Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Honduran Lempira (HNL)
- Symbol
- L — placed before the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- L123,456.78
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- threes (3)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes HNL yet
Tax
- 18% — alcohol tobacco
- 18% — premium airfare
Payment methods in Honduras
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 cash on delivery
- 02 card
- 03 tigo money
- 04 puntoxpress
- 05 bank transfer
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is not standard; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- es-HN
- Official languages
- Spanish
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +504
- Mobile format
- +504 XXXX XXXX
- Digits
- 8
Honduras: common questions
What currency does Honduras use?
Honduras uses the Honduran Lempira (HNL), symbol L. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as L123,456.78.
How many decimal places does HNL have?
HNL has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the ISV rate in Honduras?
The standard ISV rate in Honduras is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Honduras?
The methods that matter in Honduras, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, tigo money, puntoxpress, bank transfer.
What is the dialling code for Honduras?
Honduras's country calling code is +504. Mobile numbers are formatted +504 XXXX XXXX (8 digits after the country code).
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