of exported goods: food products
2024, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World BankHome / Jurisdictions / Uruguay
Country file
Uruguay
The country's exports are dominated by agricultural and food products. The population is largely connected and local hosting is dense there. Regional benchmarks: Latin America and the Caribbean.
Relationship with the European Union
Interim EU–Mercosur trade agreement — provisionally applied since 2026
A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026
of exported goods: manufactured goods
2024, latest available figureComposition of merchandise exports — World Bankof manufactured exports are high-technology products
2024, latest available figureHigh-technology exports — World Bank01
Economy and sectors
Provisional application
Interim EU–Mercosur trade agreement
provisionally applied since 2026A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Map of trade agreements — European CommissionAdequacy
regime applicable to European data and access
European framework trackedAn adequacy decision exists. It settles the transfer, not the supplier's security.
Adequacy decisions — European Commission92%
of the population uses the Internet
2024, latest available figure
Internet use — World Bank / ITUNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
4 641
secure servers per million inhabitants
2024, latest available figureLocal hosting and certifications are common there. That says nothing about the security of any given provider — only about the terrain in which it operates.
Secure Internet servers — World BankDisputed batch
traceability that holds up in a dispute
Cross-cutting controlA dispute over a batch is settled on the evidence: shipping documents, certificates and correspondence must be producible without relying on a single person.
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Points to check within your organisation
The chain through to the manufacturer
The evidence here rests on batch traceability, processing sites and the cold chain. Ask how far back traceability goes and who documents it.
The exact scope of the adequacy decision
The adequacy decision covers a defined scope, sometimes a single sector or a single certification framework. Check that your supplier does indeed fall within that scope before relying on it.
Where your data actually resides
Local hosting is common here, which does not tell you where your data actually lands: ask for the country of each environment, including backups, and who holds the keys.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Uruguay relationship
A trade agreement settles customs duties and the origin of goods. It does not settle security: the audit rights and evidence expected by the European client remain the same.
Data transfers
An adequacy decision exists. It settles the transfer, not the supplier's security.
Export fabric
Export shares retain their year and definition. A missing series remains visible rather than being filled in.
Food products: 65.3% of goods exported. Evidence here rests first on traceability and sites, ahead of technical infrastructure.
Official sources
- Trade relations by country — European Commission
- Map of trade agreements — European Commission
- Composition of merchandise exports — World Bank
- High-technology exports — World Bank
- Adequacy decisions — European Commission
- Internet use — World Bank / ITU
- Secure Internet servers — World Bank
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Uruguay file sets out a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains to be established is how far back the traceability of your batches goes, and who documents it.