CNAE 5212-5/00 · Brazil
Carga e descarga
57,037 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
- 57,037
- 105th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 27,343
- +50.3% · 38th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 48
- 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.- MAKRO ENGENHARIA LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- RODOVIARIO GOYAZ LTDAGoiânia (GO)
- TLM - TOTAL LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SERVICOS DE LOGISTICA LTDA.São Bernardo do Campo (SP)
- SARAIVA EQUIPAMENTOS LTDARecife (PE)
- ELBA EQUIPAMENTOS E SERVICOS S/A EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALBelo Horizonte (MG)
- SKAVA -MINAS MINERACAO, CONSTRUCOES E TRANSPORTES LTDANova Lima (MG)
- M.R.J.S. LOGISTICA E TRANSPORTES EIRELISerra (ES)
- GOYAZ LOGISTICA PARA TRANSPORTES E DISTRIBUICAO LTDAGoiânia (GO)
- J M LUBRIFICANTES E PECAS P/VEICULOS LTDALençóis Paulista (SP)
- MTC SOLUCOES LOGISTICA LTDADiadema (SP)
- HOSPLOG LOGISTICA LTDA.Barueri (SP)
- PORTEX CARGAS E ENCOMENDAS LTDAGoiânia (GO)
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
- 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.3
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 19,374
- 2 Minas Gerais 5,534
- 3 Paraná 4,684
- 4 Santa Catarina 4,274
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 4,259
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 3,564
- 7 Bahia 2,094
- 8 Goiás 1,926
- 9 Espírito Santo 1,523
- 10 Pernambuco 1,403
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 1,357
- 12 Pará 1,101
- 13 Ceará 790
- 14 Distrito Federal 788
- 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 719
- 16 Amazonas 664
- 17 Maranhão 490
- 18 Alagoas 437
- 19 Paraíba 406
- 20 Rondônia 332
- 21 Rio Grande do Norte 322
- 22 Tocantins 318
- 23 Sergipe 277
- 24 Piauí 214
- 25 Roraima 78
- 26 Acre 55
- 27 Amapá 50
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 5,701
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 1,688
- 3 Curitiba (PR) 1,372
- 4 Guarulhos (SP) 1,085
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 921
- 6 Brasília (DF) 788
- 7 Osasco (SP) 764
- 8 Campinas (SP) 724
- 9 Itajaí (SC) 713
- 10 Salvador (BA) 635
See the 30 cities
- 11 Manaus (AM) 616
- 12 Contagem (MG) 576
- 13 Joinville (SC) 465
- 14 Goiânia (GO) 454
- 15 Recife (PE) 443
- 16 Serra (ES) 438
- 17 Fortaleza (CE) 431
- 18 Sumaré (SP) 427
- 19 Porto Alegre (RS) 423
- 20 Araucária (PR) 418
- 21 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 413
- 22 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 391
- 23 Carapicuíba (SP) 343
- 24 Cariacica (ES) 329
- 25 Campo Grande (MS) 328
- 26 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 324
- 27 Sorocaba (SP) 308
- 28 São José dos Pinhais (PR) 305
- 29 Jundiaí (SP) 303
- 30 Uberlândia (MG) 298
What activity 5212-5/00 is
- Section H — Transporte, armazenagem e correio
- Division — Armazenamento e atividades auxiliares dos transportes
- Group — Armazenamento, carga e descarga
- Class — Carga e descarga
What it covers
- As atividades de carga e descarga, por manuseio ou não, de mercadorias ou bagagens, independentemente do meio de transporte utilizado
- A locação de veículos com equipamentos de movimentação de carga com operador
What it does not cover
- As atividades de carga e descarga de embarcações realizadas pelo Operador Portuário (5231-1/02)Classified under: 5231-1/02 Atividades do operador portuário
Typical activities
- Aluguel de guinchos, guindastes, empilhadeiras para movimentação, carga e descarga de mercadorias, com operador
- Carga, movimentação de
- Embarque e desembarque de contêineres, containers, contentores
- Locação de guindastes para carga e descarga de mercadorias com operador
- Movimentação de contêineres, containers, contentores
- Serviços de baldeação, baldeio
- Serviços de carga e descarga
- Serviços de carga e descarga com locação de mão-de-obra e equipamento de movimentação ao contratante
- Serviços de carga e descarga, por manuseio ou não, de bagagens
- Serviços de carregamento e descarregamento de bagagens
- Serviços de carregamento e descarregamento de carga
- Serviços de controle de carga e descarga ferroviária e rodoviária
See the other 8 typical activities
- Serviços de desembarque de mercadorias, produtos
- Serviços de estiva, desestiva, capatazia
- Serviços de estufação, arrumação de mercadorias em contêineres, containers, contentores
- Serviços de içamento de cargas, exceto quando integrado com serviço de transporte
- Serviços de manuseio de bagagens
- Serviços de patiamento de carros
- Serviços de peação
- Serviços de transbordo de mercadoria
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 5212-5/00
How many CNAE 5212-5/00 companies are there in Brazil?
57,037 active companies have CNAE 5212-5/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 105th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 19,374. 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.