Uruguay Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Uruguay company register data starts at the Registro Nacional de Comercio, which records company formation, though its online public-access rules are not clearly documented for outside search. Beneficial ownership is centralized instead at the Banco Central del Uruguay, in the Registro de Titulares de Participaciones Patrimoniales y Beneficiarios Finales, created under Ley Nº 19.484 of 2017, applying a 15% ownership or voting-rights threshold, lower than the 25% norm elsewhere. Access is restricted to the tax authority (DGI), Customs, social security (BPS), and the anti-money-laundering secretariat, plus foreign tax authorities under exchange-of-information treaties. Uruguay pushed bearer-share and non-resident entities to comply first, in 2017, a year ahead of nominative-share companies.
Uruguay beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies4,090
- Officer Records55
- Shareholder Records4
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)1,785
- Financial Reports5
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Uruguay companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Uruguay companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 4,090 company records for Uruguay, of which 286 (7%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in Uruguay, and is that information public?
Uruguay company register data starts at the Registro Nacional de Comercio, which records company formation, though its online public-access rules are not clearly documented for outside search. Beneficial ownership is centralized instead at the Banco Central del Uruguay, in the Registro de Titulares de Participaciones Patrimoniales y Beneficiarios Finales, created under Ley Nº 19.484 of 2017, applying a 15% ownership or voting-rights threshold, lower than the 25% norm elsewhere. Access is restricted to the tax authority (DGI), Customs, social security (BPS), and the anti-money-laundering secretariat, plus foreign tax authorities under exchange-of-information treaties. Uruguay pushed bearer-share and non-resident entities to comply first, in 2017, a year ahead of nominative-share companies.
Can I see a Uruguay company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 4 shareholder records for Uruguay companies, with 1,785 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a Uruguay company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 55 officer and director records for Uruguay companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I access financial statements for Uruguay companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 5 digitized financial reports for Uruguay companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Does Zavia offer an API for Uruguay company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Uruguay, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in Uruguay?
Zavia's Uruguay beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.