diff --git a/client/Doxygen/docker-finance.dox b/client/Doxygen/docker-finance.dox
index 0fe357b..548d05c 100644
--- a/client/Doxygen/docker-finance.dox
+++ b/client/Doxygen/docker-finance.dox
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
 //! \brief Group for tags marked for internal and public consumption
 //! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
 
+//! \defgroup cpp_type_exceptions docker-finance C++ exceptions
+//! \brief Group for internal exception handling
+//! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
+
 //! \defgroup cpp_utils docker-finance C++ utilities
 //! \brief Group for public-facing utility code
 //! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
diff --git a/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh b/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
index ad98757..b6143c6 100644
--- a/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
+++ b/container/src/root/src/internal/type.hh
@@ -25,10 +25,36 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
+#include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+//! \brief Conditional throw handler
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+#define THROW_IF(condition, exception, message) \
+  if (condition)                                \
+    THROW(exception, message);
+
+//! \brief Throw handler
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+#define THROW(exception, message) \
+  THROW_IMPL(exception, \
+      \n\tFILE = __FILE__ \
+      \n\tLINE = __LINE__ \
+      \n\tWHAT = message);
+
+//! \brief Throw handler implementation
+//! \warning Should not be called directly, use THROW handlers
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+#define THROW_IMPL(exception, message) \
+  throw exception(THROW_IMPL_EXPAND(message));
+
+//! \brief Throw handler implementation (message)
+//! \warning Should not be called directly, use THROW handlers
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+#define THROW_IMPL_EXPAND(message) #message
+
 //! \namespace docker_finance
 //! \since docker-finance 1.0.0
 namespace docker_finance
@@ -44,6 +70,63 @@ namespace internal
 //! \todo *_v for all the booleans
 namespace type
 {
+//! \brief Base exception class
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+class Exception : virtual public std::exception
+{
+ public:
+  //! \brief Exception type
+  enum struct kType : uint8_t
+  {
+    RuntimeError,
+    InvalidArgument,
+  };
+
+  //! \brief Construct by type with given message
+  Exception(const kType type, const std::string_view what)
+      : m_type(type), m_what(what)
+  {
+  }
+  virtual ~Exception() = default;
+
+  Exception(const Exception&) = default;
+  Exception& operator=(const Exception&) = default;
+
+  Exception(Exception&&) = default;
+  Exception& operator=(Exception&&) = default;
+
+ public:
+  //! \return Exeption type
+  kType type() const noexcept { return m_type; }
+
+  //! \return Exception message
+  const char* what() const noexcept { return m_what.data(); }
+
+ private:
+  kType m_type;
+  std::string_view m_what;
+};
+
+//! \brief Exception class for runtime errors
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+struct RuntimeError final : public Exception
+{
+  explicit RuntimeError(const std::string_view what = {})
+      : Exception(Exception::kType::RuntimeError, what)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+//! \brief Exception class for invalid arguments (logic error)
+//! \ingroup cpp_type_exceptions
+struct InvalidArgument final : public Exception
+{
+  explicit InvalidArgument(const std::string_view what = {})
+      : Exception(Exception::kType::InvalidArgument, what)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
 //! \ingroup cpp_type_traits
 template <typename t_type>
 struct is_byte : std::false_type