--Duty Free-Shopping--
A 300 year Tradition

Historic Downtown Shopping District
[Cardow Jewelers | Irmela'’s Jewel Studio | Tropicana Perfume Shoppes]

Carnival Time! Picture
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Tropicana Perfume Shoppe, during Carnival
The US Virgin Islands is outside the U.S. Custom Zone. A special exemption of $1200 for each person traveling to this U.S. Territory is allowed. Family members traveling together may combine total purchases. Many items are individually exempt.

Since the tradewinds brought the Schooner and Clipper Ships of old, St. Thomas has been a duty free port. Other Caribbean Islands have only recently endorsed the duty-free concept. As a result, Virgin Island Merchants offer lower prices and more varied product offerings. The centuries old warehouses stretch the downtown waterfront to Dronnigens Gade (Main Street). They once held Molasses, Lumber, Rum, and Spices awaiting export and Trade goods such as manufactored items, ceramics, gold, and gems brought from around the world. You won't find much Molasses or Lumber downtown, but all the rest... and products unimaginable to Captains and Chandlers of old. The warehouses are now tastefully converted and restored to house retail stores with products and prices to satisfy the most demanding clients.


Downtown Shops

[ A. H. Riise Gift Mall | Amsterdam Sauer | Artistic | Ballerina Jewelers | Bared Jewelers | Base Caribbean Clothing | Beach House | Benetton | Bernard K. Passman Gallery | Big Planet | Blazing Photos | Blue Carib Gems | Bolero | Boolchand's | C.M. Caron | Camille Pissarro Gallery | Cardow Jewelers | Caribbean Print Gallery | Caribbean Safari | Carson Company Antiques | Cartier Boutique | Colombian Emeralds | Colombian Leather | Cosmopolitan | Cowboys & Indians | Diamonds International | Dilly D'Alley | Down Island Traders | Emerald Lady | Erno Laszlo | Etcetera | Frederick Gallery | Gem Palace | Grand Hotel Court | Grand Jewelers | Gucci | H. Stern Jewelers | Hard Rock Cafe | Imperial Jewelers | Irmela's Jewel Studio | Island Galleria | Janine's Boutique | Jewels Forever | La Fabric and Accessories | Little Switzerland | Lover's Lane | Lloyd's Gift Shop | Mahogany Art Center | MAPes MONDe | Mini Mouse House Toy Store | Mombassa African Imports | Monarch Jewelers | Mr. Tablecloth | Omni, Jewelers | Opals Of Australia | Pampered Pirate | Paradise Jewelers | Paramount Gift Shop | Parrot Fish Music | Pierre's Jewelers | Royal Caribbean | Sam Goodies | Seven Arches Museum | Shoe Box | Silver World | Soft Touch Boutique | Sparky's | Star Jewelers | The Leather Shop | The Linen House | Touch of Gold | Tropicana Perfume Shoppes | Universal Liquor & Gifts]

Picture of the Royal Dane Mall Royal Dane Mall (32kjpg)

From the Grand Hotel and Emancipation Garden on the East to Market Square on the West, these Alleys, Walkways and Streets are lined with interesting shops in historic buildings which run north-south between the Waterfront and Main Street. Additional downtown stores and restaurants are located one block beyond Main Street on Vimmelskaft Gade (Back Street)

Uncle Sam Other shopping areas of interest:
[Havensight Mall (Cruise Ship Dock) | Cardows Alley | Riise's Alley | Hibiscus Alley | Raadet's Gade | Drakes Passage | Trompeter Gade | Creques Alley | Royal Dane Mall | Palm Passage | Store Tvaer Gade | International Plaza | Gutteets Gade | Strand Gade ]

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