If you typed tefloor office commercial carpet lvt spc Apia Samoa, you likely already know the products. The hard part is the 20GP to Apia, the slab moisture, and the public-procurement document file.
This is the RFQ skeleton I send Tefloor / Changzhou OEM / Shenzhen trading desk before committing a container to Samoa.
1. Project context line
- Site: Apia CBD / Tuanaimato / Vaitele, Samoa; total 150–400 m²
- Client: Government of Samoa department or Ministry of Tourism visitor office
- Use: 12–30 occupants, public counter, training room, kitchenette
- Climate: tropical marine, slab RH 78–85% rainy season, salt-air coastal option
- Handover: public lease / own-building audit, AU/NZ-influenced building inspector, 10-yr wear expectation
2. Product RFQ block (per SKU)
Carpet tile (Tefloor CT)
- 500×500 mm, PVC backing (no bitumen), class 33/34
- Pile 5.5–7 mm, 450–650 g/m², anti-static, castor-chair ISO 4918 pass
- Fire EN 13501-1 Bfl-s1, VOC: Greenguard Gold or equivalent
- 10-yr commercial warranty, batch-stable dye lot
LVT (glue-down)
- 2.5 / 3.0 mm total, 0.5 mm wear, PU + ceramic bead
- Decor: grey oak / light stone, max 4 decors
- EN 660-2 Group T, slip EN 13893 DS, R10 optional
- VOC declaration, phthalate-free plasticizer statement
SPC (rigid core)
- 5.5 mm (reception) / 6.5 mm (kitchen) total, 0.5 mm wear, IXPE 1.0 mm optional
- Core CaCO₃ ≥60%, density 1900–2100 kg/m³, lock Valinge 5G or Uniclic
- Dimensional stability ≤0.08% (EN 434, 80 °C), waterproof claim + test
- Carton coverage, pallet count, colour-match across batches
3. Documents I will not open PO without
- Technical datasheet per SKU (not catalogue)
- Third-party test: fire Bfl-s1, Taber wear, VOC, slip R10
- VOC + formaldehyde declaration (EN 717-1 / CDPH / Greenguard)
- HS 3918.10 confirmation, origin China, FOB Shanghai/Ningbo
- English carton label + batch sticker + CO + draft commercial invoice
4. Shipping to Apia (Samoa-specific)
- Container: 1×20GP holds ~1000–1100 m² mixed tile+LVT+SPC with 12% overage
- Transit: Shanghai/Ningbo → Suva/Lautoka tranship → Apia ~30–40 days
- Palletise + stretch-wrap, never loose cartons
- Landed quote split: FOB / ocean / Apia THC / Samoa customs (PVC floor coverings HS 3918.10; duty under Samoa’s MFN or PACER Plus alignment varies — confirm with MNRE/customs broker pre-award) / last-mile to Apia
- Rainy-season rule: no install until slab RH <80% (ASTM F2170) or use 2-part moisture barrier + glue-down LVT
5. Install spec attached to local contractor
- Acclimatise cartons flat 48 h, HVAC 18–29 °C, RH 35–55% during lay
- Carpet tile: tackifier on PVC backing, ≤3 mm variance / 2 m
- LVT: moisture-tolerant adhesive, 24 h cure before chairs
- SPC kitchen: glue-down not floating, seal perimeter, no click joint near sink
- Spare stock: 1 carton per 25 m² SKU held on site 12 months
6. Why Tefloor wins the PO on Samoa public jobs
- One QC contact for 3 families = one non-conformity email, not three
- Decor continuity: grey oak LVT meets grey carpet fleck → no clashing transition
- MOQ manageable: 500 m² carpet tile / 800 m² SPC OK for mixed container
- Can supply English label (and French bilingual if handover file asks)
Red flags in supplier reply
- “SPC waterproof so no moisture test” → reject
- Carpet tile only bitumen, no VOC → reject for enclosed public office
- LVT wear 0.3 mm “also commercial” → reject
- No HS code, no batch label, no test, just FOB price → reject
One-line spec I keep in the tender
Tefloor carpet tile (PVC, class 33, Bfl-s1, low VOC) on open desks; Tefloor glue-down LVT 0.5 mm wear in rooms; Tefloor SPC 5.5–6.5 mm glue-down at wet zones; all RH-conditioned to Apia slab before lay.
That gets you a floor that passes government handover, survives cyclone-season humidity, and does not fail a tourism-visitor walkthrough.
Keywords: Tefloor RFQ Samoa, Apia SPC import, government office carpet tile LVT spec, Samoa flooring procurement checklist, tefloor 3918.10 China to Apia PACER Plus.
If you want next:
- Merge both into 1 WordPress post with H1/H2/meta/FAQ schema
- Swap in your real Tefloor model codes if you paste the SKU sheet
- Add a Samoa Customs + PACER Plus duty calc snippet (MFN vs preferential, broker-confirmed)