Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | HN / HND |
| Registry | Registro Mercantil |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Honduras and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | RTN | SAR (Servicio de Administración de Rentas) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Inscripción Registro Mercantil | Registro Mercantil |
Sector regulators
CNBS · CONATEL
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Anónima | S.A. | Share-capital corporation with transferable shares and limited shareholder liability; the standard vehicle for medium-to-large operations and foreign subsidiaries. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. |
| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | S. de R.L. | Quota-based limited-liability company whose members’ liability is capped at their contributions; shares are not freely transferable. Equivalent to a US LLC. |
| Sociedad Colectiva | S.C. | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective name and bear unlimited joint-and-several liability for company debts. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. |
| Sociedad en Comandita Simple | S. en C. | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and one or more silent (comanditario) partners liable only to the extent of their contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones | S. en C. por A. | Hybrid limited partnership in which the silent partners’ interests are represented by shares while at least one general partner retains unlimited liability. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. |
| Comerciante Individual | — | Individual sole trader registered in the Registro Mercantil; no separate legal entity and the owner bears unlimited personal liability for business debts. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. |
| Sociedad Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative organized for the collective benefit of its members under special cooperative law; not a share-capital company. Equivalent to a US Cooperative. |
| Sucursal de Empresa Extranjera | — | Registered branch of a foreign company operating in Honduras; not a separate legal entity—the parent company retains full liability. Equivalent to a US Branch/Rep Office. |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Inscripción Registro Mercantil |
| Constitutive Documents | All required: Escritura Pública + Estatutos |
| Tax Registration | Constancia RTN |
| Operating Permit | Permiso de Operación Municipal |
| Ownership Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Libro de Accionistas |
| Governance Records | All required: Escritura Pública + Nombramiento de Junta Directiva |
| Signing Authority | All required: Certificación de Nombramiento + Acta de Junta Directiva |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Recibo de Servicios · Estado de Cuenta Bancario |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Inscripción Registro Mercantil | Legal Registration |
| Escritura Pública | Constitutive Documents |
| Estatutos | Constitutive Documents |
| Constancia RTN (SAR) | Tax Registration |
| Permiso de Operación Municipal | Operating Permit |
| Escritura Pública | Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Libro de Accionistas | Ownership Records |
| Nombramiento de Junta Directiva | Governance Records |
| Certificación de Nombramiento (legal rep / directors) | Signing Authority |
| Acta de Junta Directiva | Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Recibo de Servicios (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Sector-Specific License | CNBS, CONATEL |
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presidente | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board president. |
| Director / Vocal | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member. |
| Representante Legal | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Legal representative. |
| Administrador Único | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Sole administrator (alternative to board). |
Additional fields
Country-specific fields you’ll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads.| Field | Applies to | Reason |
|---|---|---|
marital_status | shareholder | Honduras requires marital information for partners/shareholders due to community-property considerations. |
Notes
- Marital information is required for partners/shareholders, similar to OHADA jurisdictions.