LVT, LVP & Vinyl FlooringSuppliers, Distributors & Wholesalers

Most LVT, LVP, and rigid-core SPC sold in the US is produced in Vietnam, South Korea, and a growing set of domestic plants that mills built to sidestep import duties, then flows through flooring distributors to dealers and contractors. Brands like Shaw, Mohawk, COREtec, and Karndean sell through the same two-step distribution as other flooring, while large builders and multifamily buyers increasingly buy container-direct from overseas factories through import brokers. For most contractors, a distributor account balances price against the ability to get replacement cartons next week instead of next quarter.

Vinyl plank is quoted per square foot, with carton, pallet, and container breaks; a full container of SPC runs roughly 20,000 to 24,000 SF and is where import-direct pricing gets dramatic. The wear layer drives cost more than the visual: 12-mil residential goods sit well below 20- and 28-mil commercial product. Distributor terms are standard net-30 with annual dealer rebates. Through 2026, tariff actions on Southeast Asian imports have kept pricing choppy, with domestic SPC lines gaining share because their quotes hold longer; get 90-day price protection on any bid work.

Vet a vinyl supplier on batch consistency and documentation. Ask whether the full order ships from one production batch, because locking-profile tolerance and embossing shifts between runs cause installation misery. Require FloorScore certification and, for commercial jobs, verify the wear layer and commercial warranty in the actual spec sheet rather than the sales flyer, since some lines quietly reduce wear layer at the same SKU name. Confirm stock lead times, sample availability for client sign-off, and how the distributor handles a locking-failure claim: the good ones replace material first and fight the factory afterward.