CNAE 1422-3/00 · Brazil
Fabricação de artigos do vestuário, produzidos em malharias e tricotagens, exceto meias
13,945 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 13,945
- 264th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 3,267
- +19.1% · 212th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 23
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- CIA. HERINGBlumenau (SC)
- BIANCA TRICOT LTDAMonte Sião (MG)
- CARLOS DIAS DO PRADO NETO LTDAJacutinga (MG)
- STRASSBURGER MALHAS E FIOS LTDANovo Hamburgo (RS)
- INDUSTRIA, COMERCIO E REPRESENTACOES DE MALHAS DAIANE LTDADois Irmãos (RS)
- SUPER TCHE COMERCIO DE VESTUARIO E PRESENTES LTDASão Martinho (RS)
- LULI INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE CONFECCOES LTDABlumenau (SC)
- MALHARIA ANSELMI LTDAFarroupilha (RS)
- DOCE DE COCO MALHAS INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDAJacutinga (MG)
- MALHAS IMPERIAL LTDANova Petrópolis (RS)
- MALHARIA BRILHANTE LTDANova Petrópolis (RS)
- CINTHIA PRADO VIEIRA CARDOSO MALHAS LTDAJacutinga (MG)
How to assess a company's data
When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0 – 0.1
- 0.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 3,161
- 2 Minas Gerais 2,645
- 3 Paraná 1,375
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 1,256
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 1,152
- 6 Santa Catarina 702
- 7 Bahia 481
- 8 Goiás 467
- 9 Espírito Santo 400
- 10 Ceará 318
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 221
- 12 Pernambuco 221
- 13 Maranhão 197
- 14 Pará 188
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 178
- 16 Distrito Federal 160
- 17 Rio Grande do Norte 129
- 18 Paraíba 121
- 19 Rondônia 94
- 20 Alagoas 92
- 21 Piauí 81
- 22 Sergipe 81
- 23 Amazonas 75
- 24 Tocantins 56
- 25 Roraima 37
- 26 Acre 33
- 27 Amapá 22
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 Monte Sião (MG) 792
- 2 São Paulo (SP) 700
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 404
- 4 Jacutinga (MG) 311
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 191
- 6 Brasília (DF) 160
- 7 Belo Horizonte (MG) 148
- 8 Salvador (BA) 145
- 9 Fortaleza (CE) 127
- 10 Goiânia (GO) 125
See the 30 cities
- 11 Guarulhos (SP) 94
- 12 Borda da Mata (MG) 87
- 13 Ouro Fino (MG) 83
- 14 Porto Alegre (RS) 82
- 15 Farroupilha (RS) 81
- 16 Caxias do Sul (RS) 80
- 17 São Luís (MA) 75
- 18 Uberlândia (MG) 69
- 19 Campo Grande (MS) 66
- 20 Vila Velha (ES) 62
- 21 São Gonçalo (RJ) 62
- 22 Serra (ES) 61
- 23 Campinas (SP) 61
- 24 Jaraguá do Sul (SC) 60
- 25 Manaus (AM) 59
- 26 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 59
- 27 Joinville (SC) 59
- 28 Águas de Lindóia (SP) 58
- 29 Maringá (PR) 58
- 30 São José dos Campos (SP) 56
What activity 1422-3/00 is
- Section C — Indústrias de transformação
- Division — Confecção de artigos do vestuário e acessórios
- Group — Fabricação de artigos de malharia e tricotagem
- Class — Fabricação de artigos do vestuário, produzidos em malharias e tricotagens, exceto meias
What it covers
- A fabricação de artefatos de malharia e tricotagem (pulôveres, jaquetas, luvas, etc.)
What it does not cover
- A fabricação de artefatos do vestuário confeccionados a partir de tecidos planos e tecidos de malha (grupo 14.1)
- A fabricação de meias (1421-5/00)Classified under: 1421-5/00 Fabricação de meias
Typical activities
- Fabricação de artigos do vestuário produzidos a partir de linha ou lã (tricotagem)
- Fabricação de pulôveres, suéteres, jaquetas e outros artigos do vestuário produzidos em tricotagens
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 1422-3/00
How many CNAE 1422-3/00 companies are there in Brazil?
13,945 active companies have CNAE 1422-3/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 264th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 3,161. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.1 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.