CNAE 4744-0/01 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de ferragens e ferramentas
70,063 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
- 70,063
- 94th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 8,297
- +3.8% · 118th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.3
- 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.- FERRAMENTAS GERAIS COMERCIO E IMPORTACAO DE FERRAMENTAS E MAQUINAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- SOLDAMAQ COMERCIO DE FERRAMENTAS LTDACampo Grande (MS)
- CASANOVA CONSTRUCOES LTDATeresina (PI)
- ACOFER INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDACuiabá (MT)
- DLC LTDAGuarulhos (SP)
- CADORE BIDOIA & CIA LTDAPrimavera do Leste (MT)
- CODIF DISTRIBUIDORA DE FERRAGENS LTDARecife (PE)
- AZULAO PARAFUSOS E FERRAMENTAS LTDACampo Grande (MS)
- J N COMERCIO DE FERRAGENS LTDALivramento de Nossa Senhora (BA)
- AMAZONAS INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE ACO E FERRO LTDAManaus (AM)
- COMAGRAN PRODUTOS AGRO INDUSTRIAIS LTDADourados (MS)
- CASA GIACOMO DE FERRAGENS LTDASão Paulo (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
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.5
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 22,044
- 2 Rio Grande do Sul 6,918
- 3 Minas Gerais 5,984
- 4 Paraná 5,454
- 5 Goiás 5,261
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 3,690
- 7 Santa Catarina 3,197
- 8 Bahia 2,861
- 9 Pará 1,524
- 10 Ceará 1,466
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 1,462
- 12 Pernambuco 1,378
- 13 Espírito Santo 1,218
- 14 Maranhão 1,106
- 15 Amazonas 928
- 16 Distrito Federal 887
- 17 Paraíba 806
- 18 Mato Grosso do Sul 711
- 19 Rondônia 611
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 536
- 21 Tocantins 475
- 22 Alagoas 405
- 23 Piauí 389
- 24 Sergipe 360
- 25 Acre 214
- 26 Amapá 114
- 27 Roraima 54
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 5,876
- 2 Goiânia (GO) 1,558
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 1,385
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 1,315
- 5 Brasília (DF) 887
- 6 Belo Horizonte (MG) 876
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 831
- 8 Manaus (AM) 728
- 9 Guarulhos (SP) 685
- 10 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 655
See the 30 cities
- 11 Campinas (SP) 626
- 12 Uberlândia (MG) 515
- 13 Fortaleza (CE) 509
- 14 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 482
- 15 Sorocaba (SP) 470
- 16 São José dos Campos (SP) 441
- 17 Salvador (BA) 417
- 18 Anápolis (GO) 414
- 19 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 409
- 20 Santo André (SP) 405
- 21 Caxias do Sul (RS) 351
- 22 Marília (SP) 345
- 23 Canoas (RS) 339
- 24 Maringá (PR) 330
- 25 Joinville (SC) 324
- 26 Contagem (MG) 321
- 27 Recife (PE) 317
- 28 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 310
- 29 Londrina (PR) 306
- 30 Pelotas (RS) 276
What activity 4744-0/01 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio varejista
- Group — Comércio varejista de material de construção
- Class — Comércio varejista de ferragens, madeira e materiais de construção
What it covers
- O comércio varejista especializado em ferragens para construção
- O comércio varejista de ferramentas manuais, elétricas e não-elétricas - martelos, serras, picaretas, chaves de fenda alicates, furadeiras, etc.
What it does not cover
- O comércio atacadista de máquinas e equipamentos (grupo 46.6)
Typical activities
- Comércio varejista aço para construção
- Comércio varejista alumínio, chapas de
- Comércio varejista arames, pregos, parafusos
- Comércio varejista cadeados
- Comércio varejista fechaduras, dobradiças
- Comércio varejista ferragens
- Comércio varejista ferramentas manuais
- Comércio varejista ferramentas manuais elétricas
- Comércio varejista ferramentas manuais não-elétricas
- Comércio varejista ferro para construção
- Comércio varejista furadeiras, serras elétricas
- Comércio varejista martelo, picaretas
See the other 4 typical activities
- Comércio varejista metais sanitários
- Comércio varejista produtos metalúrgicos
- Comércio varejista serrotes, serras
- Comércio varejista telas de arame
The activities of class 4744-0
comércio varejista de ferragens, madeira e materiais de construção, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4744-0/01 Comércio varejista de ferragens e ferramentas · this one | 70,063 | 8,297 | +3.8% |
| 4744-0/02 Comércio varejista de madeira e artefatos | 26,198 | 3,014 | −2.8% |
| 4744-0/03 Comércio varejista de materiais hidráulicos | 10,213 | 1,364 | +8.1% |
| 4744-0/04 Comércio varejista de cal, areia, pedra britada, tijolos e telhas | 11,053 | 1,715 | −3.7% |
| 4744-0/05 Comércio varejista de materiais de construção não especificados anteriormente | 30,328 | 1,178 | −6.4% |
| 4744-0/06 Comércio varejista de pedras para revestimento | 4,395 | 463 | +6.7% |
| 4744-0/99 Comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral | 175,588 | 20,794 | −1.6% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4744-0/01
How many CNAE 4744-0/01 companies are there in Brazil?
70,063 active companies have CNAE 4744-0/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 94th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4744-0?
Class 4744-0 has 7 subclasses: 4744-0/01; 4744-0/02; 4744-0/03; 4744-0/04; 4744-0/05; 4744-0/06; 4744-0/99. 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 22,044. There, 0.3 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.3 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.