Taking fresh fruit out of Uruguay
Fresh fruit for personal consumption may face export limits from Uruguay for phytosanitary reasons; commercial quantities require a Phytosanitary Certificate.
Details
Personal-use quantities of fresh fruit may generally be exported from Uruguay. Commercial fresh-fruit export requires a Phytosanitary Certificate under the IPPC framework. Many destinations (Australia, New Zealand, US, Japan) restrict or prohibit personal-import of fresh fruit regardless of origin-side permissions.
Quantity limits
Personal-use quantities of retail-packaged fruit; commercial requires Phytosanitary Certificate
Documentation required
- Phytosanitary Certificate (commercial only)
The other direction
Bringing fresh fruit into Uruguay(restricted)
Sources
VERIFIED · 2026-07-23Report a correction