# Honduras (HN)

**Capital:** Tegucigalpa  
**Currency:** Honduran Lempira (HNL) (HNL)  
**Population:** 10'825'703  
**Area:** 112'492 km²

> Honduras is a Central American transit and export country with coasts on both the Caribbean and the Pacific. Puerto Cortés, the region's leading deepwater port, together with the San Pedro Sula and Palmerola airports forms the logistics backbone. Key goods are coffee, bananas, palm oil and maquila textiles.

Honduras (ISO code: HN) lies in Central America, bordering Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, with coasts on both the Caribbean (Atlantic) and the Pacific. It is a presidential republic facing ongoing challenges around corruption, crime and the rule of law. The climate is tropical, with humid coastal lowlands, mountainous interior and pronounced rainy and dry seasons. Agriculture is central to the economy, especially bananas, coffee and palm oil, complemented by maquila manufacturing, services and mining. Foreign trade is decisive: exports are mainly agricultural and industrial goods, while the country depends heavily on imports of fuel, machinery and consumer goods. Strategic ports such as Puerto Cortés, the leading deepwater port of Central America, anchor the country's transit and logistics role for regional supply chains. The national currency is the Lempira (HNL).

**Top Import Partners:** US, CN, GT, SV, MX

**Top Export Partners:** US, DE, GT, SV, NI

**Top Import Goods:** Mineralöle, Maschinen, Fahrzeuge, Elektronik, Lebensmittel

**Top Export Goods:** Kaffee, Bananaen, Textilien, Krustentiere, Palmöl

**Key Airports:**
- [Goloson International Airport (LCE)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/goloson-international-airport-lce)
- [Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (RTB)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/juan-manuel-galvez-international-airport-rtb)
- [La Laguna Airport (GJA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/la-laguna-airport-gja)
- [Palmerola International Airport / José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base (XPL)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/palmerola-international-airport-jose-enrique-soto-cano-air-base-airport-xpl)
- [Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/ramon-villeda-morales-international-airport-sap)
- [Tela Airport (TEA)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/tela-airport-tea)
- [Toncontín International Airport (TGU)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/toncontin-international-airport-tgu)
- [Trujillo Airport (TJI)](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/trujillo-airport-tji)
- [Acensa Airport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/acensa-airport-173)
- [Agua Caliente Airport](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/agua-caliente-airport-13895)

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** ISV 15 Prozent Normalsatz  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Elektronische Abfertigung über das System SARAH (Sistema Automatizado de Rentas Aduaneras de Honduras) der Aduanas; ISV-Erhebung an der Grenze.  
**Customs authority:** [Administración Aduanera de Honduras (Aduanas)](https://www.aduanas.gob.hn/)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Transitland / Karibik-Pazifik-Gateway Zentralamerikas  
**Economic area:** SIECA / MCCA (Zentralamerikanischer Gemeinsamer Markt); CAFTA-DR  
**Logistics risk:** mittel  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** mittel  
**Pharma/cold chain:** mittel

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.aduanas.gob.hn/](https://www.aduanas.gob.hn/)
- [https://www.sar.gob.hn/impuesto-sobre-ventas-isv/](https://www.sar.gob.hn/impuesto-sobre-ventas-isv/)
- [https://sistemas.aduanas.gob.hn/sarah/](https://sistemas.aduanas.gob.hn/sarah/)
- [https://enp.hn/](https://enp.hn/)
- [https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/honduras-trade-agreements](https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/honduras-trade-agreements)
- [https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/central-america_en](https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/central-america_en)
- [https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=HN](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=HN)
- [https://palmerolaairport.com/en/homepage/](https://palmerolaairport.com/en/homepage/)

*Last verified: 2026-06-23*

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