Shipping Rates and Delivery/Returns Terms and Conditions
Your purchase will be packed with immense care and also well protected in order to arrive at your home in perfect condition!
Rest assured that all parcels we send will have a tracking number and will be shipped by our choice of well established courier/parcel companies that we trust with our products and your future purchases!
U.K. Shipping Rates
All Rugs and Carpets
FREE SHIPPING
Cybergold Underlay
Foxi Superplus Underlay
Ako Budget Anti-Slip Underlay
Ako Premium Anti-Slip Underlay & Superlux Underlay
Upto 6 metres of material – £5.95
6.01-15 metres of material – £7.50
15+ metres of material – £8.95
Cushions £5.95
Moth Treatment Products £5.95
General Purpose Cloth Duct Tape 4.5 metre x 50mm £2.95
If Underlay or Tape is purchased at the same time as a Rug/Carpet it qualifies for FREE U.K. SHIPPING
Updated June 2025
Channel Island Shipping Rates (Jersey and Guernsey)
Goods sold to countries outside of the EU are sold on a ZERO RATED basis (excluding U.K. VAT)
Rates apply to all Rug/Carpet and Underlay Sales (excluding Anglo Underlay)
Basket Value £0.00 – £99.99 £10.00 Shipping
Basket Value £100.00 – £299.99 £17.99 Shipping
Basket Value £300.00 – £499.99 £25.00 Shipping
Orders over £500.00. FREE SHIPPING
Unfortunately we no longer ship to EU Countries..
Please contact us for shipping costs to other destinations!
Delivery Terms and Conditions
- All rugs purchased from this website will be sent free of charge within the U.K. (mainland only), delivery charges will apply outside of the U.K. email us at enquiries@theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk for information.
- Delivery charges will also apply to underlay purchases unless purchasing at the same time as a Rug/Carpet.
- We aim to deliver within 7 working days, this may vary dependant on shipping location and customs clearance.
- For international enquiries, please email us at: enquiries@theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk.
- All prices shown include VAT at the current (UK) VAT rate (VAT No:143328724).
- You may return an item for any reason within 14 days of receiving the goods. (See Returns Policy below).
- Length measurements specified do not include fringes unless specified in description.
Updated June 2025
Returns Policy
We don’t sell anything that we wouldn’t have in our own homes.
We want you to love your rug!
If you don’t, simply contact us to arrange your Return.
To make a return.
Firstly, please notify us within 14 days after the date of receipt of the item by email at: enquiries@theorientalrugmerchant.co.uk or phone us on: 01892 533080
Please pack the item securely. We triple wrap the rugs we dispatch, so that you can use the internal wrapping for return (if required).
Send the rug back to us in the same condition that it arrived with the delivery slip.
All items returned are done so at your expense. We highly recommend that you use a Fully Trackable delivery service for all returns and that the item/items are fully insured against loss or damage.
Rug Underlay Returns
You may also return Rug Underlay to us at your expense. The Underlay must be in unused & unaltered condition.
Unfortunately we are unable to refund Underlay where it has been prepared to your specification.
Our returns address is:
The Oriental Rug Merchant
11 High Street
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN1 1UL
U.K.
As soon as we receive the returned goods, we will refund the price paid for the item.
Updated June 2025

