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CNAE 4744-0/99 · Brazil

Comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral

175,588 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
175,588
37th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
20,794
−1.6% · 52nd by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.6
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.

Look up companies in this activity (up to 300)

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.

Where the companies are

Acre: 453 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 3,117 companies, 1.4 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 657 companies, 1.4 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 3,237 companies, 1.2 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 18,187 companies, 1.5 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 9,264 companies, 1.3 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 2,452 companies, 0.5 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 4,723 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 5,562 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 7,875 companies, 2.2 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 3,081 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 1,873 companies, 0.5 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 16,628 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 7,787 companies, 1.6 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 4,252 companies, 1.3 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 7,483 companies, 0.4 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 7,626 companies, 1.1 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 3,538 companies, 1.6 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 16,030 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 3,117 companies, 1.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 5,975 companies, 0.4 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 1,244 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 422 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 5,343 companies, 0.4 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 32,515 companies, 0.4 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 1,528 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 1,608 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there

Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity

  1. 0.4 – 0.5
  2. 0.6 – 0.8
  3. 0.8 – 1.1
  4. 1.1 – 1.4
  5. 1.4 – 2.2

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 32,515
  2. 2 Bahia 18,187
  3. 3 Minas Gerais 16,628
  4. 4 Rio de Janeiro 16,030
  5. 5 Ceará 9,264
  6. 6 Maranhão 7,875
  7. 7 Pará 7,787
  8. 8 Pernambuco 7,626
  9. 9 Paraná 7,483
  10. 10 Rio Grande do Sul 5,975
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Goiás 5,562
  2. 12 Santa Catarina 5,343
  3. 13 Espírito Santo 4,723
  4. 14 Paraíba 4,252
  5. 15 Piauí 3,538
  6. 16 Amazonas 3,237
  7. 17 Alagoas 3,117
  8. 18 Rio Grande do Norte 3,117
  9. 19 Mato Grosso 3,081
  10. 20 Distrito Federal 2,452
  11. 21 Mato Grosso do Sul 1,873
  12. 22 Tocantins 1,608
  13. 23 Sergipe 1,528
  14. 24 Rondônia 1,244
  15. 25 Amapá 657
  16. 26 Acre 453
  17. 27 Roraima 422

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 7,966
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 4,585
  3. 3 Brasília (DF) 2,452
  4. 4 Fortaleza (CE) 2,143
  5. 5 Manaus (AM) 2,062
  6. 6 Salvador (BA) 2,017
  7. 7 Belo Horizonte (MG) 1,544
  8. 8 Belém (PA) 1,250
  9. 9 São Luís (MA) 1,168
  10. 10 Recife (PE) 1,022
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Curitiba (PR) 1,006
  2. 12 Guarulhos (SP) 1,003
  3. 13 Maceió (AL) 914
  4. 14 Teresina (PI) 909
  5. 15 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 864
  6. 16 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 858
  7. 17 São Gonçalo (RJ) 837
  8. 18 Feira de Santana (BA) 821
  9. 19 Campinas (SP) 814
  10. 20 Goiânia (GO) 781
  11. 21 Campo Grande (MS) 681
  12. 22 Serra (ES) 669
  13. 23 Cuiabá (MT) 639
  14. 24 Camaçari (BA) 626
  15. 25 Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) 622
  16. 26 Natal (RN) 615
  17. 27 Sorocaba (SP) 611
  18. 28 Vitória da Conquista (BA) 582
  19. 29 Ananindeua (PA) 581
  20. 30 Vila Velha (ES) 536

What activity 4744-0/99 is

  1. Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
  2. Division — Comércio varejista
  3. Group — Comércio varejista de material de construção
  4. Class — Comércio varejista de ferragens, madeira e materiais de construção

What it covers

  • O comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral, sem especialização

Typical activities

  • Comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral
  • Comércio varejista de vigas e vigotas pré-moldadas de concreto
  • Comércio varejista material de construção em geral (no mesmo estabelecimento)

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 4744-0

comércio varejista de ferragens, madeira e materiais de construção, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
4744-0/01 Comércio varejista de ferragens e ferramentas70,0638,297+3.8%
4744-0/02 Comércio varejista de madeira e artefatos26,1983,014−2.8%
4744-0/03 Comércio varejista de materiais hidráulicos10,2131,364+8.1%
4744-0/04 Comércio varejista de cal, areia, pedra britada, tijolos e telhas11,0531,715−3.7%
4744-0/05 Comércio varejista de materiais de construção não especificados anteriormente30,3281,178−6.4%
4744-0/06 Comércio varejista de pedras para revestimento4,395463+6.7%
4744-0/99 Comércio varejista de materiais de construção em geral · this one175,58820,794−1.6%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4744-0/99

How many CNAE 4744-0/99 companies are there in Brazil?

175,588 active companies have CNAE 4744-0/99 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 37th 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 32,515. There, 0.4 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.6 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.

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