Customs Declare
Declaration requirements

Customs declaration requirements for Honduras

Customs Declare produces the completed Declaracion Unica Centroamericana (DUCA), specifically the DUCA-D subtype for merchandise from outside Central America -- Honduras' prior national form was the DUA for Honduras’s own customs authority, in Spanish, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.

Declaration form

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Form
Declaracion Unica Centroamericana (DUCA), specifically the DUCA-D subtype for merchandise from outside Central America -- Honduras' prior national form was the DUA
Issuing authority
Administracion Aduanera de Honduras (ADUANAS)
Primary language
Spanish
Accepted languages
Spanish
Required supporting documents
Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or airway bill, certificate of origin where applicable
Last verified
Aug 30, 2026

Import requirements & restrictions

  • Import licensing required

    Under the Central American Customs Union Treaty (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama), a local food or beverage product with valid sanitary registration in any ONE signatory country is recognized as valid for import in the rest -- a separate registration per country is not required. Customs procedures across these countries follow the shared CAUCA/RECAUCA (Central American Uniform Customs Code) framework, with the single DUCA declaration document (administered via SIECA, the Central American Economic Integration Secretariat) replacing multiple national customs forms.

    SIECA (Central American Economic Integration Secretariat)

Duty & tax

VAT (default rate)
15%
MFN duty rate data
Available
Preferential rate
None on record
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Quick answers

What customs declaration form does Honduras require?

Honduras’s import declaration is the Declaracion Unica Centroamericana (DUCA), specifically the DUCA-D subtype for merchandise from outside Central America -- Honduras' prior national form was the DUA, issued by Administracion Aduanera de Honduras (ADUANAS).

Which languages does Honduras accept on a customs declaration?

Spanish

What supporting documents are required to import into Honduras?

Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or airway bill, certificate of origin where applicable

What is the VAT rate on imports into Honduras?

The default VAT rate on record for Honduras is 15%.

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