Contact details are below. Since a visit means a long flight, most projects begin with a scheduled video call over the drawings, with samples couriered ahead of it — and where a trip does make sense, meeting at the factory usually settles more than meeting at a desk.
Our offices
La Mercanti Srl
via Pasubio, 10 — 63074 San Benedetto del Tronto (AP)
La Mercanti Srl — VAT No. IT01525090443
FAQ
Is imported Italian furniture realistic for our timeline?
It depends on the date, and we will tell you before you commit rather than after. Made-to-order ranges are produced in batches and shipped by sea, so a project with an immovable opening date is planned backwards from that date — sometimes in phases, with the pieces that drive the design arriving first.
Do you handle shipping and import formalities to India?
Shipping and documentation are part of the order. Items from several manufacturers are consolidated where that makes sense, and the delivery terms are written into the quotation, so the point at which responsibility passes is agreed in writing before anything leaves Italy.
Can you support an architect through the specification stage?
Yes, and it is the stage where we are most useful: technical sheets, finish codes, dimensioned drawings and alternatives that survive a value-engineering round without losing what made the design work. Say at the outset whether you are specifying or purchasing.
Do you supply a single piece, or only full projects?
Both. A boardroom table for one cabin is a normal order here, and it goes through the same checks as a floor of workstations. What changes with a small order is the freight arithmetic, which is worth discussing openly before you decide.
How do we see materials without travelling to Italy?
Samples are couriered, and a scheduled video call with the drawings on screen covers most decisions. Where a visit is worthwhile, it is usually to the manufacturer rather than to an office — the production line answers questions that no photograph does.
How to plan an Italian supply into an Indian programme
Five decisions that keep the schedule honest.
Fix the immovable date first
Handover, opening, an inspection: everything else is planned backwards from that single date.
Separate the driving pieces
The items that define the space are ordered first; the rest can follow in a second consignment without holding up the room.
Confirm finishes early
Production time starts at confirmation, not at enquiry. A week spent deciding a veneer is a week added to the schedule.
Agree the delivery terms in writing
Who carries what, and to which point, belongs in the quotation rather than in a conversation at the port.
Plan the site access
Lift dimensions, door widths and the working hours of the building decide the packing method more often than the furniture does.