Does Liffey Chemicals ship precious metal salts to France?
Yes. Liffey Chemicals ships silver, gold, palladium and platinum compounds from Dublin to France in 2 to 3 working days, to business and research customers only. Every product is quoted in euro excluding VAT, with the reverse charge at 0% for French businesses holding a valid FR VAT number. A lot certificate of analysis travels with every consignment and we reply to quote requests within one working day.
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- Transit
- 2 to 3 working days from Dublin, after dispatch
- VAT
- French businesses that supply a valid FR VAT number, checked live against the EU VIES register, are invoiced with the reverse charge at 0% VAT (intra-community supply, Article 138 of the VAT Directive). Without a valid VAT number, Irish VAT at 23% is added.
- Currency
- Quotes and invoices are in euro, the currency in use in France.
- Dangerous goods
- Regulated products ship by ADR/IATA courier with a handling surcharge per consignment; the rest by standard courier.
- Documents
- Lot certificate of analysis with every order; SDS on each product page.
- Delivering to
- Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Grenoble and all of France
What we ship to France
19 compounds made in Dublin, each with CAS number, GHS classification and current SDS on its page. Product names are given in French as well as English so your purchasing system matches them. Prices are by quotation; the quote link below is prefilled for your country.
Silver compounds
- Silver nitrate CAS 7761-88-8; French: Nitrate d'argent; dangerous goods
- Silver oxide CAS 20667-12-3; French: Oxyde d'argent(I); dangerous goods
- Silver carbonate CAS 534-16-7; French: Carbonate d'argent
- Silver acetate CAS 563-63-3; French: Acétate d'argent
- Silver sulfate CAS 10294-26-5; French: Sulfate d'argent
- Silver chloride CAS 7783-90-6; French: Chlorure d'argent
- Silver powder CAS 7440-22-4; French: Poudre d'argent
Gold salts
- Gold(III) chloride trihydrate CAS 16961-25-4; French: Chlorure d'or(III) trihydraté; dangerous goods
- Sodium tetrachloroaurate(III) dihydrate CAS 13874-02-7; French: Tétrachloroaurate(III) de sodium dihydraté
- Potassium tetrachloroaurate(III) CAS 13682-61-6; French: Tétrachloroaurate(III) de potassium
Palladium catalysts
- Palladium(II) acetate CAS 3375-31-3; French: Acétate de palladium(II)
- Palladium(II) chloride CAS 7647-10-1; French: Chlorure de palladium(II)
- Palladium(II) nitrate dihydrate CAS 32916-07-7; French: Nitrate de palladium(II) dihydraté; dangerous goods
- Sodium tetrachloropalladate(II) CAS 13820-53-6; French: Tétrachloropalladate(II) de sodium
- Potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) CAS 10025-98-6; French: Tétrachloropalladate(II) de potassium
Platinum salts
- Chloroplatinic acid hexahydrate CAS 18497-13-7; French: Acide hexachloroplatinique hexahydraté; dangerous goods
- Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) CAS 16921-30-5; French: Hexachloroplatinate(IV) de potassium; dangerous goods
- Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) CAS 10025-99-7; French: Tétrachloroplatinate(II) de potassium; dangerous goods
- Ammonium hexachloroplatinate(IV) CAS 16919-58-7; French: Hexachloroplatinate(IV) d'ammonium; dangerous goods
How an order to France works
- Send the compound, pack size, quantity and your delivery address in France through the quote form, by email or on WhatsApp, with your FR VAT number if you have one.
- We reply within one working day with a numbered quotation in EUR: price per pack, lead time, shipping to France and any dangerous-goods surcharge. It holds the metal price for 7 days.
- Confirm with a purchase order or written acceptance. We raise a pro forma invoice; goods are dispatched on receipt of payment by bank transfer.
- The lot is made or packed in Dublin and dispatched by courier with its certificate of analysis. Typical transit to France: 2 to 3 working days.
See also shipping, dangerous goods and VAT, the buyer FAQ and the full list of countries we serve.
Questions and answers
How long does delivery to France take?
2 to 3 working days after dispatch from Dublin by courier. Dangerous goods (silver nitrate, chloroauric acid, chloroplatinic acid and the chloroplatinates) travel by ADR/IATA courier and can take a day longer. Lead time for making or packing the lot is stated on the quotation.
How is VAT charged on deliveries to France?
French businesses that supply a valid FR VAT number, checked live against the EU VIES register, are invoiced with the reverse charge at 0% VAT (intra-community supply, Article 138 of the VAT Directive). Without a valid VAT number, Irish VAT at 23% is added.
Can I pay in euro?
Quotes and invoices are in euro, the currency in use in France.
Which products can be shipped to France?
All 19 catalogue products: silver, gold, palladium and platinum compounds, including the dangerous-goods items, which ship by licensed courier with UN-specification packaging. Compounds not in the catalogue are quoted on request.
Does French customs or REACH paperwork apply?
No customs: France and Ireland are both in the EU single market, so goods move without import declarations or duty. Our products are supplied for research and industrial use under REACH; the SDS for each product is on its page and the lot certificate of analysis travels with the goods.
Who in France can buy from Liffey Chemicals?
Business, research, analytical and industrial customers only: universities, research institutes, analytical and QC laboratories, catalyst and plating companies and manufacturers, in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Grenoble and everywhere else in France. We do not sell to private individuals.