Dear tourist, just like in other countries, in Uruguay, when you shop (till you drop), you’ll be given back 85.97% of the VAT you paid in your purchases.
This benefit applies to the purchase of leather goods, knitting, food, drink or national origin crafts (made in Uruguay).
Premier Tax Free is the only operator licensed to offer VAT refund service for being the winner of the tender boosted by the government in 2008.
Shops that offer this service have the logo in their windows, and (supposedly) trained personnel to advise tourists. I don’t know about this, my faith in the service industry of Uruguay is slim to none 
I wish we could change that.
Exit points eligible for reimbursement management are:
* Carrasco Airport
* Laguna del Sauce Airport
* Port of Montevideo
* Port of Colonia
This is an exert from Premier’s website:
Tax Free Shopping in Uruguay
The Government of Uruguay passed a law in 2006 permitting the refunding of VAT to tourists and made a decision to publish their International Public Tender in June of last year.According to the approved regulation, foreign visitors and non-resident Uruguayans will be entitled to receive a VAT refund on purchases made during their visit and which are to be exported outside the country. Merchandise must be produced in Uruguay and tourists must validate their refund form with a customs stamp upon departure from the International airports or ports of Uruguay.
