Shipping from Honduras to the USA

Airlift USA ships ocean and air freight from Honduras to the United States through our partner network at origin, with the U.S. side handled from our own offices. This page covers what Honduras ships to the U.S., its container ports, the U.S. duties that apply, the paperwork, and how to get a quote.

For scale: U.S. imports for consumption from Honduras came to $2.49 billion in March–July 2026 (U.S. Census Bureau), and 19.2% of that value was dutiable.

U.S. imports from Honduras$2.49 billion Imports for consumption, March–July 2026. Census data pulled 2026-09-03.
Share that was dutiable19.2% Calculated duty came to 14.71% of the dutiable value, or 2.82% of all goods by value.
Airlift at originPartner network Airlift USA is the NVOCC on your bill of lading (FMC OTI license 016162). U.S. customs clearance is coordinated through our licensed broker network.
Free trade agreementCAFTA-DR USTR — Free Trade Agreements
Section 301 forced-labor tier10% Action in force from 2026-07-24. Details on the tariff updates tracker.
Container ports1 with a port pageEach port page gives its UN/LOCODE (2024-2 edition), function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.

What Honduras ships to the United States

Of the 300 largest U.S. import headings (four-digit HTS product groups), Honduras is one of the top 15 suppliers on 33. Those headings were worth $2.18 billion in March–July 2026, 87.5% of all U.S. imports from Honduras in the period.

The table groups those headings by HS chapter. Goods outside the 300 largest headings, and headings where Honduras is not among the top 15 origins, count toward the total above but are not in the table.

HS chapterValue (March–July 2026)Share of covered valueLargest headings
61 Apparel, knitted or crocheted · shipping guide$666 million30.6%6110 Sweaters, pullovers, sweatshirts ($328 million); 6109 T-shirts, singlets, tank tops and similar garments ($276 million); 6103 Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers ($24.2 million); 6115 Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery ($18.4 million)
09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices · shipping guide$569 million26.2%0901 Coffee ($569 million)
85 Electrical machinery, electronics and parts · shipping guide$374 million17.2%8544 Insulated wire, cable and other insulated electric conductors ($356 million); 8539 Electrical filament or discharge lamps ($18.1 million)
62 Apparel, not knitted or crocheted · shipping guide$156 million7.2%6205 Men's or boys' shirts ($47.2 million); 6210 Garments, made up of fabrics of heading 5602, 5603, 5903 ($46.0 million); 6203 Men's or boys' suits, ensembles, suit-type jackets, blazers ($31.4 million); 6211 Track suits, ski-suits and swimwear ($31.1 million)
08 Edible fruit and nuts · shipping guide$138 million6.3%0803 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried ($112 million); 0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas ($22.7 million); 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried ($3.1 million)
71 Pearls, precious stones, precious metals and jewelry · shipping guide$88.9 million4.1%7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal ($88.9 million)
24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes$61.5 million2.8%2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes ($61.5 million)
20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit and nuts · shipping guide$32.6 million1.5%2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants ($26.9 million); 2004 Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than ($5.7 million)

Each heading code links to its U.S. import market page, showing every origin's share and effective duty rate. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin, public domain (work of the u.s. federal government); method as in our tariff-rates research.

Container ports in Honduras

Which port your cargo leaves from depends on where the factory is and which carrier service it books on. Send us the pickup address and we'll route it. Each port below links to a page with its UN/LOCODE, function classifiers and the lanes that serve it.

Look up any seaport's UN/LOCODE in the port code finder, or an airport's IATA/ICAO code in the airport code finder.

U.S. import duties on goods from Honduras

  • Base rate (HTS Column 1). Your product's HTS classification sets it; the shipping route does not. Honduras is a U.S. free-trade-agreement partner (CAFTA-DR). Goods that meet the agreement's rules of origin, backed by a valid certification of origin, can claim the preferential rate instead. The preference does not remove Chapter 99 trade-remedy duties. How FTA claims work.
  • Section 301 (forced labor). Honduras is reported in the 10% tier of the Section 301 forced-labor action (in force from 2026-07-24), subject to its general and economy-specific exemption lists. Confirm the exempt tariff lines with your broker before pricing.
  • Section 232 (applies whatever the origin). Steel, aluminum and copper pay duty on full customs value in annex tiers of 50%, 25% and 15% since 2026-04-06. Vehicles and parts, lumber and furniture, trucks, semiconductors and drones fall under their own proclamations. Dated entries are on the tariff updates tracker.
  • IEEPA and Section 122: no longer in force. The IEEPA tariffs ended on 2026-02-24 after the Supreme Court decision of 2026-02-20, with refunds ordered; the Section 122 surcharge that replaced them expired on 2026-07-24. Neither applies to entries filed now.
  • Fees on top of duty. The merchandise processing fee (MPF) and, for ocean cargo, the harbor maintenance fee (HMF).

Estimate the total for your HTS code with Honduras as origin in the tariff simulator. No code yet? Find it in the HTS code finder. The tariff facts above carry the dates shown on the tracker; confirm with your broker before you price.

U.S. import duty pages for goods from Honduras

Worked duty pages for the highest-value tariff lines imported from Honduras: the Column 1 rate, every Chapter 99 line and a $10,000 example.

Rates are our tariff engine's total for a commercial entry today. Open a page for the duty lines behind a rate and how it changed by entry date, browse all import duty pages, or price your own shipment.

Transit time from Honduras to the USA

Airlift has not published a planning range from Honduras to the USA, so this page does not quote one. Ask for the current sailing when you request a quote, or search live sailings for any port pair.

Documents for shipping from Honduras to the USA

In Honduras, your forwarder or customs agent files an export declaration with the national customs authority. This page doesn't name the form for Honduras, so ask us which one applies to your shipment. On the U.S. side, every ocean import needs the same documents, whatever the origin:

  • Importer Security Filing (ISF, "10+2"). Required by CBP for cargo arriving by vessel, filed before the container is laden; Airlift files it in-house. Details · glossary · CBP — Importer Security Filing (10+2)
  • Customs bond. A continuous or single-entry bond in the importer's name, arranged through the customs broker before the entry is filed. Details
  • Commercial invoice. Seller, buyer, terms of sale, a full description and value per line, and the country of origin; the entry is built on it. Details
  • Packing list. Marks, package count, weights and dimensions per package, matching the invoice and the bill of lading. · glossary

Airlift's customs clearance service covers document review, HTS classification support, ISF and entry coordination through our licensed broker network at the port of entry. Not enough cargo to fill a container? See LCL ocean freight.

Shipping from Honduras to the USA: FAQs

In the Census sample for March–July 2026, U.S. imports for consumption from Honduras totaled $2.49 billion. Among the 300 largest U.S. import headings, the biggest from Honduras were apparel, knitted or crocheted; coffee, tea, maté and spices; electrical machinery, electronics and parts. The table on this page lists the headings with their values.

See every origin by region in shipping to the USA by country of origin, or browse Airlift's shipping route guides.

Trade figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, U.S. imports for consumption by HS10 and country of origin (March–July 2026, data pulled 2026-09-03), public domain (work of the u.s. federal government). Port codes: UNECE UN/LOCODE 2024-2. Tariff facts: the dated entries on the tariff updates tracker and the sources linked above. Reviewed September 2026.

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