🇭🇳 India–Honduras trade guide
Everything you need to ship from India to Honduras or import from Honduras to India: the trade agreement, routes and transit times, how your buyer imports, duties, regulators and documents.
India and Honduras at a glance
No trade agreement with India.
India exported about US$257 million in 2025-26: cotton yarn for the textile maquilas, pharmaceuticals, motorcycles and chemicals. India buys wood and some agricultural products.
Routes and transit times to Honduras
35–50 days to Puerto Cortés, via Caribbean transhipment.
- Puerto Cortés (Atlantic) HNPCR
- San Lorenzo (Pacific) HNSLO
4–7 days.
- San Pedro Sula SAP
- Palmerola / Tegucigalpa XPL
Transit times are indicative port-to-port from Nhava Sheva / Mundra (sea) and Delhi / Mumbai (air). Routing changes (for example Red Sea diversions) can add 10–14 days.
Importing into Honduras: what your buyer needs
- A licensed customs agent files the DUCA with Aduanas Honduras.
- Yarn for the maquila (garment export) industry often enters under temporary import regimes.
Central American common tariff (DAI), plus 15% sales tax (ISV).
- ARSA: medicines, food, cosmetics
- SENASA Honduras: plant and animal health
- Commercial invoice
- Packing list
- Bill of lading / AWB
- ISPM-15 wood packaging
From Honduras to India, and tips from the field
Small flows.
- File the Bill of Entry through a licensed customs broker in India (YAM holds licence R-7/92).
- Check the HS code in the Indian tariff, the DGFT import policy (free, restricted or prohibited) and any BIS, FSSAI, plant quarantine or other permit before the goods ship.
- If an agreement applies, get the correct certificate of origin from the exporter to claim the lower duty.
- Puerto Cortés is one of the best-connected ports in Central America.
- Our partner agents in Latin America can handle destination clearance and delivery. Ask us for a door-to-door quote.
Written by YAM Logistics from our own experience and public sources, checked November 2026. Duties, taxes, permits and trade agreements change often: treat rates and transit times as indicative and confirm them for your HS code and shipment before you quote or ship. This is general guidance, not legal or tax advice.
Questions people ask
Does India have a trade agreement with Honduras?+
No trade agreement with India.
How long does shipping from India to Honduras take?+
By sea: 35–50 days to Puerto Cortés, via Caribbean transhipment. By air: 4–7 days.
What does an importer in Honduras need?+
A licensed customs agent files the DUCA with Aduanas Honduras. Yarn for the maquila (garment export) industry often enters under temporary import regimes.
What duties and taxes apply in Honduras?+
Central American common tariff (DAI), plus 15% sales tax (ISV).
Can YAM Logistics handle shipments to Honduras?+
Yes. YAM handles export clearance and freight from India, and works with partner agents in Latin America for destination clearance and delivery to Honduras. Message us on WhatsApp for a quote.