For international flights and layovers, you can enter into the country with the following:
No tariff: items of clothing and objects for personal use. Books, newspapers and brochures with no commercial purpose.
Duty-free allowances for other items: There is an exemption for up to $300 dollars for travelers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. For travelers from other countries it is up to $500 dollars. This allowance cannot be used more than once a year.
*Duty-free allowence is set at $1.000 dollars, until December 31.
All established duty-free allowances in favor of travelers are individual and non transferable. In the event of people in a conjugal arrangement the allowances cannot be added together for one of them. The allowances are strictly individual.
Passengers under 18 years of age have 50% of the duty-free allowance.
For more information, you can contact the Directorate General of Customs: Central Offices: 2915 9303 Airport offices: 2604 0263 Web page: http://www.aduanas.gub.uy