Monthly trade reports
Free monthly summaries of Uruguay customs import records from January 2026 onward: total declared value and, where published, weight, the number of records, and the number of importers, top products, top origins, and what changed. The latest report covers September 2026. Reports are published in English and Spanish.
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Imports rose 21.2% from August to US$1.37 billion in September 2026, and were 6.4% above September 2025. Customs exports (excluding free zones) edged up 1.0% to US$1.01 billion, 1.6% more than a year earlier. With imports growing faster, the trade deficit...
Uruguay imported US$1.13 billion of goods in August 2026, down 13.4% from July but up 23.7% from August 2025. Customs exports (excluding free zones) reached US$999 million, down 12.3% from July and 8.9% from a year earlier. The trade deficit narrowed to...
For a third consecutive month, Uruguay's customs exports (excluding free zones) increased: US$860 million in April, US$1.00 billion in May, US$1.05 billion in June and US$1.14 billion in July 2026, the highest monthly total since January 2024. July was up...
Frozen beef (HS 0202) was again Uruguay's leading export in June 2026, rising 27.5% to US$193 million, the highest monthly value since January 2024 and 13.3% above June 2025. Soybeans (HS 1201) fell back after May's peak, down 56.6% to US$105 million and...
Soybeans (HS 1201) became Uruguay's largest export in May 2026 at US$242 million, up 115.3% from April and 7.0% from May 2025. The progression is steep: nothing in February, US$24.2 million in March, US$112 million in April and US$242 million in May. Beef...
Meat, Uruguay's main export chapter, fell 30.1% in April 2026 to US$174 million. Frozen beef (HS 0202) dropped 29.5% to US$120 million, 30.3% below April 2025, and fresh beef (HS 0201) fell 32.5% to US$37.5 million. Total customs exports (excluding free...
At US$1.40 billion, March 2026 was Uruguay's largest import month since January 2016, when this series begins: up 33.2% from February and 28.9% from March 2025. Crude petroleum (HS 2709) rose 68.5% to US$241 million, and passenger cars (HS 8703) rose 39.8%...
Crude petroleum (HS 2709) returned to Uruguay's import records in February 2026 at US$143 million, after no arrivals in January, and was 72.1% above February 2025. Refined fuels (HS 2710) added US$52.4 million. Together they pushed mineral fuels to 19.9%...
Uruguay imported US$877 million of goods in January 2026, down 22.0% from December and 14.5% from January 2025. Mineral fuels (HS 27) totaled only US$8.08 million, the lowest monthly value since January 2016. Vehicles and parts (HS 87) remained the largest...
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