CNAE 6491-3/00 · Brazil

Sociedades de fomento mercantil - factoring

4,120 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: 4,120; 466th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months: 308; +15.4% · 523rd by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country: 0.0; do this activity
Openings per 100 active: 7; 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.

REDFACTOR FACTORING E FOMENTO COMERCIAL S/ASão Paulo (SP)
BRR FOMENTO MERCANTIL S.ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
ANNEX FACTORING FOMENTO COMERCIAL LTDARecife (PE)
MPE FACTORING SOC DE FOMENTO COMERCIAL LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
BRICKELL FOMENTO MERCANTIL LTDASão Paulo (SP)
TELEDUTOS OPERACOES DE CREDITOS E FIANCAS LTDABragança Paulista (SP)
J. L. M. - FOMENTO MERCANTIL E COMERCIAL LTDASocorro (SP)
LAVORO FACTORING S/A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
ENGECEMA ENGENHARIA FOMENTO E TECNOLOGIA LTDACampinas do Piauí (PI)
L.C. BITTAR COMERCIAL LTDAVargem Grande do Sul (SP)
N A FOMENTO MERCANTIL LTDACampinas (SP)
MAXCRED FOMENTO MERCANTIL LTDADuque de Caxias (RJ)

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Where the companies are

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

Federative units with the most companies

1 São Paulo 1,338
2 Minas Gerais 432
3 Rio Grande do Sul 340
4 Paraná 319
5 Goiás 271
6 Santa Catarina 253
7 Rio de Janeiro 232
8 Pernambuco 131
9 Ceará 123
10 Distrito Federal 108

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11 Mato Grosso 106
12 Espírito Santo 75
13 Bahia 65
14 Pará 58
15 Mato Grosso do Sul 46
16 Rio Grande do Norte 40
17 Rondônia 29
18 Sergipe 25
19 Piauí 21
20 Tocantins 21
21 Alagoas 18
22 Paraíba 18
23 Amazonas 17
24 Maranhão 13
25 Acre 5
26 Amapá 5

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

1 São Paulo (SP) 509
2 Goiânia (GO) 181
3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 146
4 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 143
5 Curitiba (PR) 135
6 Brasília (DF) 108
7 Fortaleza (CE) 106
8 Recife (PE) 82
9 Campinas (SP) 79
10 Porto Alegre (RS) 71

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What activity 6491-3/00 is

Section K — Atividades financeiras, de seguros e serviços relacionados
Division — Atividades de serviços financeiros
Group — Atividades de serviços financeiros não especificadas anteriormente
Class — Sociedades de fomento mercantil - factoring

What it covers

As atividades das sociedades que fazem prestação de serviços de apoio ao segmento das pequenas e médias empresas através da compra dos créditos (direitos) gerados por vendas mercantis com aplicação de desconto sobre o valor de face do título.

What it does not cover

As operações de desconto bancário realizadas pelos bancos comerciais (6421-2/00) ou bancos múltiplos com carteira comercial (6422-1/00)Classified under: 6421-2/00 Bancos comerciais 6422-1/00 Bancos múltiplos, com carteira comercial
A securitização de créditos (6492-1/00)Classified under: 6492-1/00 Securitização de créditos

Typical activities

Compra de crédito conjugada com a gestão empresarial
Compra de créditos gerados por vendas mercantis
Compra de duplicatas a receber com desconto
Empresa de factoring
Factoring
Factoring, fomento mercantil
Serviços de antecipação de recebíveis comerciais
Sociedade de fomento mercantil

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6491-3/00

How many CNAE 6491-3/00 companies are there in Brazil?

4,120 active companies have CNAE 6491-3/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 466th among the country's activities by companies.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 1,338. 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.