Honduras Market Access for Electrical and R&TT Products

The National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) is a telecommunications regulating agency in Honduras. It is responsible for regulating and coordinating the country's telecom sector. The authority issues regulations and technical guidelines for the supply of telecom services and its fees, assures its compliance, and allocates permits and licenses.

Types of products that require CONATEL Approval:

Radar

Satellite

Routers, Modems, and Gateways

RFID and Bluetooth modules

Cell phones etc.

Prior to import or sell, products covered by the Regulation must show the compliance through a Certificate of Homologation issued by the CONATEL. The Homologation process is mandatory and applies to importers, manufacturers or sellers of the foregoing equipment.

The CONATEL accepts the certificates of conformity issued by:

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the USA

The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) of Mexico

The European Economic Community (EC)

The Telecom Engineering Center (TELEC in Japan)