Logistics and transport companies in Santa Catarina, Brazil

There are 28,568 companies in transportation and storage (ISIC H) registered in Santa Catarina, Brazil: 28,568 active and 28,205 in the clean B2B universe. Santa Catarina ranks 5th of 27 states for the section and holds 7.2% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-10). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 4.1% of Santa Catarina's records against 3.6% nationally (location quotient 1.13).

Itajai concentrates 10.0% of the active companies, followed by Joinville (1,768) and Chapeco (1,238); the three together hold 20.5%. The median active company is 8.3 years old; 9% were registered in the last year and 24% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 1,918 new logistics and transport businesses were registered in Santa Catarina, +6.4% on the previous 12 months (national section H: +18.0%). By ISIC division, 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines) is 77.3% of the records and 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation) 17.7%. Size is known for 82% of the active companies; 78% of those are micro.

Road freight carriers dominate division 49 and are the long tail; freight forwarders, customs brokers, port and airport operators register under 52. Fleet telematics, fuel cards, insurance, freight marketplaces and cross-border logistics vendors use this section. Owner-driver carriers appear as companies only when incorporated, which varies by country.