5. EXPORTS | IMPORTS
HONDURAS INVESTOR´S GUIDE 2020-2021
OPERATOR INCORPORATION REQUIREMENTS:
Incorporation. It shall be the obligation of the beneficiary of the Free Zone, to keep up-to-date information regarding any changes to the appointment of this permanent representative. k. Current certifications of Solvency, issued by Tax and Customs Administration. l. Copies of the required documents must be presented duly authenticated, signed and sealed by a notary public. Submit the following information to the Ministry of Economic Development through a Legal Representative. In addition to the stated requirements for Operator Companies, User -Operators must demonstrate the following: a. List of products or services to be developed. b. Markets to which the products or services will be directed c. Activities or services to be provided. d. Three (3) years projection of the investment, exports, wages and salaries, number of jobs and foreign exchange to be generated. m. TGR receipt with a value of L. 200.00 USER-OPERATOR INCORPORATION REQUIREMENTS: *The copies of the required documents must be duly authenticated. Article 3 of the Regulations for the Free Zones Law (ZOLI, for its acronym in Spanish). For all procedures, companies must present Certification of Solvency, issued by the Presidential Commissioner of Tax Administration (CPAT, for its acronym in Spanish). Submit the documentation on a CD.
Natural persons or legal entities interested in taking benefit from the Free Zones Law as operators or user-operators, must submit to the Ministry of Economic Development, a request by means of a Legal proxy, which must contain: a. The principal activity of the company. b. Address, telephone number and e-mail. c. The amount of the investment, as well as the number of jobs to be generated with their respective wages. d. The Descriptive plan of the existing building or where the project will be developed, identifying its different areas; including the one destined for the customs office, location, limits, surface and access routes, duly endorsed by a Civil Engineer or Architect. e. Title of ownership of the property where the project will be carried out, or in its absence Lease Agreement on said property, granted for a term not less than five years, except when the lessee g. Power of Attorney duly authenticated, granted by the legal representative of the company, accompanied by a copy of the public instrument, in which it is stated that said representative has the faculty to grant powers. h. Copy of Articles of Incorporation of the Trade Company or the declaration as a Merchant, duly registered in the Social or Merchants Register, as appropriate. If a foreign company, the authorization to trade in Honduras must be registered in the Register of Social Traders. is the State through its institutions. f. A copy of the National Tax Registry. i. Foreign companies may submit a Certification of being Registered as an investor, issued by the National Investment Council (CNI), see benefits in CNI section of Investor’s Guide; j. Accreditation by the Ministry of Economic Development, of a permanente representative of the company, with broad powers to perform all legal acts of a civil, commercial and labor nature in the country, by means of power granted in Articles of
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