Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Region | Latin America |
| ISO 3166-1 | UY / URY |
| Registry | Registro Nacional de Comercio (NRC) |
| Last updated | 2026-05-04 |
Identifiers
Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Uruguay and submit them as strings on the application body.| API field | Local name | Issuer |
|---|---|---|
businessInfo.taxId | RUT | DGI (Dirección General Impositiva) |
businessInfo.businessEntityId | Inscripción NRC | Registro Nacional de Comercio |
Sector regulators
BCU · URSEC
Legal structures
| Local name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociedad Anónima | S.A. | Share-capital corporation with separate legal personality; shares freely transferable and may be listed publicly. Requires at least two shareholders and greater regulatory oversight. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada | S.A.S. | Simplified share-capital company introduced by Ley 19.820 (2019); can be formed by a single shareholder with fewer formalities and may be incorporated digitally. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. |
| Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada | S.R.L. | Quota-based limited-liability company with 2–50 partners; the most widely used vehicle for SMEs and foreign investors. Closest US equivalent: LLC. |
| Sociedad Colectiva | S.C. | General partnership in which all partners bear joint, subsidiary, and unlimited personal liability for company obligations. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
| Sociedad en Comandita Simple | S. en C. | Limited partnership with at least one general partner bearing unlimited liability and one or more limited partners liable only to the extent of their capital contribution. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones | S.C.A. | Hybrid partnership where the limited partners’ interests are divided into transferable shares; general partners retain unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership (LP). |
| Sociedad de Capital e Industria | S.C.I. | Partnership combining capital-contributing partners (limited liability) and industry-contributing partners (who contribute labor and bear unlimited liability for obligations). Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
| Empresa Unipersonal | — | Sole-trader form in which a single natural person conducts business under their own name with no separate legal entity and unlimited personal liability; commonly registered under the Monotributo or IRAE tax regimes. Closest US equivalent: Sole Proprietorship. |
| Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative enterprise governed by Ley 18.407 (2008); structured around democratic control and the distribution of benefits among members rather than external investors. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. |
| Sucursal de Sociedad Extranjera | — | Registered branch of a foreign legal entity operating in Uruguay; not a separate legal person — the parent company bears full liability. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. |
| Sociedad de Hecho | — | Unregistered de facto partnership formed by two or more persons acting jointly without a formal constitution; partners bear unlimited personal liability. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership (GP). |
How documents combine
For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.| Evidence area | Documents needed |
|---|---|
| Legal Registration | Inscripción NRC |
| Constitutive Documents | Any one of: Estatuto · Contrato Social |
| Tax Registration | Tarjeta RUT |
| Operating Permit | All required: Habilitación Municipal + DGI Inicio de Actividades |
| Ownership Records | All required: Estatuto + Libro de Registro de Titulares |
| Governance Records | All required: Estatuto + Acta de Designación |
| Signing Authority | All required: Acta de Directorio + Certificado Notarial de Vigencia de Poderes |
| Address | Any one of: Contrato de Arrendamiento · Constancia de Domicilio · Estado de Cuenta Bancario |
| Good Standing | Any one of: Certificado de Vigencia · Certificado Único DGI |
Documents to collect
The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.| Document | Proves |
|---|---|
| Inscripción NRC | Legal Registration |
| Estatuto | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records |
| Contrato Social | Constitutive Documents |
| Tarjeta RUT (DGI) | Tax Registration |
| Habilitación Municipal | Operating Permit |
| DGI Inicio de Actividades | Operating Permit |
| Libro de Registro de Titulares | Ownership Records |
| Acta de Designación | Governance Records |
| Acta de Directorio | Signing Authority |
| Certificado Notarial de Vigencia de Poderes (power of attorney certificate) | Signing Authority |
| Contrato de Arrendamiento | Address |
| Constancia de Domicilio (≤90 días) | Address |
| Estado de Cuenta Bancario (≤90 días) | Address |
| Certificado de Vigencia (NRC) | Good Standing |
| Certificado Único DGI (vigencia fiscal, ≤180 días) | Good Standing |
| Sector-Specific License | BCU, URSEC |
Collection notes
- Address: Lease has no time bound. Utility bill and bank statement must be dated within 90 days. The same document satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
- Good Standing: Uruguay issues a distinct Certificado de Vigencia from the DGR confirming current active status in the NRC. The DGI also issues a Certificado Único (~180-day validity) certifying current tax compliance. Both are point-in-time; treat as stale after 90 days for KYB purposes.
Person roles
When you submit a person on the application body, set theirrole to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.
| Local role | Canonical API role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Director / Administrador | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board member or administrator. |
| Presidente | CONTROLLING_PERSON | Board president. |
| Representante Legal | LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE | Legal representative. |