# Uruguay Export Playbook for Middle East

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Middle East. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Uruguay (URY)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $101.4B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 12,826 km
- Average business entry indicator: 22 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Turkey | TUR | $55.5B | 6 | Not reported | 12,115 km | 7 | Product not reported |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $31.7B | 3 | Not reported | 13,352 km | 4 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | $4.9B | 4 | Not reported | 12,680 km | 10 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IRN | $3.4B | 3 | Not reported | 13,618 km | 73 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken |
| Israel | ISR | $2.4B | 2 | Not reported | 12,063 km | 11 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set |
| Kuwait | KWT | $2.2B | 2 | Not reported | 13,032 km | 19 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof |
| Iraq | IRQ | $1.3B | 1 | Not reported | 12,926 km | 27 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.3B | +20.6% | +0.0% |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $23.6B | +16.7% | +0.0% |
| 3 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.8B | +32.1% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $10.5B | +23.9% | +0.0% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870323 - Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $3.6B | +11.7% | +0.0% |
| 6 | Israel (ISR) | HS 710239 - Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $1.7B | +5.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.7B | +6.9% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 851762 - Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $1.7B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.5B | +14.4% | +0.5% |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN) | HS 120190 - Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $1.5B | +23.5% | +0.6% |
| 11 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 100199 - Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $1.3B | +8.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Iraq (IRQ) | HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.3B | +12.0% | +1.4% |
| 13 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.2B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 14 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN) | HS 100630 - Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.1B | +5.8% | +0.7% |
| 15 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.0B | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) (IRN) | HS 230400 - Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $847.0M | +9.4% | +7.5% |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 950300 - Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $775.5M | +9.1% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 848180 - Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $775.3M | +9.7% | +0.0% |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $763.6M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 100590 - Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $749.0M | +9.3% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 5 | $32.6B | $32.3B | +16.1% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $30.9B | $29.7B | +14.1% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $23.9B | $23.6B | +16.7% |
| HS2 10 - HS2 sector 10 | 5 | $7.0B | $6.1B | +8.5% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 2 | $10.6B | $4.4B | +10.6% |
| HS2 12 - HS2 sector 12 | 2 | $3.6B | $3.0B | +18.9% |
| HS2 23 - HS2 sector 23 | 1 | $1.2B | $847.0M | +9.4% |
| HS2 95 - HS2 sector 95 | 1 | $635.2M | $775.5M | +9.1% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Uruguay focus on Middle East?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.