5. Investors Guide - 2021 IMPORTS-EXPORTS

5. EXPORTS | IMPORTS

HONDURAS INVESTOR´S GUIDE 2020-2021

REQUIREMENTS: a. Purchase credit through the Electronic Payments Administrator System of Honduras (SAPEH, for its acronym in Spanish). To do so, the user must visit any “Banco Atlántida, S.A.” agency nationwide, and present the RTN. b. Exporters and importers must be duly registered in the SECEH, Honduras Automated Customs Revenue System (SARAH, for its acronym in Spanish) and SIECA systems, in order to authorize their permit. c. Go to www.seceh.centrex.hn and select the type of certificate for application. d. Fill in the DUCA on SECEH system e. Attach invoice and any other required documentation. f. This document must be accompanied by a phytosanitary or animal health certificate of export according to the origin of the product. *Companies under the Temporary Import Regime (RIT) should select Regime 3051 and fill in the information requested. 5.1.3 PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT Official trade facilitator document, which must accompany any export of products and by-products of plant origin. It certifies that plants and plant products have been inspected and/or treated in accordance with the appropriate procedures, so they are considered free from quarantine pests and other harmful pests, taking into account the current phytosanitary regulation of the importing country. It is available in the SECEH system and can be obtained digitally and manually. REQUIREMENTS a. Fill in application for Phytosanitary Certificate b. Attach official stamp of the Bureau of Agricultural Engineers. Cost: L. 25.00 c. Attach copy of invoice d. Payment of TGR-1 on Banking Institution, according to weight

5.1.4 MANUAL PROCEDURE FOR EXPORTING TO NICARAGUA Due to the lack of validation of digital phytosanitary certificates for Nicaragua, the process to be carried out should be: a. Payment of TGR-1 Receipt at any banking Institution, according to kilograms of the product to be exported according to the table below. b. Go to www.seceh.centrex.hn , log in and select the type of certificate for application. c. Fill in the application for Phytosanitary Certificate on SECEH System. d. Purchase official stamp of the Bureau of Agricultural Engineers of Honduras at “Banco de Occidente, S.A.” or “Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Agrícola -BANADESA”, with a value of L. 25.00. e. Attach documentation supporting the application (TGR-1 Receipt, official stamp, and invoice) and send request for SENASA approval. f. Once the application has been approved and the payment validated, print the generated Phytosanitary Certificate. g. Present printed phytosanitary certificate on the counters of CENTREX nationwide with the supporting documentation for them to be processed manually. h. In the case of re-export, the import certificate with which the product entered the country must be attached. i. Exports of precious wood must accompany application with the Forest Conservation Institute (ICF, for its acronym in Spanish) certification and the approval of the Coordinator of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG, for its acronym in Spanish). *Find requirements for application for certificates at: www.sag.gob.hn/dmsdocument/1060

COST IN LEMPIRAS KILOGRAMS Until 25,000 From25,001 to 250,000 From250,001 to 1,000,000 For each additional million kilograms

LEMPIRAS L 450.00 L 680.00 L 1,300.00 L 350.00

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