Can I buy Gold(III) chloride trihydrate in Malta?
Yes. Gold(III) chloride trihydrate (CAS 16961-25-4), ≥99.9% (metals basis); Au ≈ 50%, is made in Dublin and shipped to Malta in 3 to 5 working days, to business and research customers only. Quoted in EUR excluding VAT, with the reverse charge at 0% for Maltese businesses holding a valid MT VAT number. It travels by licensed ADR/IATA dangerous-goods courier with UN-specification packaging and a per-consignment surcharge, with its lot certificate of analysis, and we reply to quote requests within one working day.
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- Transit
- 3 to 5 working days from Dublin, after dispatch
- VAT
- Maltese businesses that supply a valid MT 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 Malta.
- Product
- Gold(III) chloride trihydrate, CAS 16961-25-4, ≥99.9% (metals basis); Au ≈ 50%
- Packs
- 1 g, 5 g, 25 g
- Transport
- Dangerous goods: UN UN3260, Class 8, ADR/IATA courier
- Delivering to
- Valletta, Birkirkara and Msida and all of Malta
Gold(III) chloride trihydrate for maltese laboratories
Chloroauric acid trihydrate is the workhorse gold precursor for colloidal gold and gold nanoparticle synthesis (Turkevich, Brust–Schiffrin, seeded growth), homogeneous gold catalysis, electroless and electrolytic gold plating, immunogold labelling for electron microscopy, ruby glass and Purple of Cassius, and gold-based pharmaceuticals research. Each lot is assayed for gold content and supplied with a certificate of analysis. Full documentation — GHS classification, safety data sheet, certificate of analysis by lot — is on the Gold(III) chloride trihydrate product page.
Used for Nanoparticle synthesis, Catalysis, Electroplating, Electron microscopy, Organic synthesis and Glass & ceramics. As a dangerous good it ships to Malta by the licensed courier; the surcharge is one per consignment, not per pack.
Ordering is by quotation: send the pack size and quantity, we reply within one working day with price, lead time and shipping to Malta in EUR. See also everything we ship to Malta and the shipping and dangerous-goods notes.
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Questions and answers
How quickly can Gold(III) chloride trihydrate be delivered to Malta?
3 to 5 working days after dispatch from Dublin by licensed ADR/IATA dangerous-goods courier, which can take a day longer than the standard service. Making or packing your lot is usually same week; the lead time is stated on the quotation. Dangerous-goods items ship with UN-specification packaging.
How is VAT charged on Gold(III) chloride trihydrate delivered to Malta?
Maltese businesses that supply a valid MT 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.
How much does Gold(III) chloride trihydrate cost in Malta?
Every order is quoted individually in EUR excluding VAT: the price follows the gold spot price at the time of quoting and the pack sizes you choose. The quotation is numbered, holds the metal price for 7 days, and states shipping to Malta and any dangerous-goods surcharge.
Which pack sizes of Gold(III) chloride trihydrate are available?
1 g, 5 g, 25 g as standard. Other quantities and custom packs are quoted on request — tell us the pack size and total quantity you need in the quote form.
Is Gold(III) chloride trihydrate a dangerous good?
Yes: Gold(III) chloride trihydrate carries UN UN3260, Class 8 and ships by licensed dangerous-goods courier with a per-consignment handling surcharge. The safety data sheet on the product page lists the full GHS classification.
Who in Malta can order Gold(III) chloride trihydrate?
Business, research, analytical and industrial customers only: universities, research institutes, analytical and QC laboratories, catalyst and plating companies and manufacturers, in Valletta, Birkirkara and Msida and everywhere else in Malta. We do not sell to private individuals.