The Colonia Free Zone opens doors to more than 200 million consumers. With a geographic location easily accessed by air, sea and land, the Colonia Free Zone gives you access to regional and overseas markets.

Privileged with a moderate climate, Uruguay offers legal and cultural benefits that favor a variety of business. Diplomatic relations and agreements with neighboring countries have set the course for long-term business opportunities.

In 1994, uruguay signed the MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market) agreement and began a process that culminated in a customs union allowing the free circulation of goods, services industrial inputs and people between Brazil, uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. This agreement gives you the possibility to access 75% of the entire South American Market.

These are benefits your company can turn into oportunities.
• Total exemption of national taxes. 
• Total exemption of taxes for incoming and outgoing goods 
• Total freedom in handling of currency
• Free issue of earnings 
• Banking Secrecy 
• Commercial Secrecy 
• No state monopolies 
• Services with promotional tariffs 
• Long term hiring 
• Issue of Warrants
• State guarantees for investments 
• Renting of Standard spaces or modules 
• Security and Surveillance 
• Hiring of staff and renting of machinery
• Cleaning Services 
• Parking 
• Stock control in real time 
• Provision of forms 
• Dynamic Administration 
• Broad Markets

Created in 1923, the Colonia Free Zone is under a special tax, finance and customs system that enhances your business possibilities.

Within a 22-hectare area, more than 100,000 m2 of warehousing, manufacturing and office space is available. We meet the highest international requirements, offering efficiency and security for your transactions.

A flexible infrastructure allows many types of business activities to be carried out, from manufacturing and raw materials processing to offices and business services.

Currently, the Colonia Free Zone has the highest concentration of operations of all the country´s free zones. Many business possibilities exist for your company in the Colonia Free Zone.

• Sales, warehousing, storage, refurbishing, selection, fractioning, assembling, disassembling, manipulation or mixing of merchandise or raw materials from foreing or domestic companies.
• Installation and operation of manufacturing plants.
• Services including financial, information, repair, maintenance, professional and other services requiring top-notch facilities for clients in other countries.

Direct and indirect users of the Colonia Free Zone benefits from a series of tax exonerations and freedoms under Law 15,921 as well as from the policies of Grupo Continental Zona Franca S.A. Your company can turn these benefits into opportunities.

• Total exoneration of national taxes
• Total exoneration of taxes to enter or ship merchandise
• Complete currency freedom
• Free to repatriate profits
• Banking secrecy
• Business secrecy
• Not subject to state monopolies
• Services at special rates
• Extended contract terms
• Issuance of warrants
• Government guarantee for your investments
• Area or standard module rental
• Personnel hiring and equipment rental
• Cleaning services
• Parking system
• Real-time inventory control
• On-line inventory for users