CNAE 4687-7/01 · Brazil
Comércio atacadista de resíduos de papel e papelão
3,132 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
- 3,132
- 522nd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 278
- +9.4% · 540th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 9
- 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.- CRR - CENTRO DE RECICLAGEM - RIO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- COOPERATIVA SOCIAL DE TRABALHO PRODUCAO COLETA TRIAGEM BENEFICIAMENTO E COMERCIALIZACAO DE MATERIAIS RECICLAVEIS DA CAPELA DO SOCORRO COOPERCAPSSão Paulo (SP)
- COMERCIO DE PAPEIS SAO JUDAS TADEU LTDADiadema (SP)
- BRAPEL COMERCIO DE METAIS E PAPEIS LTDAJoão Pessoa (PB)
- RICARDO LEVANDOSKI LTDAParaí (RS)
- AMBIPAR WASTE TO ENERGY S.A.Jaboatão dos Guararapes (PE)
- SCRAP SOC COMERCIAL DE RESIDUOS E APARAS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- 3R COMERCIO DE METAIS LTDAMauá (SP)
- COMERCIO DE SUCATAS CAMPINAS LTDACampinas (SP)
- RIPEL RECICLAGEM DE PAPEL LTDASão Luís (MA)
- COOPERATIVA DE TRABALHO RAINHA DA RECICLAGEMSão Paulo (SP)
- PLASTPEL RECICLAGEM INDUSTRIAL LTDAMauá (SP)
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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
- 0.0
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 1,351
- 2 Paraná 331
- 3 Minas Gerais 260
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 239
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 226
- 6 Santa Catarina 165
- 7 Pernambuco 88
- 8 Bahia 80
- 9 Goiás 69
- 10 Espírito Santo 43
See the 25 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso do Sul 40
- 12 Mato Grosso 39
- 13 Ceará 31
- 14 Rio Grande do Norte 26
- 15 Distrito Federal 20
- 16 Maranhão 20
- 17 Pará 19
- 18 Sergipe 19
- 19 Paraíba 18
- 20 Amazonas 17
- 21 Alagoas 15
- 22 Rondônia 6
- 23 Tocantins 5
- 24 Piauí 3
- 25 Acre 1
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 411
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 75
- 3 Guarulhos (SP) 45
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 44
- 5 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 38
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 34
- 7 Campinas (SP) 33
- 8 Sorocaba (SP) 30
- 9 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 24
- 10 Osasco (SP) 21
See the 30 cities
- 11 Ponta Grossa (PR) 21
- 12 Porto Alegre (RS) 20
- 13 Brasília (DF) 20
- 14 São Gonçalo (RJ) 19
- 15 Cascavel (PR) 19
- 16 Recife (PE) 18
- 17 Santo André (SP) 17
- 18 Londrina (PR) 17
- 19 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 16
- 20 Fortaleza (CE) 15
- 21 Feira de Santana (BA) 15
- 22 São José dos Campos (SP) 15
- 23 Manaus (AM) 14
- 24 Juiz de Fora (MG) 14
- 25 Americana (SP) 14
- 26 Mogi das Cruzes (SP) 14
- 27 Porto Feliz (SP) 14
- 28 Suzano (SP) 14
- 29 Colombo (PR) 14
- 30 Foz do Iguaçu (PR) 14
What activity 4687-7/01 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio por atacado, exceto veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Group — Comércio atacadista especializado em outros produtos
- Class — Comércio atacadista de resíduos e sucatas
What it covers
- O comércio atacadista de resíduos de papel e papelão
- O comércio atacadista de aparas de papel e papelão
What it does not cover
- A recuperação de resíduos de papel e papelão (3839-4/99)Classified under: 3839-4/99 Recuperação de materiais não especificados anteriormente
Typical activities
- A coleta, classificação e separação (sem transformação) de resíduos e sucatas de papel e papelão para obtenção de peças para serem reutilizadas e comercializadas
- Comércio atacadista de aparas de papel
- Comércio atacadista de papel e papelão como matéria prima da industria
- Comércio atacadista de papel, papelão, sucatas de
- Comércio atacadista de resíduos de papel
The activities of class 4687-7
comércio atacadista de resíduos e sucatas, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4687-7/01 Comércio atacadista de resíduos de papel e papelão · this one | 3,132 | 278 | +9.4% |
| 4687-7/02 Comércio atacadista de resíduos e sucatas não metálicos, exceto de papel e papelão | 2,932 | 313 | +10.2% |
| 4687-7/03 Comércio atacadista de resíduos e sucatas metálicos | 8,334 | 880 | +8.6% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4687-7/01
How many CNAE 4687-7/01 companies are there in Brazil?
3,132 active companies have CNAE 4687-7/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 522nd among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4687-7?
Class 4687-7 has 3 subclasses: 4687-7/01; 4687-7/02; 4687-7/03. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 1,351. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 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.