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The organizations that help companies export from and invest in Honduras, grouped by what you need. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
1. Where to start
SDE, CNI and INE: the guide’s first stops, of the 14 organizations below.
Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets
Ministry of economic development
SDE
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico
Runs the export procedures center CENTREX and its electronic system SECEH, issues several certificates of origin, and manages the free zone and temporary import regimes.
Visit SDE (opens in a new tab)Source: SDE, business procedures and CENTREX page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
National investment promotion council
CNI
Consejo Nacional de Inversiones
Promotes Honduras to investors and accompanies companies through administrative steps for new and reinvestment projects.
Visit CNI (opens in a new tab)Source: TNH, CNI reports $400 million executed, 2026 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 10, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Publishes national statistics, including a foreign trade yearbook and a directory of economic establishments.
Visit INE (opens in a new tab)Source: National Statistics Institute, foreign trade yearbook page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
2. Export development and market information
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
Ministry of economic development
SDE
Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico
Runs the export procedures center CENTREX and its electronic system SECEH, issues several certificates of origin, and manages the free zone and temporary import regimes.
Visit SDE (opens in a new tab)Source: SDE, business procedures and CENTREX page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Research markets
National statistics office
INE
Instituto Nacional de Estadística
Publishes national statistics, including a foreign trade yearbook and a directory of economic establishments.
Visit INE (opens in a new tab)Source: National Statistics Institute, foreign trade yearbook page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
3. Investment and business setup
2 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
National investment promotion council
CNI
Consejo Nacional de Inversiones
Promotes Honduras to investors and accompanies companies through administrative steps for new and reinvestment projects.
Visit CNI (opens in a new tab)Source: TNH, CNI reports $400 million executed, 2026 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of September 10, 2026
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIT
Cámara de Comercio e Industrias de Tegucigalpa
Runs the commercial registry for Francisco Morazán, where companies there must register, and offers membership services.
Visit CCIT (opens in a new tab)Source: Tegucigalpa chamber, commercial registry page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
4. Customs and tax
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Central bank
BCH
Banco Central de Honduras
Authorizes the export declaration that every exporter files and sets the exchange rules for selling export proceeds.
Visit BCH (opens in a new tab)Source: Central Bank of Honduras, export declaration page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Tax administration
SAR
Servicio de Administración de Rentas
Registers taxpayers and issues the national tax number (RTN) that companies need for trade and investment filings.
Visit SAR (opens in a new tab)Source: SAR, national taxpayer registry (RTN) page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Finance ministry
SEFIN
Secretaría de Finanzas
Administers exemption regimes such as the Temporary Import Regime and publishes consolidated texts of the special tax regimes.
Visit SEFIN (opens in a new tab)Source: Finance Ministry, statement on Temporary Import Regime, 2026 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of February 13, 2026
5. Standards and sector requirements
3 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Meet requirements
Plant and animal health authority
SENASA
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad e Inocuidad Agroalimentaria
Certifies the plant and animal health requirements that farm and food exports must meet.
Visit SENASA (opens in a new tab)Source: La Gaceta, SENASA board agreement 001-2025, 2025 (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of June 18, 2025
- Meet requirements
Sanitary regulation agency
ARSA
Agencia de Regulación Sanitaria
Issues sanitary licenses to food and beverage establishments and sanitary registrations to their products.
Visit ARSA (opens in a new tab)Source: ARSA, frequently asked questions (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Meet requirements
Electricity regulator
CREE
Comisión Reguladora de Energía Eléctrica
Sets and publishes electricity tariffs and rules that affect power-intensive investment projects.
Visit CREE (opens in a new tab)Source: Electricity regulator, home page with 2026 tariffs (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
6. Chambers and industry associations
4 organizations. Each card links to the organization’s own site.
- Get advice
Industrial association
ANDI
Asociación Nacional de Industriales de Honduras
Represents industry, and the SDE sheet says its office sells the form for the generalized preferences certificate of origin.
Visit ANDI (opens in a new tab)Source: SDE, requirements for generalized preferences origin certificate (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Maquila industry association
AHM
Asociación Hondureña de Maquiladores
Represents about 330 member companies in textile and apparel manufacturing and automotive harnesses, with legal advice and training.
Visit AHM (opens in a new tab)Source: Honduran Manufacturers Association, home page (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Business federation
COHEP
Consejo Hondureño de la Empresa Privada
Brings together business organizations and takes private-sector positions on economic policy with the government.
Visit COHEP (opens in a new tab)Source: COHEP, home page with October 2026 news (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
- Get advice
Chamber of commerce
CCIC
Cámara de Comercio e Industrias de Cortés
Organizes trade missions and business meetings and runs a business portal that gathers procedures from several institutions.
Visit CCIC (opens in a new tab)Source: Cortés chamber of commerce, home page (in Spanish) (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
7. How Promote:Global helps
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Promote:Honduras is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.