We can organise the collection of your merchandise with meticulous care from anywhere in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy or the UK, whether it be at an auction house, gallery, antique dealer, private house, or professional fair.

We appreciate how important the quality of packing is for the safe arrival of your merchandise, which is why we only use conservation-approved materials, including acid-free tissue paper, bubble wrap, polystyrene & foams. Each piece is individually assessed by our highly skilled team, and then packed in such a way as to minimise the risk of damage.

After packing, tailor-made cases are cut and assembled by hand in our on-site workshop by our expert craftsmen. As well as the nature of the merchandise, the mode of transportation determines the type of crate required: tri-wall, ply-wood, slatted-body crate or re-usuable museum crate. All our wood is treated in conformity of the ISPM 15 standards.

From the moment your merchandise passes into one of our team member’s hands, it is covered by the all-risk insurance, inherent to our activity. Additional transit insurance coverage is offered at competitive rates. For further information on our policies, please contact us.

We provide a weekly shuttle service between Paris & London. We can also organise delivery to most European countries. For Russia & Switzerland we offer a comprehensive service including customs clearance and inland delivery.

Several air freight options are available: Door-to-airport (incoterm CPT) / Door-to-airport-to-door (incoterm DAP) including white glove delivery service if required / Door-to-door via an express courier

We organise full container load shipments (FCL) to all destinations worldwide. All the merchandise is loaded by our experienced handlers and the containers sealed at our in-house loading bay. We also have a trusted partnership with an external consolidator for all of your less than container load shipments (LCL).

We have a 25 000sq ft warehouse equipped with a modern CCTV security system and alarms. Our storage is composed of safety compartments reserved for extremely valuable or fragile items and nominative individual storage areas, where clients can amass their purchases until they are ready to proceed with shipment.

We take care of the necessary export formalities for all of your shipments in accordance with French regulations, including: EUR1, ATR, Passports & Export licences, Certificate of Origins & CITES.

We have a client account service dedicated to helping you with your financial transactions with dealers. We accept transfers in all currencies, which are credited to your purchase buying account in Euros.

EDET are present at all the major antique fairs in France and Italy. Whether you are an international antique dealer, an interior designer or just an individual with a passion, we will assist you throughout your buying trip to ensure that everything runs smoothly. We provide buying kits in order to record and identify your purchases.