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Ref : EIC 432/2

20 April 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 270/2015

Uruguay : Clarification on Requirements for Purchases delivered by International Postal Shipments

The Uruguayan government issued Decree No. 1739/2014 on 9 December 2014 to clarify the requirements for purchases delivered by international postal shipments.

2.The following purchases delivered by international postal shipments will be exempted from import duties:

1. international postal shipments not delivered by an express services company, with a value not exceeding US$50, and only contain:
   1. family gifts, such as edible products, garments, etc.;
   2. used items; or
   3. goods for personal use.
2. international postal shipments delivered by an express services company, with a value not exceeding US$200.

3.The parcel eligible for exemption of import duties must:

1. be received by an individual of legal age;
2. have no commercial value;
3. not exceed five shipments per person per calendar year.  This limit does not apply to books and medicaments for personal use; and
4. be paid by an international credit or debit card.  The holder of the credit card must be the buyer and the recipient of the parcel; and
5. not have a unit weight of each parcel exceeding 20 kilograms per parcel.

4.For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Uruguay and/or the above Uruguayan Decree (in Spanish) at:
http://archivo.presidencia.gub.uy/sci/decretos/2014/12/mef_1739.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.