Honduras - 2.3.9 Land Border Crossing of Las Manos

Overview

Customs Hands; in the North-East of the country; in Danlí, Department of El Paraíso.

Border Crossing Location and Contact

Name of Border Crossing

Las Manos

Province or District

El Paraiso

Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing

Yuscarán

92.2 km

Latitude

13°51'0"

Longitude

- 86°33'0"

Managing Authority / Agency

Honduran Customs Administration

Contact Person

Fausto Calix

 

Travel schedules

Nearest international airport

Toncotín International Airport

135.7 km

Travel time by truck: 2 h 52 min

Travel time by car: 2 h 52 min

Nearest port

Henecan Port

237.7 km

Travel time by truck: 4 h 53 min

Travel time by car: 4 h 53 min

Closest location with operating wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity.

Municipal Market of El Paraiso

12 km

Travel time by truck: 20 min

Travel time by car: 20 min

Additional information

 

 

Opening hours

Monday

6:00 – 18:00

Tuesday

6:00 – 18:00

Wednesday

6:00 – 18:00

Thursday

6:00 – 18:00

Friday

6:00 – 18:00

Saturday

6:00 – 16:00

Sunday

6:00 – 16:00

National holidays

New Year's Eve (January 1)

Good Friday (March/April)

Holy Saturday (March/April)

Easter (March/April)

Labor Day (May 1)

Independence Day (September 15)

Christmas (December 25)

   

Border points between Honduras and its neighboring countries usually close on these holidays. However, it is important to check with border authorities for up-to-date information on closing times.

Seasonal limitations

September-November

At customs, the estimated truck traffic in both directions is eighty to one hundred and fifty trucks per day.

Customs clearance

  1. Commercial Invoice (original):

The Original Invoice must be formulated in the Spanish language or its corresponding translation attached. That commercial invoice shall contain at least the following information:

  • Name and address of the seller;
  • Place and date of issue;
  • Name and address of the buyer of the goods;
  • Detailed description of the goods, by make, model or style;
  • Quantity of the goods;
  • Unit and total value of the goods; and
  • Terms agreed with the seller. When the commercial description of the goods included in the commercial invoice comes in code or codes, the importer must attach to the invoice a list of the information duly decoded.

2. Letter of the means of transport (original):

  • Present the transport document that has been contracted and negotiated.

3. Customs Value Declaration (DVA) (original)

4. FAUCA (simple copy):

  • Certificate of Origin

5. Phytosanitary Export Certificate of the country of origin (simple copy)

6. category A and B: Phytosanitary certificate (original)

In the case of urgent shipments (DE SOCORRO), the clearance procedure established  in Decree No. 147-2020 — Law for the Facilitation of International Humanitarian Assistance in the Event of Disaster and Initial Recovery will apply.

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Other relevant information

Next to the Honduras building in the direction of the customs of Nicaragua and within the enclosure, there are different booths of restaurants, grocery stores, beverage booths.ect. The agricultural services are located in two booths, on each side of the respective customs office, and the certificates are issued twice.

 

 

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Information taken from: https://www.oie.sieca.int/documentos/ver/InformePlandeInversionesAduanasPerif%C3%A9ricasyLimitacionesenlasadunasIntrarregional.pdf