Concerns about corruption are particularly pronounced in Jamaica’s public procurement processes. Reported vulnerabilities include limited scrutiny of contract-award procedures and transparency gaps, and the Integrity Commission has issued investigation reports identifying procurement irregularities and conflicts of interest in the award of public contracts. Procurement delays have also been highlighted as a practical constraint on implementation capacity.

Wireless products and equipment that connect to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), along with other Radio Frequency equipment, require type approval and certification in Honduras. No in-country testing is required, and existing international test reports are accepted for the homologation process to obtain CONATEL approval. Technical documents are reviewed and validated in the approval process. Homologation can also be done through an international entity (Title V, Arts. 213-220 B of the General Regulation to the Telecommunications Law). Products requiring CONATEL (Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) approval include PBX, routers, modems, and gateways; RFID and Bluetooth modules; and cell phones.

According to Section 26(6) and 26(8) of the Regulations for Payment and Transfer Services Using Electronic Money (Agreement No. 01/2024), electronic wallets are subject to quantitative limits. The maximum balance that a user or an affiliated company may hold in an electronic wallet is capped at the amount established by the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH). In addition, the monthly cumulative value of transactions carried out through a user’s or affiliated company’s electronic wallet may not exceed the ceiling set by the BCH Board.
Section 1 of Resolution No. 356-8/2024 specifies these limits. For transactions not related to wages and salaries, the maximum amount per transaction and the maximum wallet balance are each limited to HNL 15,000 (approx. USD 600), while the monthly accumulated value of such transactions may not exceed HNL 30,000 (approx. USD 1,200).

Honduras does not implement any de minimis threshold, which is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties.

The Consumer Protection Act (Decree No. 24-2008) and its implementing regulation (Agreement No. 084-2021) establish a comprehensive consumer protection framework that also applies to online transactions.

Honduras has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Honduras has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Honduras has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

A basic legal framework on intermediary liability beyond copyright infringement is absent in Honduran law and jurisprudence.

Under Normative Resolution No. 001/12, internet access operators are required to maintain a register and control of IP addresses assigned or leased to subscribers or users. Businesses and establishments such as café nets or cybercafés, hotels, event halls and similar venues that use public IP addresses from which private IP addresses are derived must also keep a permanent register of final users. This register must include the user’s full name, identity card number, passport, student card or other valid identification document, telephone number, domicile, start and end time of use, and the computer number where the device belongs to the access provider. In addition, telephone service operators must collect certain data, including the SIM card buyer’s name and identity card number in the case of Honduran nationals, or passport or residence card number in the case of foreign nationals.
Arts. 1 and 3 of Decree No. 19-2014 on the National Mobile Telephone Database operationalise this requirement by establishing that operators and suboperators using SIM cards must register the sale and/or activation of prepaid and postpaid SIM cards in the National Mobile Telephone Database. The registration must include user identification data, the assigned telephone number, and information concerning the associated SIM card or device. Under Art. 8, operators and suboperators must also validate user and subscriber information before selling or activating a new SIM card.

According to Art. 21 of Normative Resolution 004/22 (NR004/22), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are required to implement a security system to prevent, monitor, and detect illegal activities carried out by users. If such activities are detected, service operators must notify the competent authority in writing and offer full cooperation during the investigative process.

Under Arts. 2 and 11–13 of the Regulation approved by Central Bank Agreement No. 01/2025, together with the Operational Guidelines issued through Management Circular GER-8/2025, private-sector residents seeking US dollars through Honduras’s official foreign-exchange market must submit their requests through authorised exchange agents participating in auctions conducted by the Central Bank of Honduras (BCH). Legal persons may submit up to three bids per day, subject to a combined daily limit of USD 1.2 million. Requests of at least USD 10,000 may participate directly in the auction through an exchange agent, while smaller requests are processed by those agents outside the auction mechanism. Applicants must provide identification and, where required, supporting documents for the foreign-currency request.
The BCH determines the amount offered and allocated through each auction, so applicants are not guaranteed to receive the full amount requested. The mechanism, therefore, delays payments to foreign suppliers and imports, including ICT equipment and other goods relevant to digital trade. Agreement No. 01/2025 repealed the 2023 regulations but retained the centralised auction system, participation through authorised exchange agents, and the principal daily limits, while simplifying some documentary requirements.
During 2023 and 2024, the BCH reportedly met only part of the accepted demand, requiring businesses to submit bids repeatedly over several days. Business representatives reported waits of 15–20 days to obtain sufficient foreign currency, delaying payments to overseas suppliers and the importation of goods. A 2024 survey by the Honduran Council of Private Enterprise (COHEP) found that 98.04% of 358 surveyed businesses had experienced difficulties obtaining US dollars for commercial operations.

According to the Framework Law of the Telecommunications Sector, the National Telecommunication Commission (CONATEL), the executive authority for the supervision and administration of services in the telecommunications sector, is independent of the government in its decision-making.

According to Art. 63.3 of the Tax Code, taxpayers or the persons responsible for tax must conserve accounting books and special records, documents and other records of the taxable activity, electronic files, programs, sub programs and other records processed by electronic or computer systems, in an orderly manner and keep them in their fiscal domicile at the immediate disposal of the Finance Office's State Secretariat (SEFIN), the Customs Tax Superintendency, the Tax Administration or the Customs Administration, when requested or when duly accredited public servants show up at their fiscal domicile in order to request documentation or tax information. This information must be kept for a period of five years by taxpayers registered with the National Tax Registry and for a period of seven years in other cases. In addition, Art. 64.3 states that taxpayers must keep their accounting records at their fiscal domicile without prejudice to having contracted accounting services within the country.

Honduras has acceded to several agreements covering cross-border data aspects, but the relevant provisions on cross-border data flows are not binding. The agreements include the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, Central America and the United States (Chapter 14.5), the Free Trade Agreement between the United Mexican States and the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua (Chapter 15), and the Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (Chapter 16.5).