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Start your company in Uruguay

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

I'm in 4 min · no card required
Live in 33-35 days
  1. 1
    Notary & Drafting Day 1-5
    • Engage Uruguayan notary for SA or SAS
    • Draft estatutos and reserve company name
    • Collect apostilled shareholder documents
  2. 2
    Registro Filing Day 6-14
    • File estatutos at Registro Nacional de Comercio
    • Publish constitution in Diario Oficial
    • Receive registration and company number
  3. 3
    DGI & BCU Setup Day 15-21
    • Register RUT with DGI tax authority
    • Enroll with BPS social security
    • Open BCU-supervised local bank account
Starts from
$3,188 first year, all-in
≈ €2,709
What's included
  • Company formation $1,480
  • Registered office $640 /year
  • Bookkeeping $89 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ $50K revenue $89 /month
    • $50K–200K $149 /month
    • $200K–500K $249 /month
    • $500K–1M $499 /month
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Why Uruguay?

Software founders relocating from Argentina or Brazil

The Uruguay software tax holiday grants up to 10 years at 0% IRAE for qualifying software development and BPO export. SAS structures incorporate in 4 weeks, with personal residency on a clear pathway.

Software 10-yr holidaySAS structureEasy residency

LatAm regional HQ for export services groups

Free Trade Zones (Zonamerica, WTC) offer 0% tax on export services and exemption from IRAE, IP and VAT. Stripe and Wise both support Uruguay entities. Rare in LatAm.

ZonamericaStripe + Wise0% on exports

Founders prioritising rule of law in Latin America

Uruguay sits on EU and FATF clear lists, has 18 DTAs including Germany, Spain and Switzerland, and is consistently ranked the most stable democracy in South America. Territorial tax means 0% on foreign source income.

EU + FATF clear18 DTAsTerritorial tax

Considerations

If your operating market is the EU or US

Uruguay's domestic market is small (3.4M people) and Spanish language administration adds friction. For EU or US end customers, a closer to market entity wins on reach and reporting:

Small home marketSpanish adminLimited reach
→ Ireland EU operating, 12.5%, English→ Estonia EU digital, e-Residency→ Delaware (USA) US default for Stripe + VC

If you need a US VC ready cap table

US VCs do not invest into Uruguay SAS at scale; a flip to Delaware C-Corp is required. For VC track from day one:

Flip requiredNot VC ready
→ Delaware (USA) US VC standard, no flip→ Cayman Islands Top co for offshore IP + flip→ Singapore APAC VC default, treaty access
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Everything you need to run a company in Uruguay

Filing, compliance, accounting, handled by certified local partners

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