Corporate Overview

Van Baase International B.V. (VBI), the Dutch parent company of FreePort Duty Free, is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. VBI holds interest in various sectors of the Duty Free industry with its main focus on Travel Retail and Logistics.

Our goal as a company is to continuously push forth our brands and experiences in Travel Retail and Duty Free while maintaining world-class service and support. We deliver the best products and value to our providers, partners, and customers all over the world without compromise our highest level of ethical standards and practices.

VBI’s group of companies spread throughout the duty free sector, from retail and specialty shops, logistics, order fulfillment, and wholesale distribution and sales. The advantage of working with VBI is the ability to benefit from end-to-end services for your product or business.

DUTY FREE RETAIL

Through its FreePort Duty Free division, VBI runs various retail duty free shops throughout the Caribbean and Europe. These outlets are largely in cruise ports in the Caribbean and in Duty Free zones throughout Europe. VBI focuses attention on Premium Tobacco and Spirits with such brands as Habanos SA, Arturo Fuente, Davidoff, Glenmorangie, Johnnie Walker, Glenfiddich, Suntory Brands, and more.

We offer very competitive duty free prices and brand variety in all our shops with a high-level of friendly and knowledgeable customer service. In addition to our physical retail locations, we do offer online shopping with a wide arrange of products with worldwide delivery.

WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION

VBI’s Wholesale and Distribution services offers our partners a customisable solution to their purchasing needs. We can offer our products at wholesale prices. We have a wide range of cigars and cigar accessories from brands such as Montecristo, Cohiba, Partagas, Davidoff, Arturo Fuente, Padron, My Father, and a variety of cigar accessories such as Humidors, Cigar Cutters, and Lighters.

In addition, we carry leading brands of spirits such as Moet, Havana Club, Glenmorangie, Dalmore, GlenFiddich, Suntory, Absolute Vodka, and many more. We can offer very competitive duty free pricing from our catalogue.

LOGISTICS & ORDER FULFILLMENT

Duty Free warehousing and order fulfillment are a few of the value-added services offered by Van Baase International. Our main warehouse in Switzerland can offer a full range of supporting your physical or online business. We can also tailor any solution to the particular needs of your business. Please contact us to discuss our various solutions.