Barbados Shopping

Like other popular tourist destinations in the Caribbean, Barbados offers visitors the benefits of Duty Free Shopping, applying to popular high quality, merchandise such as liquor, tobacco, china, crystal, clothing, fashion accessories, electronics, cameras, watches perfumes and jewelry.

Duty free shopping offers prices 30% to 50% less than in Europe and America, besides being of excellent service and a unique experience, visiting from small shops and boutiques to air-conditioned modern malls.

However, it is important take along your passport or airline ticket with you while going shopping. Most stores offer to deliver your packages directly to the airport or seaport at no cost for your convenience.

Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados and the capital of the shopping activities. Right here is where you can find whatever your imagination dictates. Downtown Broad Street you will find large department stores and many of the duty free shops of the island.

The shopping district also features countless specialty stores, restaurants, coffee shops and bars. Outside of the capital, the Bayshore Complex, is another shopping area with historic value, as well as small towns offering shopping services.

Just as Pelican Village, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, visitors to Barbados can purchase local handicrafts, including straw batik, paintings, bags, wall hangings, souvenirs, and even rum cakes and syrup, displayed also in many other Chattel Village areas.

Visitors, who are staying in accommodations with kitchen facilities, will find it very attractive to go shopping to local supermarkets, mini-marts, and markets, such as Big B Supermarket and Julie 'N Supermarket in Worthing, Jordan's Supermarket in Payne's Bay, or Super Centre in Holetown.

The info desk at your hotel can advise you of the nearest shopping locations, the same as the friendly islanders and local Tourism offices.

This is a non-exhaustive list of the main duty free stores in diverse locations on Barbados:

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING LIQUOR AND TOBACCO

Cave Shepherd Bridgetown St. Michael ***

Cave Shepherd Airport Christchurch ***

Cave Shepherd, Sunset Crest Centre #1, St. James ***

Cave Shepherd, Sunset Crest Centre #2, St. James ***

Cave Shepherd Speights St. Peter ***

Dacostas Ltd., St. James ***

Dacostas Ltd, St. Michael ***

Harrison's, Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

Harrison's, Airport, Christchurch ***

Harrison's, Needham, St. Michael ***

Harrison's, St. Lawrence Gap, Christchurch ***

Harrison's, Longbay, St. Philip ***

Harrison's, Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

Mall 34, Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

Stores noted with *** also sell all the different merchandise listed below

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING CHINA AND CRYSTAL

Emeralds International, Bridgetown, St. Michael

India House Ltd., Bridgetown, St. Michael

Little Switzerland, Dacostas Mall, Broad St. Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

Little Switzerland, Bridgetown Cruise Terminal, Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

Little Switzerland, Bridgetown Cruise Terminal, Bridgetown, St. Michael ***

The Royal Shop Cruise Ship Terminal Bridgetown

Stores noted with *** also sell all the different merchandise listed below

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES

Ann's Craft Centre Pelican Village, Bridgetown St. Michael,

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES

Ann's Craft Centre Pelican Village, Bridgetown St. Michael

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING ELECTRONICS, CAMERAS AND WATCHES

Correia's Jewelry Prince William Henry Street AND Victoria Street Bridgetown St. Michael ***

Emeralds International Broad Street Bridgetown St. Michael ***

Emeralds International Grantley Adams Airport Christchurch ***

Little Switzerland Dacostas Mall, Broad St. Bridgetown St. Michael ***

Maraj and Sons Norman Centre, Broad St. Bridgetown St. Michael ***

The Royal Shop Nicholas House, Broad St. Bridgetown St. Michael ***

The Royal Shop Cruise Ship Terminal Bridgetown St. Michael ***

Stores noted with *** also sell all the different merchandise listed below

BARBADOS DUTY FREE STORES SELLING ELECTRONICS, CAMERAS AND WATCHES

Correia's Jewelry Bridgetown St. Michael

BARBADOS DUTYFREE STORES SELLING PERFUMES AND JEWELLERY

The Potters House Edghill Hgts Edghill Hgts St. Thomas

Other ordinary stores and shopping malls in Barbados include the popular The Pelican Craft, Centre, Colombian Emeralds, Diamonds International, S.Y. Adams and Sons, Brydens, Tri Mart, Cafe Blue, Wild Pair Shoe Store, the Bionic Manshop, Chefette Restaurants, Norman Centre, Nelson Arms. In addition to the Crystal Plaza, Nu Look, the Flame Store, NVN Plaza, the Broad Street Mall, City Centre Shopping Mall, and the Tudor Street

Duty free applies to all persons over the age of 18. The following items will not incur customs duty: 750ml of spirits and 750ml of wine; 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco or other tobacco products; 150ml of perfume and 300ml of all other scents; besides of gifts up to a value of $100 Barbadian dollars.

Presenting your passport, airline tickets or travel documents, allow you to obtain duty free goods at any time during your stay on the island. However, tobacco, alcohol and electronic devices only can be purchased immediately prior to your departure.

Meat, fresh fruit, vegetables, foreign rum and matches can be imported under a permit that must be obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs.