Metrolegal Colombia UT

What Metrolegal Colombia UT does

Metrolegal Colombia UT is a private Colombian unión temporal (temporary consortium) headquartered in Envigado, Antioquia, designated by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) as the sole Authorized Metrological Verification Organism (OAVM) for non-automatic weighing instruments — specifically truck scales (básculas camioneras) — used in weight control activities on roads, highways, and ports nationwide. The company was designated in 2016 via Resolution 37514, with the designation extended through Resolution 74287 of 2025, and holds ONAC accreditation under code 17-OVM-002 (CEA-3.0-15/LA Version 03).

The company delivers three core verification services: periodic verifications (182 conducted in the past year), post-repair verifications (91), and initial verifications (21), plus over 50 verified truck scales in ports. Service delivery is entirely field-based, with verifiers dispatched to customer scale locations. The underlying technology is metrological verification methodology — application of metrological and administrative tests to confirm scales operate within maximum permitted errors per Resolution 33187 of June 2023 — combined with a downloadable technical guide (Cartilla Técnica) for scale owners.

Metrolegal generates revenue via professional services fees for these verifications, with all pricing set by SIC through Resolution 23 of 2025 rather than by the company itself. It serves enterprise customers operating truck scales in port operations, logistics, and highway/road weight control across Colombia. The company employs approximately 8 people (5 named on the website), markets through direct phone, WhatsApp, and email contact, and operates under a government-granted monopoly with no self-serve or digital acquisition channels.

Name

Metrolegal Colombia UT

Legal name

METROLEGAL COLOMBIA UT

Website

https://metrolegal.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Metrolegal Colombia UT is the sole SIC-authorized metrological verification organism (OAVM) in Colombia, providing field-based conformity verification of truck scales used in weight control on roads, highways, and ports nationwide under ONAC accreditation 17-OVM-002.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metrological Verification Services

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Weighing Systems / Onboard Scales Calibration & Certification (TLAKANAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance Audit Support & Documentation (Emissions/Safety/Environmental) (TLAKANAO), Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Systems & Virtual Weigh Stations (TLAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Metrological verification services
• Truck scale calibration
• Weight control inspection
• OAVM services
• Industrial metrology

Headquarters

HQ city

Envigado

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Metrological Verification Services: Revenue generated from providing metrological verification services for non-automatic weighing instruments (truck scales). Services include periodic verifications, post-repair verifications, and initial verifications. Service costs are established by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio through Resolution 23 of 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Metrolegal Colombia UT performs authorized metrological verification (OAVM) of truck scales used in weight control on roads, highways, and ports in Colombia. As the sole organism designated by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio for this scope, it delivers legally compliant calibration and verification services required by operators of commercial weighing equipment.

Product overview

Metrolegal Colombia UT operates as a single unified service offering — an authorized metrological verification organism (OAVM) designated by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio. The core service is metrological verification and conformity certification of non-automatic weighing instruments (truck scales/básculas camioneras). The company provides three main service types: periodic verifications (182 conducted last year), post-repair verifications (91 conducted), and initial verifications (21 conducted), along with a downloadable technical booklet resource. All services are governed by technical regulation Resolution 33187 of 2023 and performed under ONAC accreditation code 17-OVM-002.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metrological Verification of Truck Scales Authorized metrological verification and calibration of truck scales used in weight control on roads, highways, and ports. Service is mandated by Colombian regulation and performed exclusively by Metrolegal Colombia UT under its OAVM designation. Designed for operators of commercial weighing infrastructure that must comply with Colombian metrological standards.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC)coreOthersGovernment regulatory body that designated Metrolegal Colombia UT as the sole authorized metrological verification organism (OAVM) for truck scales in Colombia through Resolution 37514 of June 15, 2016, and extended the designation through Resolution 74287 of 2025. Sets technical regulations and service costs.
• ONAC (Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia)coreOthersNational accreditation body that granted accreditation code 17-OVM-002 under CEA-3.0-15/LA Version 03 standards. Provides third-party validation of technical competence for metrological verification services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Applus+: International TIC firm operating across Latin America providing inspection, testing, and certification for industrial and transportation assets. Comparable business model (fee-for-service conformity verification), but serves broad industries rather than a single exclusive OAVM mandate.
• Bureau Veritas: Major global TIC firm with Colombian operations offering inspection, testing, and conformity assessment across industrial and transportation assets. Closely analogous revenue model (regulated third-party verification) but operates across many instrument categories rather than exclusively truck-scale metrology.
• TÜV SÜD: Global TIC provider with operations in Latin America delivering industrial testing, calibration, and certification services. Comparable regulated third-party verification revenue model, though not specialized in the Colombian truck-scale niche.
• Eurofins: International testing and certification group active across multiple compliance verticals. Provides analogous fee-for-service conformity assessment work, but Eurofins focuses on laboratory and product testing rather than in-field metrological verification of weighing instruments.
• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) leader that also operates a Colombian entity performing metrological and conformity verification services. Comparable business model (third-party verification against regulated standards) though SGS serves a far broader portfolio of instruments and industries rather than specializing in Colombian truck scales.
• Intertek: Global TIC provider with operations in Colombia providing calibration, inspection, and certification services to industrial and logistics customers. Similar recurring-revenue verification model though Intertek does not hold an exclusive Colombian OAVM designation.
• TÜV Rheinland: German-origin TIC multinational with presence in Colombia offering testing, inspection, and certification for industrial equipment. Comparable in delivering conformity assessments against regulated standards; not specialized in Colombian truck-scale verification.

Regional players

• INMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia): Brazil's national metrology and conformity assessment authority, the closest functional analog to Colombia's SIC/ONAC ecosystem. Comparable in governing mandatory metrological verification of weighing instruments across the national freight/logistics network, though it is a regulator rather than a private service provider.

Others

• Icontec: Colombian technical standards and certification organization that develops the CEA standards referenced in Metrolegal's accreditation. Acts as a standards-setter/ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor in truck-scale verification.
• ONAC (Organismo Nacional de Acreditación de Colombia): Colombia's national accreditation body that granted Metrolegal its 17-OVM-002 accreditation. Strictly an ecosystem partner/regulator rather than a competitor, but the relationship defines Metrolegal's ability to operate as an OAVM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metrolegal-colombia-ut

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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