What free-zone regimes does Honduras have, and how many firms and jobs do they hold?

Honduras operates ZOLI (1976), RIT and ZIP: multi-sector free zones with around 39 zones, some 500 companies and about 150,000 jobs, according to the Honduran Maquiladores Association (April 2024). Benefits: income-tax exemption on the profits of companies established in a zone, import duty (DAI) on raw materials, inputs and machinery, municipal taxes (ZIP administrators: 10 years) and sales tax (ISV) for renewable energy. The figure of ‘374 companies with an income-tax benefit’ does not appear in the source and was withdrawn. Risk: 2022 press reported an attempt to abolish 10 tax-privilege regimes.