What is: Duty Free?
A. Since the source of our gold and our Emeralds is Colombia, the popular term “duty free” does not apply to purchases of these items, as there is no duty involved. When other countries import from Colombia, without adding their normal tax or duty, they call it: “duty free”. When you buy direct from the source (Colombia) you eliminate the commission of a middle-man, plus the exportation markup which includes: shipping, handling and currency conversion costs. When you buy direct from the source, you do not have to pay sales tax which may be imposed in your home country. Many smart Emerald shoppers have paid for their Cartagena vacations with the savings in dealing direct with the source country (Cartagena, Colombia) for Emeralds and Gold.
