BUYING
You may purchase either online, by telephone or email. Understandably, if you are visiting Venice you may also visit the showroom - we are just a short distance from Saint Mark’s Square and other important landmarks like Rialto, Accademia and San Samuele (Palazzo Grassi).
The map, in the CONTAC US area of this site will help you locate us.
If you are buying online simply follow the steps in the e-commerce section of the site.
As is normal with most shopping carts, the e-commerce section of this site will initially process your purchase with VAT.
Depending on which country the order is going to, and in accordance with what has been stated in the VAT section of this site, the Italian VAT of 22% may or may not then be added to your purchase before finalising the payment part of it.
If you require any additional information or assistance regarding the purchasing procedure please contact us.
VAT
VAT (Value Added Tax) is used in all European countries and is much like Sales Tax, GST or any other form of state or local tax applied by most countries throughout the world.
The prices in the shopping cart of this web site are exclusive of the Italian VAT of 22%.
The following is a guide as to when VAT is applied or not applied.
Purchases by private persons in the EU are subject to VAT.
The Rule is:
Client: Private person in EU.
Recipient: Private person in the EU.
VAT of 22% will be added to the order.
The Exception to the Rule is:
Client: Private person in the EU.
Recipient: Private person or company outside of the EU.
VAT will not be added to the order.
NB: Orders being shipped from one EU country to another EU country, and which already include the Italian VAT of 22%, are not subject to additional VAT, Duty or other taxes in the country of destination.
Purchases by companies in the EU with a valid VAT registration number are not subject to VAT.
The Rule is:
Client: Company in the EU.
Recipient: Private person or company in the EU.
VAT will not be added to the order.
The Exception to the Rule is:
Client: Company in Italy.
Recipient: Private person or company in the EU.
VAT of 22% will be added to the order.
NB: The shopping cart will not recognize a company in the EU and will not distinguish it from other buyers.
If you would like to purchase as a company please contact us directly and do not place the order through the website.
In purchasing as a company you must provide us with a valid company VAT registration number.
Please remember that the purchase must be registered in your company and that Italian Customs will do a cross-check with the Customs of your own country to make sure that the purchase appears in your accounting/auditing.
Purchases from outside of the EU are not subject to VAT.
The Rule is:
Client: Private person or company outside of the EU.
Recipient: Private person or company outside of the EU.
No VAT will be added to the order.
The Exception to the Rule is:
Client: Private person or company outside of the EU.
Recipient: Private person or company in the EU.
VAT of 22% will be added to the order.
NB: Upon their arrival, shipments to countries outside of the EU may be subject to import clearance costs and import taxes such as Duty VAT, GST, etc.
These costs are at the expense of the client or recipient of the order.