Specialty Chemicals for Honduras
The specialty chemicals division counts 876 products, and each one can be quoted for delivery to Honduras. Locally, the main users are in textiles & apparel (maquila), coffee & palm oil processing and shrimp aquaculture. Typical delivery points include San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa and Choloma. Typical customers for this division are water treatment companies, paint and coatings manufacturers and textile processors.
Supplying specialty chemicals to Honduras
Sea freight reaches Puerto Cortés and San Lorenzo in about 35–50 days port to port. Urgent or small lots fly to San Pedro Sula (SAP) in 4–7 days. Import compliance for this category sits with SERNA / MiAmbiente (Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment), and we prepare the COA, SDS and commercial documents your broker needs. Common grades for this division are Technical / industrial, Food grade (FCC / IP), Feed grade and Cosmetic grade.
Grades in this division
Chemical compliance in Honduras
| Authority | SERNA / MiAmbiente (Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment) |
|---|---|
| Seaports | Puerto Cortés, San Lorenzo |
| Airports | San Pedro Sula (SAP), Palmerola (XPL) |
| Dangerous goods | IMDG by sea, IATA DGR by air |
Medicines, APIs and many health-related products need sanitary registration or an import authorisation from ARSA, the health regulation agency, before customs release. Precursor and controlled chemicals require additional licensing held by the importer. Environmental matters fall under MiAmbiente. Dangerous goods must be packed, labelled and declared under IMDG or IATA rules, and clearance follows Central American (SIECA) customs procedures. Importers should confirm whether each product needs ARSA approval before ordering, because goods without it can be held at the port. Your customs broker can check this early.
From order to delivery
- 1–2 daysQuote and document set agreed
Price, pack sizes, Incoterm and the paperwork list are confirmed in writing.
- 3–7 daysPacking for export
Stock items are packed in UN-rated drums or cartons. Made-to-order material adds its own lead time.
- 1–3 daysExport clearance at Nhava Sheva or Mundra
Shipping bill filed, dangerous goods declared under IMDG where needed.
- 35–50 daysOcean transit to Puerto Cortés
Port-to-port time depends on the vessel schedule and any transhipment.
- 2–5 daysImport clearance
Your broker clears the goods against local rules. Chemical oversight: SERNA / MiAmbiente (Secretariat of Natural Resources and Environment).
Indicative total by sea: 42–67 days
By air: about 8–17 days in total.
Documents for Honduras
- Commercial Invoice
- Packing List
- Bill of Lading / Air Waybill
- Certificate of Origin
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Safety Data Sheet (16-section GHS)
- ARSA sanitary registration or import authorisation where required
- Controlled-chemical import permit where applicable
- Dangerous Goods Declaration (IMDG/IATA) where applicable
Categories in specialty chemicals
A selection we ship to Honduras
A rotating sample from the division. Every product in the catalogue can be quoted for this destination.