A small market with the highest purchasing power in the region and the simplest route to operating legally — «the Switzerland of Latin America».
What the marketplace withholds on every sale. Check the exact rate for your category in your seller dashboard.
The biggest cost after the fee — and the main reason cheap products go into the red.
Work out the exact cost for your product and price in the free calculator — it has the rates and thresholds of all six countries built in.
The regime you pick determines both your tax burden and whether you can import goods at all.
A flat IVA mínimo of about UYU 5,910 a month covers both VAT and profit tax. The turnover limit is roughly UYU 1.96 M a year. One payment instead of an accounting department.
IVA 22% on the markup and IRAE 25% on profit. Required for importing and for recovering customs taxes.
Two import channels with different economics. Picking the wrong channel costs more than picking the wrong product.
A flat 60% of value, minimum USD 20. The regime officially allows commercial shipments — expensive, but legal.
Up to USD 800 a year and no more than three parcels — strictly personal use, not suitable for resale.
Duty + 5% consular fee (3% for Mercosur) + 22% IVA with prepayment + 4% IRAE prepayment.
A despachante is required by law, and their services start at USD 800 per shipment.
The order of steps specific to Uruguay — it differs from the rest of the region.
Breakdowns from our blog, with examples and numbers.
A small population — about 3.4 million — but the highest purchasing power in the region, a stable currency and predictable legislation. The market is narrow, but people can pay.
A simplified regime for small businesses: a single flat payment of about UYU 5,910 a month covers both VAT and profit tax, on turnover up to roughly UYU 1.96 M a year. For a start-up it is the easiest entry in the region.
Yes — the flat 60% tax regime officially allows commercial shipments. Expensive and non-recoverable, but legal. The USD 800 franquicia, however, is strictly for personal use and cannot be used for resale.
Fees, shipping, instalments and taxes in Uruguay — it works out net profit and margin. Free.
A unit-economics sheet for the country, a customs calculator, an import guide and a country handbook — 19 files.
Receiving, storage and dispatch into Full. No contract, no minimum volume.
Tell us what your product is and where you plan to sell — we will run the economics and tell you whether Uruguay makes sense for you.