LEGAL FRAMEWORK
OF FREE ZONES 
Through the Free Zone legislation, Uruguay has become a model for all Latin America, offering total transparency, safety and permanence to international companies who wish to operate in Uruguay as a Regional Distribution Center.

MAIN BENEFITS

  • Complete exemptions from existing and future taxes.
  • State guarantees free trade zone legislation stability.
  • Total exemption of tariffs for products that enter the free zone and while they are stored there.
  • Possibility to operate immediately to foreign companies without the need to set up a company in Uruguay.
  • 100% repatriation of capitals and profits.
  • No time limits for the stay of goods in free zones.
  • Value added services: ability to perform any type of product transformation including semi-industrial processes.