In 2024, Brazil's trade with Uruguay registered a notable surplus, reaching US$ 450.4 million. Total exports amounted to US$ 2.7 billion, while imports stood at US$ 2.26 billion, indicating a robust commercial relationship between the two South American nations.
The trade flow is characterized by Brazil's significant exports of motor vehicles, both for passengers and goods, alongside substantial shipments of bovine and swine meat. Conversely, Brazil's imports from Uruguay are led by motor vehicles for goods transport, followed by malt, milk and cream, wheat, and rice, highlighting a degree of specialization in agricultural and processed food products. Browse the SH4 chapters below to drill into a specific commodity.
| # | SH4 | Description |
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| Weight |
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| Avg. price |
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| 1 | 2709 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals | US$ 574.70 M | 810.78 kt | US$ 0.709/kg |
| 2 | 0201 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | US$ 127.34 M | 21.51 kt | US$ 5.919/kg |
| 3 | 8703 | Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars | US$ 105.17 M | 9.47 kt | US$ 11.106/kg |
| 4 | 8704 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | US$ 102.84 M | 10.83 kt | US$ 9.494/kg |
| 5 | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen | US$ 84.48 M | 32.58 kt | US$ 2.593/kg | |
| 6 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | US$ 50.25 M | 3.60 Mt | US$ 0.014/kg | |
| 7 | Mate | US$ 40.15 M | 18.67 kt | US$ 2.150/kg | |
| 8 | Other furniture and parts thereof | US$ 35.09 M | 22.44 kt | US$ 1.564/kg | |
| 9 | Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709) | US$ 34.36 M | 3.26 kt | US$ 10.529/kg | |
| 10 | Other aircraft (for example, helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles | US$ 25.83 M | 7 t | US$ 3,815.467/kg | |
| 11 | Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding | US$ 21.68 M | 17.61 kt | US$ 1.231/kg | |
| 12 | Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel | US$ 19.68 M | 25.46 kt | US$ 0.773/kg | |
| 13 | Copper wire | US$ 19.49 M | 1.41 kt | US$ 13.788/kg | |
| 14 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic con | US$ 19.02 M | 9.55 kt | US$ 1.990/kg | |
| 15 | Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705 | US$ 18.13 M | 1.88 kt | US$ 9.627/kg |
| # | SH4 | Description | FOB | Weight | Avg. price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motor vehicles for the transport of goods | US$ 191.56 M | 16.68 kt | US$ 11.485/kg | |
| 2 | Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | US$ 139.64 M | 37.00 kt | US$ 3.774/kg | |
| 3 | Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics | US$ 87.17 M | 48.78 kt | US$ 1.787/kg | |
| 4 | Malt, whether or not roasted | US$ 86.67 M | 161.54 kt | US$ 0.537/kg | |
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In 2024, Brazil's top export to Uruguay was motor vehicles for the transport of persons (SH4 8703), totaling US$ 264.8 million. This was followed closely by motor vehicles for the transport of goods (SH4 8704) at US$ 226.1 million, and bovine meat (SH4 0201) at US$ 133.4 million.
Brazil's primary imports from Uruguay in 2024 were motor vehicles for the transport of goods (SH4 8704), valued at US$ 369 million. Other significant imports included malt (SH4 1107) for US$ 247.9 million and milk and cream (SH4 0402) for US$ 243.2 million.
In 2024, Brazil maintained a trade surplus with Uruguay amounting to US$ 450.4 million. This surplus was driven by total exports of US$ 2.7 billion against imports of US$ 2.26 billion.
The leading export category from Brazil to Uruguay in 2024, based on SH4 classification, is heading 8703 (Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons), with exports valued at US$ 264.8 million. Heading 8704 (Motor vehicles for the transport of goods) follows closely.
The primary import category from Uruguay to Brazil in 2024 is SH4 8704 (Motor vehicles for the transport of goods), accounting for US$ 369 million. This signifies a significant component of the bilateral trade in manufactured goods.
| Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading No 1516 |
| US$ 76.55 M |
| 12.92 kt |
| US$ 5.926/kg |
| 6 | 2106 | Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included | US$ 66.01 M | 3.35 kt | US$ 19.680/kg |
| 7 | 1006 | Rice | US$ 51.45 M | 127.26 kt | US$ 0.404/kg |
| 8 | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | US$ 41.47 M | 187.53 kt | US$ 0.221/kg |
| 9 | 1003 | Barley | US$ 32.49 M | 129.84 kt | US$ 0.250/kg |
| 10 | 0202 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen | US$ 25.86 M | 2.28 kt | US$ 11.344/kg |
| 11 | 8702 | Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons, including the driver | US$ 24.68 M | 1.71 kt | US$ 14.439/kg |
| 12 | 8708 | Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705 | US$ 24.48 M | 677 t | US$ 36.163/kg |
| 13 | 1805 | Cocoa (powder), without added sugar or other sweeteners | US$ 22.57 M | 4.16 kt | US$ 5.431/kg |
| 14 | 3917 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics | US$ 21.39 M | 1.15 kt | US$ 18.594/kg |
| 15 | 3904 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms | US$ 18.35 M | 9.65 kt | US$ 1.901/kg |
