Duty Free Border Downtown | Diamonds International

Travel Retail Operators

Travel Retail Operators

Diamonds International

Diamonds International is a New York based jewelry retailer with over 125 store locations spread over the Caribbean Islands, Central America and The USA. Started over 20 years ago in the the tax-free island of St Thomas (USVI), it has expanded rapidly and now retails, not only precious stones and jewelry, but watches and gifts. Watches International, Just for Men and Diamond Creations are some the subsidiary brands they operate.

The tax-free status of these sales depends on the various locations of the stores. They do have stores in the airports of Barbados and St Maarten and also numerous shops in the ports that receive cruise passengers. Other stores can be found downtown, in locations such as Charlotte Amalie, Philipsburg and Cozumel, all of which have tax-free or low tax status. The Company also offer an extensive online pre-order website, where you can buy jewelry online for direct shipment.


Tourists and business travellers all seek a bargain on their travels, hence the many questions related to tax-free and duty-free shopping.

'Where are the best duty free prices, buying a TV duty-free, list of shops, store hours, carrying liquids thru, can you shop at?', these are just some of the questions we receive on the subject.

Our suggestion is to search your travel shopping requirements by destination or carrier, rather than by brand or product. The reason being that duty-free prices and rules vary by country or even your mode of transport. So, check your destination first, by using the search facility provided above.


The duty free on arrival global search 'App' for phone and tablet is now available in Android version beta v1, we are working hard to make it the best travel shopping site and mobile App available, the Apple/iOS version will follow soon. You will be able to search the globe from your phone for duty-free shops at your destination, on planes, boats, airports or border stores. To download the app click the image below to check before you fly!