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United States
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Honduras
Pet Transport from the United States to Honduras
3-6 weeks
Typical preparation
None
Quarantine on arrival
Moderate
Route complexity
✓ Managed
Full door-to-door service
In short:
Preparing to move a pet from United States to Honduras
typically takes around 3-6 weeks.
There is no routine quarantine on arrival for compliant pets.
A rabies titre test is not required.
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Overview
Bringing your dog or cat from United States to Honduras takes some coordination, but the requirements are well defined. Around 3-6 weeks is typical, with a straightforward sequence to work through. No routine quarantine applies as long as every requirement is met.
You will not need a rabies titre test here. Map your dates against the steps below and you will stay on track.
Step by step
The United States to Honduras process
1
Before travel, with enough margin for the vet visit and certificate appointment.
Rabies vaccination confirmed current, or the primary course completed. Honduras sets no minimum wait after vaccination.
Responsible: US-based vet
2
Before the health certificate appointment.
Microchip confirmed or implanted. Not mandatory for Honduras but a normal part of the USDA export paperwork.
Responsible: US-based vet
3
Close to travel; the eFile endorsement window is typically a few days.
USDA-accredited vet completes the export health certificate, endorsed through APHIS eFile.
Responsible: USDA-accredited vet
4
As soon as travel dates are fixed.
Cargo routing booked: a US gateway (Miami, Atlanta or Houston) to San Pedro Sula or Palmerola.
Responsible: Owner or pet relocation agent
5
In advance of departure.
For 3 or more pets only: Permiso Zoosanitario de Importación applied for via SENASA's Plataforma de Importaciones.
Responsible: Importer or SENASA-registered agent in Honduras
6
On arrival in Honduras.
Pet, export certificate and vaccination card presented to Cuarentena on arrival; inspection fee paid.
Responsible: Owner, at the port of entry
Checklist
Honduras: entry requirements
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Microchip | Not explicitly required by SENASA's own import instructions, which ask only for a current vaccination card and the origin country's veterinary export certificate. Fit one anyway: it is already part of the USDA export paperwork and it is useful if the pet is ever lost. Source: SENASA, 'Instructivo para Trámites de Importación de Mascotas a Honduras,' senasa.gob.hn, 2023. |
| Rabies vaccination | A current, in-date rabies vaccination recorded on the vaccination card (cartilla de vacunación) is required. SENASA's instructivo sets no fixed day-count window before entry; it simply has to be valid ('vigente') on arrival. This applies the same way to a US-origin pet as to any other. Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023. |
| Rabies titre test | Not required. Honduras does not ask for a rabies antibody titre test for pets arriving with a valid vaccination record and export certificate, regardless of the country of origin, including the United States. Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023. |
| Quarantine | No fixed kennel quarantine for the ordinary case of 1 or 2 pets arriving with correct paperwork; a Cuarentena official inspects the animal at the port of entry and charges a Lps 525 (roughly USD 20) fee. Bringing 3 or more pets at once switches to a different process that includes vet-supervised home quarantine (Cuarentena Fiduciaria). Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023. |
| Import permit | Not required for 1 or 2 pets; documents are presented directly to Cuarentena at the port of entry. For 3 or more pets, a Permiso Zoosanitario de Importación must be applied for in advance through SENASA's online Plataforma de Importaciones. Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023. |
| Health certificate | Certificado Veterinario de Exportación from the country of origin, meaning the USDA-endorsed export health certificate for a US-origin pet, presented with the current vaccination card. Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023. |
Leaving United States of America
Export requirements
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Export permit | No general US export permit for a companion pet. Honduras's own import rules simply ask for the exporting country's veterinary export certificate, so the standard USDA-endorsed document does the job. |
| Health certificate | International health certificate issued by a USDA-accredited veterinarian and endorsed through the USDA APHIS eFile system, at a published endorsement fee of roughly USD 38 per certificate. Source: USDA APHIS, aphis.usda.gov/pet-travel, 2026. |
Costs
What this route typically costs
| 1 | USDA APHIS eFile endorsement fee: approximately USD 38 per certificate |
| 2 | USDA-accredited vet appointment and rabies vaccination, if not already current: USD 100-250 |
| 3 | IATA-compliant travel crate: USD 80-300 |
| 4 | Air cargo US gateway to San Pedro Sula or Palmerola: USD 700-2,200 depending on crate size and routing |
| 5 | SENASA arrival inspection fee, 1-2 pets: Lps 525 (roughly USD 20), paid on arrival |
| 6 | Permiso Zoosanitario de Importación, only for 3 or more pets: roughly USD 30 total in fees |
| 7 | Total typical range, 1-2 pets: USD 1,000-2,900 |
Critical points
Read before you book
⚠ There is no nonstop flight from the US mainland to Honduras aside from the direct services listed here; all three carriers fly point-to-point from a single US gateway, so pick the gateway city (Miami, Atlanta or Houston) closest to your own starting point rather than assuming a connection elsewhere in the US is simpler.
⚠ Honduras's import rules are genuinely light for the usual 1 or 2 pet move: no titre test, no import permit, no fixed kennel quarantine. This applies to US-origin pets exactly as it does to pets from anywhere else, so do not over-prepare for a Latin American-style titre process that Honduras does not require.
⚠ Moving 3 or more pets at once switches to a slower process requiring a Permiso Zoosanitario de Importación and vet-supervised home quarantine, arranged in advance through SENASA.
⚠ SENASA's import instructivo relies on the pet's current vaccination card, not a Honduras-specific form, to confirm status at the port of entry. Travel without it and the Cuarentena inspection has nothing to check against, whatever the USDA certificate says.
Carriers
Airlines on this route
American Airlines
Flies Miami (MIA) direct to both San Pedro Sula (SAP) and Palmerola International (XPL, serving Tegucigalpa) year-round, plus Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to XPL. The most direct US gateway option for this route.
Delta Air Lines
Operates Atlanta (ATL) to San Pedro Sula year-round, a straightforward alternative gateway for owners based in the eastern or central US.
United Airlines
Flies Houston (IAH) to both San Pedro Sula and Palmerola year-round. Unlike the reverse direction into the US, there is no CDC facility-airport restriction on this leg, since that rule only governs animals entering the United States, so Houston works fine as a gateway here.
Avianca
Connects Central American points into San Pedro Sula and Palmerola, but its own help centre states it does not carry pets on flights to or from the United Kingdom. It has not published an equivalent statement for US routes, so treat it as a possible regional connection only, confirmed directly before relying on it.
Meeting Honduras's entry requirements
Getting a pet into Honduras is a middle of the road process. The rules are well defined, so most of the work is simply staying on schedule.
Advice worth following
Check the airline’s crate size and labelling rules early. An undersized or wrongly labelled crate is a frequent reason pets are refused at check-in.
Ask about temperature embargoes for your travel window. Summer and winter cargo restrictions can rule out certain routes and dates entirely.
Microchip before you vaccinate. The microchip must be in place before the rabies shot for the vaccination to count, and getting this order wrong is the most common and costly mistake.
Use an official, government-authorised vet for the health certificate, not just your usual clinic. Many destinations only accept certificates signed by an approved vet.
FAQ
Common questions
No. Honduras’s import rules ask for a current, valid rabies vaccination recorded on the vaccination card, not a blood titre test. This applies to US-origin pets in exactly the same way it applies to pets arriving from anywhere else. Source: SENASA, ‘Instructivo para Trámites de Importación de Mascotas a Honduras,’ 2023.
Not for the ordinary case of 1 or 2 pets arriving with correct paperwork. A Cuarentena official inspects the animal on arrival and charges roughly Lps 525 (about USD 20). Moving 3 or more pets at once triggers a slower process involving vet-supervised home quarantine. Source: SENASA import instructivo, 2023.
American Airlines flies Miami to both San Pedro Sula and Palmerola (Tegucigalpa), plus Dallas-Fort Worth to Palmerola. Delta connects Atlanta to San Pedro Sula. United connects Houston to both airports. All three are workable, unlike the reverse direction into the US, where Houston does not satisfy the CDC’s facility-airport rule for dogs.
The USDA APHIS eFile endorsement runs at roughly USD 38 per certificate, on top of the vet’s own consultation fee. It is a straightforward, well-established process that most USDA-accredited vets handle routinely.
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