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COMEX HCY Customs Brokerage
Partner correspondent

Uruguay

Partner broker in Montevideo, focused on free zone operations and transit into the region.

Uruguay works less as a final destination than as a platform: its free zone regime and free port let you consolidate, store and re-export into the rest of Mercosur without clearing the goods for consumption. Used well, it changes the logistics structure of an entire regional operation.

What decides the operation here

  • The DUA covers import, export and transit under a single document in the LUCIA system.
  • The free zone allows storing and re-exporting without clearance, with tax deferred to the real destination.
  • Montevideo operates under a free port regime, which simplifies transhipment into Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
  • The Mercosur NCM keeps classification aligned with your Brazilian and Argentine operations.
Selectivity in Uruguay

3 possible outcomes when the declaration is filed

Every country names its channels its own way, but the logic is the same: the system decides how much gets reviewed, and that drives the days in storage. These are the ones in Uruguay.

Green channel

Direct release.

Orange channel

Document review of the DUA.

Red channel

Physical verification.

What we do in Uruguay

The same document control, under local law

Import

We handle the full clearance of your goods, from the arrival notice to authorised release.

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Export

We file your export declaration, certificates of origin and settlement paperwork so your cargo leaves without setbacks.

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Customs transit

We move goods between ports, airports and bonded warehouses under customs control, without clearing at the point of entry.

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Regional coverage

The operation does not end in Uruguay

If your chain crosses more than one country, a single point of contact coordinates classification, origin and timings across all of them.

Planning an operation in Uruguay?

Tell us the product and the origin. We will return the applicable classification, the prior requirements and the estimated cost of the operation.