From Morbi you can source almost every common ceramic building product: wall tiles, floor tiles, glazed and polished vitrified tiles, full-body and double-charge porcelain, large-format slabs and sanitaryware. Tiles are by far the largest part of the cluster.
The range is wide, but no single factory makes all of it. Most plants specialise in one or two product types and a few sizes. Knowing the categories helps you ask the right plant the right question.
Wall and ceramic tiles
Ceramic wall tiles have a red or white clay body with higher water absorption, typically above 10% (group BIII under ISO 13006). They are lighter, easier to cut and suited to walls in kitchens and bathrooms. Some ceramic floor tiles sit in the middle groups, for light-traffic indoor floors.
Ask for the water absorption group on the test report. It tells you more than the product name does. Two tiles sold as "ceramic floor tile" can sit in quite different groups, with different strength and frost behaviour.
Vitrified and porcelain tiles
In India, "vitrified" is the trade word for porcelain. These tiles have a dense body with water absorption of 0.5% or less (group BIa). They are stronger and suit floors, commercial areas and, in the right finish, outdoor use. Morbi makes several types:
- GVT (glazed vitrified tiles) have a printed glaze on a porcelain body, often in matt or satin finishes.
- PGVT (polished glazed vitrified tiles) have a glazed surface polished to a high gloss.
- Double-charge tiles have a thick top layer of two pigmented powders pressed together, so the pattern wears more slowly.
- Full-body tiles carry the same colour through the whole thickness, so chips and wear show less.
- Large-format slabs are big porcelain panels used for floors, walls, worktops and furniture surfaces.
Names vary between factories, so confirm each product's construction, finish and absorption in writing. Our guide on ceramic, porcelain and vitrified tiles explains the differences in more detail.
Sanitaryware
Morbi also has sanitaryware units making items such as toilets and washbasins. These are a different product family with their own HS heading (6910, against 6907 for tiles) and their own tests. A tile plant does not make sanitaryware, so treat it as a separate supplier search. Check fit, glaze finish and the fittings standard your market uses before you approve a sample.
Choosing within the range
Within each category you choose size, thickness, finish, design and grade. Digital printing lets factories offer stone, wood, concrete and pattern looks, and many plants launch new designs often. Each of these choices affects price, and the details are in what drives tile prices.
Grade is the choice that most often causes problems. Factories sort output into grades such as Premium, Standard and Commercial, but each plant defines them differently. Always ask for the written grade definition before you order.
Your import market also shapes the choice. Water absorption decides the tariff line, for example 6907.21 for tiles at 0.5% or less. Some markets need specific certification, such as CE marking for the EU or SASO/SABER for Saudi Arabia.
Next step
Tell us what you sell and where, and we will match it to plants that make that product well. We check samples and test reports and supervise production and loading. You can see the range we cover under ceramics on our sourcing page, or book a free sourcing review.