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Which products are made by Honduras’s export-oriented manufacturing sector?

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Honduras’s export-oriented manufacturing sector is primarily driven by labor-intensive assembly operations, often conducted in foreign-owned maquiladoras (duty-free assembly plants).1

The sector focuses heavily on the production of textiles and apparel, which are central to the country's export earnings and are concentrated largely in the Sula Valley. Beyond these core goods, the broader manufacturing sector produces a variety of processed and manufactured items, including:12

Food and beverages1
Chemicals1
Lumber and paper products1

While the country produces a wider range of goods for domestic consumption—such as cement, glass, metalware, plastics, tires, electrical appliances, and farm machinery—the export-oriented segment remains specialized in assembly-based manufacturing that relies on imported inputs. The growth of this sector has been significantly supported by preferential trade arrangements with the United States and other regional partners.13