Honduras: The new ‘Technical Regulations’ applicable to cement sold domestically will come into effect on 6 October 2026 the Secretariat of Economic Development (SDE) has reported. The regulations establish technical, registration, certification, labelling, storage and marketing requirements for products distributed in the local market. According to the SDE, the regulation seeks to establish clear technical rules and conditions equal for producers and importers, with the aim of ensuring that companies compete under the same standards and quality requirements. Once the new rules start, cement that does not have the corresponding registration cannot be imported or marketed in Honduras, including the product in transit.
Eddy Ordóñez, the Minister of Economic Development, said “In Honduras, the market is not closed; the door is closed to cement without a guarantee.” He said that the regulation does not establish differences according to the country of origin of the product but requires that all cement marketed in the national territory comply with the established technical requirements. The Secretariat indicated that the application of the standards will allow for the regulation of marketing conditions and will give producers, importers, distributors and marketers clarity on the rules they must comply with. Consumers, in turn, will be able to access information about the type of cement, its registration and the date of manufacture.
As part of the implementation of the regulations, the SDE has granted 15 registrations corresponding to different products from three companies: Argos Honduras; Cementos del Norte (CENOSA); and Inversiones Cementeras de Centroamérica (Duracem). The registrations are valid for five years.
