 
Curaçao
has been a major trade center for hundreds
of years so it's not surprising that stores
are stocked with quality items from around
the world. Strolling around in exquisite,
centuries-old buildings while ocean liners
cruise up the channel that cuts through
the city, so close you could almost touch
them, all this makes the shopping ambience
very special.
The city's commercial center, Punda, has
numerous shops offering everything from
clothing to jewelry and souvenirs On the
outskirts of Willemstad there are some
elegant shopping centers. No matter where
you go, the salespeople are courteous
and attentive and will effortlessly switch
between English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu,
sometimes in the same conversation. |
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The
Harbor Duty Free Zone
This
Free Zone is the largest in the Caribbean. It
is patronized by retailers from throughout the
region, who come to stock up on goods from all
over the world. It’s a distribution center
for clothing textile, shoes, perfumes, pharmaceutical
products and many other wholesale or retail
sale goods with attractive duty free prices.
The Harbor Free Zone is a fenced-in area of
57 acres. The majority of companies established
in the Harbor Free Zone consists of trading
companies that distribute products from the
United States, Europe and Asia to the Caribbean
and Latin America. There is also tax-free shopping
at the free zone. Goods purchased in the Free
Zone must be shipped directly to your home or
transferred to your ship or flight. You can
pick them up when you arrive home.
Airport
Free Zone
The
Airport Free Zone is located adjacent to the
International Airport Hato, 8 miles (13 kilometers)
from the seaport and 7 miles (11 kilometers)
from town. The Airport Economic Zone is especially
advantageous for companies that export goods
by air. Being part of the airport customs area,
the Free Zone is especially adventurous for
the transshipment of high value, low volume
consumer and capital goods.
The
items purchased at the free zone, may not be
taken out of the zone. These items will be delivered
to the buyer at the airport. Buyers at the free
zone must always have a valid passport, airline
ticket or an immigration card at hand.
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