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    CNAE 8422100 Companies · Defesa

    The CNAE brings together 2,352 registered establishments, of which 1,645 are active (69.9% of the activity's base).

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    National position681th among the top CNAEs.
    Receita Federal dataRegistration data organized by CNPJ Data.
    Reference dateAugust 09, 2026

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    CNAE indicators in numbers

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    Registration status

    Distribution of establishments by status.

    Ativa: 1.645 (69.9%)Baixada: 659 (28.0%)Inapta: 26 (1.1%)Suspensa: 14 (0.6%)Nula: 8 (0.3%)2.352estabelecimentos
    • Ativa69.9%
    • Baixada28.0%
    • Inapta1.1%
    • Suspensa0.6%
    • Nula0.3%

    States with the most active companies

    Comparison of the UFs with the highest concentration.

    Cities with the highest concentration

    Top municipalities by active establishments.

    Openings, closures and annual balance

    The 2026 series is partial.

    AberturasBaixasSaldo

    2026

    Aberturas: 8

    Baixas: 3

    Saldo: 5

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    CNAE 8422100 Panorama

    Reference data as of August 09, 2026. National position: 681th.

    Registered establishments
    2,352
    Active establishments
    1,645
    Closed establishments
    659
    Distinct root CNPJs
    663

    CNAE registration status

    Distribution of the activity's establishments by registration status.

    Ativa

    1,645

    69.9% of the base

    Baixada

    659

    28.0% of the base

    Inapta

    26

    1.1% of the base

    Suspensa

    14

    0.6% of the base

    Nula

    8

    0.3% of the base

    Geographic distribution

    States with the most active companies

    Top 10

    Where the active establishments of this CNAE are concentrated.

    1Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
    439· 26.7%
    2Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
    176· 10.7%
    3São Paulo (SP)
    125· 7.6%
    4Distrito Federal (DF)
    123· 7.5%
    5Pará (PA)
    88· 5.3%
    6Amazonas (AM)
    85· 5.2%
    7Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
    70· 4.3%
    8Paraná (PR)
    66· 4.0%
    9Minas Gerais (MG)
    61· 3.7%
    10Bahia (BA)
    58· 3.5%

    Municipal concentration

    Cities with the highest concentration

    Top 10

    Top municipalities by active establishments.

    1RIO DE JANEIRO · RJ
    316· 19.2%
    2BRASILIA · DF
    123· 7.5%
    3NITEROI · RJ
    63· 3.8%
    4MANAUS · AM
    61· 3.7%
    5BELEM · PA
    61· 3.7%
    6SALVADOR · BA
    38· 2.3%
    7SAO PAULO · SP
    38· 2.3%
    8RECIFE · PE
    37· 2.2%
    9NATAL · RN
    29· 1.8%
    10CURITIBA · PR
    27· 1.6%

    Full distribution by state

    Active establishments of the CNAE in each federative unit.

    Acre (AC)80.5%
    Alagoas (AL)90.5%
    Amapá (AP)120.7%
    Amazonas (AM)855.2%
    Bahia (BA)583.5%
    Ceará (CE)201.2%
    Distrito Federal (DF)1237.5%
    Espírito Santo (ES)70.4%
    Goiás (GO)321.9%
    Maranhão (MA)201.2%
    Mato Grosso (MT)181.1%
    Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)704.3%
    Minas Gerais (MG)613.7%
    Pará (PA)885.3%
    Paraíba (PB)251.5%
    Paraná (PR)664.0%
    Pernambuco (PE)573.5%
    Piauí (PI)150.9%
    Rio de Janeiro (RJ)43926.7%
    Rio Grande do Norte (RN)462.8%
    Rio Grande do Sul (RS)17610.7%
    Rondônia (RO)291.8%
    Roraima (RR)150.9%
    Santa Catarina (SC)301.8%
    São Paulo (SP)1257.6%
    Sergipe (SE)70.4%
    Tocantins (TO)40.2%

    CNAE business profile

    Distribution of active establishments by company size, tax regime, MEI and the relationship between headquarters and branches.

    Company size

    Microempresa
    0 (0.0%)
    Empresa de Pequeno Porte
    0 (0.0%)
    Média e Grande Empresa
    1,645 (100.0%)
    Sem informação
    0 (0.0%)

    Simples Nacional

    Optante pelo Simples Nacional
    0 (0.0%)
    Não optante pelo Simples Nacional
    0 (0.0%)
    Sem informação
    1,645 (100.0%)

    Individual Microentrepreneur

    Microempreendedor Individual
    0 (0.0%)
    Não classificado como MEI
    0 (0.0%)
    Sem informação
    1,645 (100.0%)

    Headquarters and branches

    Matriz
    565 (34.3%)
    Filial
    1,080 (65.7%)

    Contact coverage

    Os percentuais indicam a presença dos campos de contato na base de dados. Um campo ausente não significa necessariamente que a empresa não possua telefone ou e-mail.

    With email
    65.6%
    1,079 records
    With phone
    78.5%
    1,292 records
    With both
    65.1%
    1,071 records

    Registration dynamics

    Openings, closures and annual balance. The 2026 period is partial through August 09, 2026.

    YearOpeningsClosuresBalance
    201922319
    202017215
    202117413
    202226224
    202315114
    20241165
    2025606
    2026 (partial)835

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    Active establishments
    1,645
    States with records
    27+
    With phone
    78.5%
    With email
    65.6%

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