I wish I could give you a recommendation on a company to use but I can help you by advising you on one NOT to use. Do not under any circumstance use Move Management International out of Miami, Florida. The industry in general is like the wild west insofar as they operate with little to no oversight and are basically self-regulated. They have many tricks up their sleeves after they have possession of your goods and know quite a few ways to make you regret ever hiring them. We did much research and sad to say there was no company that we found that stood out as being any more reputable then any other. Whoever you choose, I hope you have a more positive experience than we did.

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To my knowledge, no vehicle with an odometer reading above 100km is allowed to be imported into Uruguay. Unless this law has changed you will pay to ship it back or lose the vehicle.

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And Sterling International, once they get paid, forget you ever existed.

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"no vehicle with an odometer reading above 100km is allowed to be imported into Uruguay"

That regulation doesn't apply for a returning Uruguayan, she can bring any car no matter how old it is.
It's going to be considered household property and not an imported vehicle.
The only problem if I remember correctly is that she has to own that car for a certain period (one or two years), not sure.

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The problem a friend of mine had was that the car his Uruguayan wife brought here ( Chev Equinox ) was considered purchased here for patente and insurance and they could not afford the costs. They could not sell it here either for I think five years. In the end he sold it cheaply to someone who owned a huge estancia and planned to use it off road so they did some complicated sales agreement in order to get rid of it.

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Avoid Rainier as your international shipping company. Had a very bad experience using them but mostly fixed the situation by involving a lawyer to stop the fraud & deceptive billing. Avoid them at all costs.

Once your goods arrive in Montevideo, consider using Alvarez Briano (AB Moving). We had an excellent experience with them!

Best of luck with your move!

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If the car is on her name since a certain time and she is not going to sell it during the next 3 years, as returning Uruguayan citizen she is allowed to bring her car.

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Hello,
We arrived in Montevideo back in January. Our stuff arrived in February 2016. We used a company in the USA called Schumacher Cargo Logistics and once the container arrived here, we used a company recommended by the shipping company called Autogiro (Campos Hnos. & Cia, Ltda. (Maria Campos). Both companies where fantastic to us. So helpful and pleasant. Good luck!! Regards ;)

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Hi i don't suggest Alvarez. They screw you with anything they can find. They constantly create reasons to charge you extra after they receive the documents. This happened to me and some of my friends.

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Karagoz: Interesting to hear about your experience with Alvarez since another member did recommend them. Can you please detail what exactly they did that caused you to have to pay extra so that others can be aware and be on guard? That would be helpful.

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Postpost: it is a bit long story I will try to summarize it. First they didn't try to convince the customs the goods are house holds and they send to red zone so they could charge more. They made me go to special warehouse to unload it . When I went there customs said it was not necessary to bring it there it was obvious why didn't we tell it in the begining!!! They closed the container as soon as they opened the doors. The next day it was raining and I told the not to send it to me and wIt several days so they could drive into my campo and truck would not have a problem. They said no problem it is their experience they will take care... When the truck came with container driver said they can't drive due to road conditions. Then the Alvarez his self called sail they will call the truck back to Montevideo and send next day which they will charge me all the costs again. Which by the way I have an agreement of end to end from the county I am coming. I don't care the condition. But they told me they won't give me the container unless I pay them before the service which I have already payed it 3 months ago to the other company in my country. Any ways long story short they threaten me, torture me etc etc. Then I told them I have loaded the container with 10 person in 14 hrs so they should send me enough person to unload it. They send me 5 person I went crazy upset but In 5 min I found out out of that 5 person one has a shoulder operating he can't work he will only each and tell people what to do, then one other told me he is the person he only counts the number of boxes et so I did end up 3 person. And later I could out if they can't finish it then I will have to pay for the truck one more day travel and all people s cost . I had to work for 5 person and I have 8 hernias. I have spent one week in the bed in pain.

By the way when they come they said they also need to charge because of the location even though I have km,distance,goole map link in my agreement.

Anyways I heard this story from some others.

Regards

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Hello all and thanks for all the replies. We are talking with both Schumacher and Uruvan and will probably choose one of them.

I have a couple of other questions.
1. Approximately how long does it take for the move from when it is picked up to when it arrives in Montevideo.
2. How long does the paperwork for the move take? The paperwork prior to the move as well as any paperwork needed in Montevideo to release the goods.

Thanks again. I will post our experience what we complete the move.

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Your international moving company should be able to answer the question about how long it takes to get to Montevideo. Just be aware that the customs in the states may seize your container for a full inspection which will make your container miss the ship it is scheduled on. In addition, if you have your container pulled, you may find a lot of your things missing or someone else's stuff in your container. Then they will hold your container demanding at least $2,000 to have it released. Happened to us and then it got lost, found, waited for another ship to get it finally to Montevideo. It took over a month longer to arrive. Ask your international shipper what to do if your container is seized stateside.
Uruvan is a very good mover here. Once UY customs releases your container, Uruvan will be very efficient. We were most pleased with their service.

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The last information we have here at Four Flags Journal is that returning Uruguayans CAN ship a car back into the country. We have known some returning Uruguayans personally who did so. But the unofficial word is that otherwise, although the law says you can bring in a vehicle, you cannot (aside from the aforementioned returning Uruguayans). Our advice would be, don't try it unless you first confirm with appropriate officials that you can. Things change here in South America and so we always indicate it is the last information we have. It's wise to check before you decide. But as far as we know that has not changed.

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I think we misunderstood the question. The plan was to import a vehicle but unconnected to residency, meaning he planned to pay all the duties, taxes etc.

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Thanks everyone for your replies. We finally chose to use Uravan. This may not have been the lowest cost option but they did a good job and were responsive with our questions.

Part of the discussion focused on our bringing the car. Because my is a returning Uruguayan citizen she was eligible to bring the car duty free. There are two catches. First she had to own the car at least 2 years before bringing it and she cannot sell the car for two years. When she completed the registration process she was told the two years for selling starts when the paperwork is approved at the consulate in the US. We did have a potential issue with the title. North Carolina issues a new title upon releasing the lien on loan payoff. This made the date on the title less than the two years. We obtained, apostilled and had translated a title history from the state of North Carolina and also presented a translated copy of the bill of sale. This satisfied the government and we now have a Uruguayan registered car.

Thanks again for everyone’s input.

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Does Uravan require they pack your things for you - door to door?

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