> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Uruguay > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Uruguay (URY) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## 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 | *Tax ID:* Registro Único Tributario number for legal entities. *Registration number:* Inscription number at the National Commerce Registry. ## 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 their `role` 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. |