CNAE codes in English · Section H
CNAE section H: transport and logistics codes in English.
71 CNAE 2.3 subclasses in section H (Transportation, storage and postal services), with the English label, the ISIC Rev.4 class and the number of active Brazilian companies using each as their main activity: 311,652 in all.
The most used codes in this section are road freight transport, except dangerous goods and removals, intermunicipal, interstate and international (4930-2/02, 140,460); road freight transport, except dangerous goods and removals, municipal (4930-2/01, 39,166); chartered intermunicipal, interstate and international bus transport (4929-9/02, 14,470). To see these companies by state, size and division, open Transport and logistics companies in Brazil.
49 · Land transport
| CNAE | Activity (English) | Portuguese (official) | ISIC | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4911-6/00 | Rail freight transport | Transporte ferroviário de carga | 4912 | 56 |
4912-4/01 | Intercity and interstate rail passenger transport | Transporte ferroviário de passageiros intermunicipal e interestadual | 49 (4911 / 4921) | 8 |
4912-4/02 | Municipal and metropolitan rail passenger transport | Transporte ferroviário de passageiros municipal e em região metropolitana | 49 (4911 / 4921) | 22 |
4912-4/03 | Metro (subway) transport | Transporte metroviário | 49 (4911 / 4921) | 19 |
4921-3/01 | Scheduled municipal bus transport | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, com itinerário fixo, municipal | 4921 | 5,790 |
4921-3/02 | Scheduled intermunicipal bus transport within metropolitan regions | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, com itinerário fixo, intermunicipal em região metropolitana | 4921 | 1,866 |
4922-1/01 | Scheduled intermunicipal bus transport, outside metropolitan regions | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, com itinerário fixo, intermunicipal, exceto em região metropolitana | 4922 | 1,129 |
4922-1/02 | Scheduled interstate bus transport | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, com itinerário fixo, interestadual | 4922 | 496 |
4922-1/03 | Scheduled international bus transport | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, com itinerário fixo, internacional | 4922 | 36 |
4923-0/01 | Taxi services | Serviço de táxi | 4922 | 1,694 |
4923-0/02 | Passenger transport - car rental with driver | Serviço de transporte de passageiros - locação de automóveis com motorista | 4922 | 6,032 |
4924-8/00 | School transport | Transporte escolar | 4922 | 10,428 |
4929-9/01 | Chartered municipal bus transport | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, sob regime de fretamento, municipal | 4922 | 6,012 |
4929-9/02 | Chartered intermunicipal, interstate and international bus transport | Transporte rodoviário coletivo de passageiros, sob regime de fretamento, intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional | 4922 | 14,470 |
4929-9/03 | Organization of excursions in own road vehicles, municipal | Organização de excursões em veículos rodoviários próprios, municipal | 4922 | 171 |
4929-9/04 | Organization of excursions in own road vehicles, intermunicipal, interstate and international | Organização de excursões em veículos rodoviários próprios, intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional | 4922 | 742 |
4929-9/99 | Other road passenger transport n.e.c. | Outros transportes rodoviários de passageiros não especificados anteriormente | 4922 | 333 |
4930-2/01 | Road freight transport, except dangerous goods and removals, municipal | Transporte rodoviário de carga, exceto produtos perigosos e mudanças, municipal. | 4923 | 39,166 |
4930-2/02 | Road freight transport, except dangerous goods and removals, intermunicipal, interstate and international | Transporte rodoviário de carga, exceto produtos perigosos e mudanças, intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional | 4923 | 140,460 |
4930-2/03 | Road transport of dangerous goods | Transporte rodoviário de produtos perigosos | 4923 | 8,960 |
4930-2/04 | Removal services (moving) | Transporte rodoviário de mudanças | 4923 | 1,990 |
4940-0/00 | Pipeline transport | Transporte dutoviário | 4930 | 27 |
4950-7/00 | Tourist trains, cable cars and similar | Trens turísticos, teleféricos e similares | 4922 | 47 |
Division 49: Land transport. Companies = active head offices with this main CNAE.
50 · Water transport
| CNAE | Activity (English) | Portuguese (official) | ISIC | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5011-4/01 | Coastal shipping - freight | Transporte marítimo de cabotagem - Carga | 50 (5011 / 5012) | 218 |
5011-4/02 | Coastal shipping - passengers | Transporte marítimo de cabotagem - passageiros | 50 (5011 / 5012) | 56 |
5012-2/01 | Deep-sea shipping - freight | Transporte marítimo de longo curso - Carga | 50 (5011 / 5012) | 121 |
5012-2/02 | Deep-sea shipping - passengers | Transporte marítimo de longo curso - Passageiros | 50 (5011 / 5012) | 13 |
5021-1/01 | Inland waterway freight transport, municipal, except crossings | Transporte por navegação interior de carga, municipal, exceto travessia | 5022 | 148 |
5021-1/02 | Inland waterway freight transport, intermunicipal, interstate and international, except crossings | Transporte por navegação interior de carga, intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional, exceto travessia | 5022 | 497 |
5022-0/01 | Scheduled inland waterway passenger transport, municipal, except crossings | Transporte por navegação interior de passageiros em linhas regulares, municipal, exceto travessia | 5021 | 119 |
5022-0/02 | Scheduled inland waterway passenger transport, intermunicipal, interstate and international, except crossings | Transporte por navegação interior de passageiros em linhas regulares, intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional, exceto travessia | 5021 | 354 |
5030-1/01 | Offshore supply shipping | Navegação de apoio marítimo | 5012 | 400 |
5030-1/02 | Port support shipping | Navegação de apoio portuário | 5012 | 234 |
5030-1/03 | Tug and pusher services | Serviço de rebocadores e empurradores | 5012 | 21 |
5091-2/01 | Ferry crossing transport, municipal | Transporte por navegação de travessia, municipal | 50 (5021 / 5022) | 196 |
5091-2/02 | Ferry crossing transport, intermunicipal, interstate and international | Transporte por navegação de travessia intermunicipal, interestadual e internacional | 50 (5021 / 5022) | 215 |
5099-8/01 | Water transport for sightseeing tours | Transporte aquaviário para passeios turísticos | 50 (5011 / 5012 / 5021 / 5022) | 643 |
5099-8/99 | Other water transport n.e.c. | Outros transportes aquaviários não especificados anteriormente | 50 (5011 / 5012 / 5021 / 5022) | 57 |
Division 50: Water transport. Companies = active head offices with this main CNAE.
51 · Air transport
| CNAE | Activity (English) | Portuguese (official) | ISIC | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5111-1/00 | Scheduled passenger air transport | Transporte aéreo de passageiros regular | 5110 | 180 |
5112-9/01 | Air taxi services and aircraft rental with crew | Serviço de táxi aéreo e locação de aeronaves com tripulação | 5110 | 504 |
5112-9/99 | Other non-scheduled passenger air transport | Outros serviços de transporte aéreo de passageiros não-regular | 5110 | 188 |
5120-0/00 | Air freight transport | Transporte aéreo de carga | 5120 | 134 |
5130-7/00 | Space transport | Transporte espacial | 5120 | 12 |
Division 51: Air transport. Companies = active head offices with this main CNAE.
52 · Warehousing and support activities for transportation
| CNAE | Activity (English) | Portuguese (official) | ISIC | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5211-7/01 | Bonded general warehouses (warrant issuance) | Armazéns gerais - emissão de warrant | 5210 | 2,767 |
5211-7/02 | Furniture storage | Guarda-móveis | 5210 | 578 |
5211-7/99 | Warehousing of goods for third parties, except general warehouses and furniture storage | Depósitos de mercadorias para terceiros, exceto armazéns gerais e guarda-móveis | 5210 | 3,154 |
5212-5/00 | Cargo loading and unloading | Carga e descarga | 5224 | 5,321 |
5221-4/00 | Road, bridge and tunnel concessions and related services | Concessionárias de rodovias, pontes, túneis e serviços relacionados | 5221 | 183 |
5222-2/00 | Bus and rail terminals | Terminais rodoviários e ferroviários | 5221 | 252 |
5223-1/00 | Vehicle parking | Estacionamento de veículos | 5221 | 12,781 |
5229-0/01 | Taxi support services, including dispatch centres | Serviços de apoio ao transporte por táxi, inclusive centrais de chamada | 5221 | 351 |
5229-0/02 | Vehicle towing services | Serviços de reboque de veículos | 5221 | 8,678 |
5229-0/99 | Other land transport support activities n.e.c. | Outras atividades auxiliares dos transportes terrestres não especificadas anteriormente | 5221 | 2,465 |
5231-1/01 | Port infrastructure administration | Administração da infra-estrutura portuária | 5222 | 125 |
5231-1/02 | Port operator activities | Atividades do Operador Portuário | 5222 | 635 |
5231-1/03 | Waterway terminal management | Gestão de terminais aquaviários | 5222 | 43 |
5232-0/00 | Maritime agency activities | Atividades de agenciamento marítimo | 5229 | 1,407 |
5239-7/00 | Water transport support activities n.e.c. | Atividades auxiliares dos transportes aquaviários não especificadas anteriormente | 5222 | 0 |
5239-7/01 | Maritime pilotage services | Serviços de praticagem | 5222 | 318 |
5239-7/99 | Water transport support activities n.e.c. | Atividades auxiliares dos transportes aquaviários não especificadas anteriormente | 5222 | 428 |
5240-1/01 | Operation of airports and landing fields | Operação dos aeroportos e campos de aterrissagem | 5223 | 152 |
5240-1/99 | Air transport support activities, except airport operation | Atividades auxiliares dos transportes aéreos, exceto operação dos aeroportos e campos de aterrissagem | 5223 | 3,556 |
5250-8/01 | Customs dispatch commissioning | Comissaria de despachos | 5229 | 1,739 |
5250-8/02 | Customs brokerage | Atividades de despachantes aduaneiros | 5229 | 1,662 |
5250-8/03 | Freight forwarding, except for sea transport | Agenciamento de cargas, exceto para o transporte marítimo | 5229 | 2,599 |
5250-8/04 | Freight logistics organization | Organização logística do transporte de carga | 5229 | 3,838 |
5250-8/05 | Multimodal transport operator (OTM) | Operador de transporte multimodal - OTM | 5229 | 451 |
Division 52: Warehousing and support activities for transportation. Companies = active head offices with this main CNAE.
53 · Postal and courier activities
| CNAE | Activity (English) | Portuguese (official) | ISIC | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5310-5/01 | National postal service activities | Atividades do Correio Nacional | 5310 | 10 |
5310-5/02 | National postal service franchisees | Atividades de franqueadas do Correio Nacional | 5310 | 1,016 |
5320-2/01 | Pouch/courier services not performed by the national postal service | Serviços de malote não realizados pelo Correio Nacional | 5320 | 3,033 |
5320-2/02 | Express delivery services | Serviços de entrega rápida | 5320 | 9,846 |
Division 53: Postal and courier activities. Companies = active head offices with this main CNAE.
Classification: IBGE/CONCLA (CNAE 2.3, CNAE-ISIC correspondence). English labels: LatSouth. Counts: Receita Federal release 2026-10-10, individual entrepreneurs excluded. Full crosswalk CSV.
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