CNAE 4742-3/00 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de material elétrico
44,873 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
- 44,873
- 131st of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 5,420
- −2.0% · 160th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 12
- 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.- ANDRA S A ELECTRIC SOLUTIONSSão Paulo (SP)
- 2M BRASIL COSMETICOS IMPORTACAO E COMERCIO LTDAUberaba (MG)
- ELETROLUZ MATERIAIS ELETRICOS LTDAMaringá (PR)
- LOJA ELETRICA LTDABelo Horizonte (MG)
- S V COMERCIO DE MATERIAL ELETRICO LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- LUMINAR COM E IND LTDATubarão (SC)
- ATIVA MATERIAIS ELETRICOS LTDACampo Verde (MT)
- GRID SOLUTIONS TRANSMISSAO DE ENERGIA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- LAMPADINHA MATERIAIS ELETRICOS LTDANatal (RN)
- MULTFER SOLUCOES PARA INDUSTRIA E CONSTRUCAO LTDAMogi Guaçu (SP)
- PLESSEY SERVICOS DE TELECOMUNICACOES LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- PATRICK FERREIRA TAVARES E CIA LTDA.Paranaguá (PR)
How to assess a company's data
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- 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
- 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.4
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 12,769
- 2 Minas Gerais 5,020
- 3 Paraná 3,492
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 2,724
- 5 Bahia 2,687
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 2,447
- 7 Santa Catarina 2,198
- 8 Mato Grosso 1,913
- 9 Goiás 1,890
- 10 Espírito Santo 1,380
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 1,279
- 12 Pará 1,118
- 13 Ceará 863
- 14 Distrito Federal 818
- 15 Amazonas 670
- 16 Maranhão 602
- 17 Mato Grosso do Sul 559
- 18 Paraíba 436
- 19 Rondônia 374
- 20 Piauí 345
- 21 Tocantins 338
- 22 Rio Grande do Norte 312
- 23 Alagoas 249
- 24 Sergipe 173
- 25 Acre 86
- 26 Amapá 71
- 27 Roraima 50
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 3,156
- 2 Brasília (DF) 818
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 784
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 632
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 626
- 6 Manaus (AM) 537
- 7 Goiânia (GO) 451
- 8 Salvador (BA) 449
- 9 Campinas (SP) 431
- 10 Guarulhos (SP) 405
See the 30 cities
- 11 Cuiabá (MT) 347
- 12 Fortaleza (CE) 328
- 13 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 313
- 14 Recife (PE) 285
- 15 Maringá (PR) 266
- 16 Sorocaba (SP) 242
- 17 Londrina (PR) 240
- 18 Porto Alegre (RS) 227
- 19 Contagem (MG) 217
- 20 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 214
- 21 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 206
- 22 Feira de Santana (BA) 201
- 23 Joinville (SC) 190
- 24 Belém (PA) 180
- 25 Santo André (SP) 173
- 26 João Pessoa (PB) 171
- 27 Campo Grande (MS) 165
- 28 Bauru (SP) 161
- 29 Sinop (MT) 151
- 30 Uberlândia (MG) 148
What activity 4742-3/00 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio varejista
- Group — Comércio varejista de material de construção
- Class — Comércio varejista de material elétrico
What it covers
- O comércio varejista especializado de materiais elétricos tais como: fios, cabos, condutores elétricos, chaves elétricas, lâmpadas, interruptores, tomadas e similares
What it does not cover
- O comércio varejista de peças e acessórios para aparelhos de uso doméstico e pessoal, elétricos e eletrônicos (4757-1/00)Classified under: 4757-1/00 Comércio varejista especializado de peças e acessórios para aparelhos eletroeletrônicos para uso doméstico, exceto informática e comunicação
- O comércio varejista de material elétrico para veículos (divisão 45)
- O comércio varejista de artigos de iluminação - lustres, luminárias e abajures (4754-7/03)Classified under: 4754-7/03 Comércio varejista de artigos de iluminação
Typical activities
- Chuveiros elétricos, comércio varejista
- Comércio varejista chaves elétricas, interruptores, tomadas
- Comércio varejista fios, cabos e condutores elétricos para construção
- Comércio varejista lâmpadas
- Comércio varejista material elétrico para construção
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4742-3/00
How many CNAE 4742-3/00 companies are there in Brazil?
44,873 active companies have CNAE 4742-3/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 131st among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 12,769. There, 0.2 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.2 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.