Imports

Honduras imported over $3.06 billion in Chinese goods in 2025—34% technology and equipment, plus metal products and construction materials—widening the trade deficit with China to $3.13 billion as exports remain limited.

Honduran onion growers met with the Agriculture Ministry to press for relief from imports they say threaten local planting and supply.

The government announced imports of beans from Brazil, Nicaragua, and Paraguay to prevent shortages affecting 1.7 million people facing food insecurity, but an agricultural anthropologist warns the strategy undermines local farmers and discourages domestic production.

Honduras's trade deficit in goods reached $2.98 billion through May 2026, up 12.8% year-over-year, driven by rising imports and a decline in maquila (assembly-for-export) trade.

Honduras's general-merchandise imports increased by $660 million, driven mainly by higher purchases of fuel, transport equipment, and industrial supplies that accounted for $629.6 million of the gain.

Customs revenue from import duties (DAI) surged 18% year-over-year, reflecting stronger commercial activity and modernization efforts by the Customs Administration to streamline procedures and reduce processing times.

The Honduran fuel distributors' association says price reductions take longer to reach consumers than increases because of volatile global markets, summer demand surges abroad, and geopolitical uncertainty around Middle Eastern shipping routes.

Honduras's exports grew 2.8% quarter-over-quarter, driven by increased sales of coffee, crude oil, cigars, and services, while imports rose 2.1% due to higher purchases of industrial inputs, machinery, transport equipment, and fuel.