Jamaica is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Under the amended Section 22B(1) and 22B(3) of the Public Procurement Act, the “relevant competition threshold” determines the level of competition required for public procurement methods, and the Minister of Finance and the Public Service may, by order, prescribe the value limits for these thresholds. The Public Procurement (Competition Thresholds) Order, 2025, which revises the thresholds established under the Public Procurement Regulations 2018, provides in Schedule II that international competitive bidding must be used for the procurement of goods and services where the estimated contract value exceeds JMD 90 million (approx. USD 580,000). Therefore, below this threshold, the competition is limited to national bidders.

According to Section 43 of the Public Procurement Regulations 2018, procuring entities must apply a domestic margin of preference in open bidding conducted through international competitive bidding. This preference is extended to eligible Jamaican bidders as outlined under Section 44 of the Regulations, as well as any administrative guidelines issued by the Office. The domestic margin of preference aims to give Jamaican bidders a competitive advantage in international public procurement processes.
According to Sections 2 and 3 of the Public Procurement (Domestic Margin of Preference) Order, 2019, national bidders incorporating at least 35% domestic content in the supply of goods, execution of works, or provision of services are eligible for a domestic margin of preference up to 20%.

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.

Jamaica is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), nor does it have observer status.

Under the Companies Act, all private entities, domestic and foreign, have the right to establish and own business enterprises. Jamaica imposes no limits on foreign ownership or control, and local laws do not distinguish between local and foreign investors.

According to Art. 120 of the Patents and Designs Act, every applicant must provide, and every application must contain, an address for service within Jamaica.

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.

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.