Uruguay Company Search Guide 2026: How to Verify a Uruguayan Business

TL;DR. Uruguay’s Registro Nacional de Comercio is administered by the Dirección General de Registros (DGR). The named portal registros.gub.uy did not respond when last checked, and no replacement search address could be found. Uruguayan peso fees are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Uruguay business registry?

Uruguay’s official commercial registry is the Registro Nacional de Comercio, one of several public registers administered by the Dirección General de Registros (DGR), a unit of the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura. The named online portal is registros.gub.uy, which did not respond when last checked, so no online search path is documented here. This guide still points at the official DGR address, which is not currently a working search.

The legal framework is the Ley 16.060 de Sociedades Comerciales (1989) and subsequent amendments. Historic coverage includes Sociedades Anónimas (SA), Sociedades de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL), Sociedades Colectivas, Sociedades en Comandita, historic SAFI forms, and branch offices of foreign companies. That list could not be confirmed, because no DGR page could be reached.

The RUT (Registro Único Tributario) is administered by the DGI (Dirección General Impositiva). The DGI sites were not checked for this guide, and the DGI is not a replacement for the DGR.

The BCU has been reported as administering a beneficial-ownership register under Law 19.484 of 2017; confirm at source. The BCU sites were not checked for this guide.

What can you search?

Nothing, through registros.gub.uy, which did not respond. Company-name, status, incorporation-date and certificado fields therefore cannot be confirmed, and nor can any Certificado de Existencia y Vigencia screen. Confirm at source.

A DGI RUT lookup has been reported; the DGI was not checked for this guide.

How much does it cost?

Peso figures in the ranges 200-400, 400-700 and 700-1,000 have been reported but could not be confirmed while registros.gub.uy does not respond, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. Payment through RedPagos has also been reported without confirmation.

Do you need a local account or ID?

There is no online DGR access path, because the host did not respond. An account and a local ID are shown as not required only because there is no online company search to gate, not because open access was confirmed. A cédula requirement and in-person service at the Edificio Notarial have been reported; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

The host did not return a page, so no interface could be seen. The DGR has been reported as Spanish-only; confirm at source.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. The host did not respond, and a 2-5 business-day turnaround has been reported without confirmation; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No. The DGR did not return a page, and no public API could be confirmed.

What you legally cannot do

The DGR terms could not be read, because the host did not respond. Automated bulk downloading has been reported as restricted, and Law 18.331 governs personal data; confirm at source.

For the broader due-diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• registros.gub.uy did not respond. The DGR host is not a working search, and no replacement address could be found.
• RUT remains the cross-system identifier. A 12-digit XX-XX-XXXX-XXXXX format has been reported but could not be confirmed on a DGR page.
• SAFI forms are historic. New SAFI formations have been reported as no longer possible; confirm at source.
• The FATF lists load. fatf-gafi.org is online. Uruguay’s entry on those lists was not read for this guide; confirm at source.
• DGI, BCU and SENACLAFT were not checked for this guide. None is a replacement for the DGR.

Alternatives if you cannot access the registry directly

• There is no replacement register. registros.gub.uy did not respond.
• DGI / BCU / OpenCorporates: not checked for this guide.

Local data suppliers

• Equifax Uruguay and BROU Data Services were not checked for this guide. Named only.

Use the DGR for the official corporate filing record when that host is reachable. It did not respond when last checked.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access Uruguay’s registry directly?

Not at registros.gub.uy, which did not respond when last checked. No foreign-account path behind it could be confirmed.

What is the RUT number in Uruguay?

The RUT (Registro Único Tributario) is Uruguay’s unified tax and entity identifier, issued by the DGI. Historic company format is a 12-digit number. Uruguay’s RUT is distinct from Chile’s RUT. That format could not be confirmed on a DGR page, and the DGI was not checked for this guide.

What entity types are registered with Uruguay’s Registro Nacional de Comercio?

Historic forms include Sociedad Anónima (SA), Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL), Sociedad Colectiva, Sociedad en Comandita, Sociedad de Capital e Industria, and Sucursal (branch of a foreign company). The SAFI form is historic only. That list could not be confirmed against a working DGR search.

Does Uruguay have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

No beneficial-ownership search could be confirmed on registros.gub.uy, which did not respond. A register under Law 19.484 administered by the BCU has been reported; confirm at source. The BCU was not checked for this guide.

How current is the data in Uruguay’s registry?

Not confirmed. The host did not respond, and it publishes no statement of how current its data is.

Is Uruguay on the FATF grey list?

Uruguay’s entry on the FATF lists was not read for this guide. The black and grey lists page is online; see it for the published lists.

What is the difference between the registry and tax filings in Uruguay?

The DGR’s Registro Nacional de Comercio holds the corporate legal record when reachable. Tax filings go to the DGI separately. The DGI and the BCU were not checked for this guide, and neither replaces the DGR.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: registros.gub.uy, which did not respond. No replacement register was found and no peso tariff is published. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide. An account and a local ID are shown as not required only because there is no online company search to gate, not because open access was confirmed.