Exempt was designed for the frequent traveler, casual vacationer, visitors or the online shopper. Most Bahamians travel for vacation, school or business and in traveling you know what comes with it, SHOPPING! If you're reading this that tells us that you've ran into a problem that Exempt aims to solve.
You're in a store, you want to buy something and you utter those familiar words, "How much will customs charge me on this?" You are then stuck asking yourself if you should buy it or if you should wait until you get back home. Maybe you're that traveler in the store always wondering "Whats the duty on that again?" You might also be that traveler that went a little overboard on the shopping budget and is stressing over whether you have enough money for your customs duty fees, or if you still have an exemption available, should you claim it? ...and will it cover the duty amount?
Well I can say all of us at Exempt, being the frequent travelers that we are, have experienced one of these scenarios and in some cases, even worse; like actually showing up to customs without enough money and no Exemptions left to claim. You know how much fun that can be!
So we decided to funnel our frustration into a need and fill that need. In doing so, we realized that figuring out what one has to pay at the Customs counter shouldn't be like rocket science or a guessing game and we created an App to do the calculations for you.
To offer the Online Shopper, Frequent Traveler or General Public, an easy and simple way to figure out what they or their brokers may be required to pay at the Customs counter. "On-the-go access" to customs duty information that will allow them to budget better.
We strongly believe that what you're required to pay should not be the surprise of the day. It is public knowledge and should be easily accessible, so we made it simple. You don't have to be a customs officer to use Exempt, although some customs officers have expressed to us that it has made their work a whole lot easier and the process much more efficient.
We place a great deal of importance on offering outstanding customer support. We are a growing company trying to serve the needs of our fellow travelers and shoppers and we try our best to answer all questions in a prompt and timely manner.