Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Consumer Drone → Uruguay
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
Consumer Drone is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Uruguay.
Details
Consumer Drone is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Uruguay. Dirección Nacional de Aduanas treats single-unit personal effects as routine; no declaration required unless quantities suggest commercial intent (typically 5+ identical units). Pacific Alliance / Mercosur / CAFTA-DR / USMCA / Andean Community preferential treatment for member-state goods. Personal-import duty-free threshold is 200 USD; carriage above the threshold attracts duty + 22% VAT.
Leaving with this item
Consumer drones may generally be exported from Uruguay for personal use; higher-specification drones face dual-use controls and many destinations restrict drone import.
IATA dangerous goods
Consumer Drone is classified under Class 9 — Miscellaneous dangerous goods. Cabin and checked-baggage limits apply on top of customs rules.
Practical advice
Walk the Green Channel for single-unit personal effects. For multiple units or high-value items, declare at Red Channel + present purchase receipts. Dirección Nacional de Aduanas publishes the current personal-allowance schedule at https://www.aduanas.gub.uy/.
Customs authority
Dirección Nacional de Aduanas · https://www.aduanas.gub.uy/