CNAE codes for pet shops, grooming, pet boarding and vets in Brazil
The main CNAE code for pet shops in Brazil is 4789-0/04 – Comércio varejista de animais vivos e de artigos e alimentos para animais de estimação (Retail of pets, pet products and pet food). Grooming uses 9609-2/08, pet boarding 9609-2/07 and veterinary clinics 7500-1/00. To prospect this segment, search codes 4789-0/04, 9609-2/08, 9609-2/07, 7500-1/00 as both primary and secondary CNAE, keep only active CNPJs, then filter by company size and city.
CNAE codes for pet shops
CNAE (Classificação Nacional de Atividades Econômicas) is Brazil's official activity classification. Every company registered with a CNPJ declares one primary CNAE and any number of secondary ones. These are the CNAE 2.3 subclasses most used by pet shops:
| CNAE | Official description (pt) | English | When it shows up |
|---|---|---|---|
4789-0/04 | Comércio varejista de animais vivos e de artigos e alimentos para animais de estimação | Retail of pets, pet products and pet food | Pet shops |
9609-2/08 | Higiene e embelezamento de animais domésticos | Pet grooming | Grooming salons |
9609-2/07 | Alojamento de animais domésticos | Pet boarding | Pet hotels and daycare |
7500-1/00 | Atividades veterinárias | Veterinary activities | Veterinary clinics and hospitals |
Search primary and secondary CNAE
Many pet shops register their real activity as a secondary CNAE, because the CNPJ was opened under another primary activity or because they do more than one thing. Pet shops very often declare grooming and even veterinary activities as secondary. Filtering on the primary code alone misses part of the market.
Who sells to pet shops
The pet market buys fast-moving products and recurring services, with many independent businesses.
- Pet food, treats and accessories brands and distributors
- Veterinary drugs and products
- Grooming booking and POS software
- Grooming equipment
- Card machines and payments
How to build a list of pet shops in Brazil
- Pick the codes: start with
4789-0/04and add9609-2/08,9609-2/07,7500-1/00depending on what you sell. - Search them as primary and secondary CNAE.
- Keep only active registrations (situação cadastral ativa) to drop unfit, suspended or closed CNPJs.
- Narrow by location (state, city, neighborhood) and company size (MEI, ME, EPP, other). Neighborhood pet shops are usually ME; regional chains and large clinics are EPP or larger.
- Keep companies with contact data (email or phone) and save the filter as a reusable segment.
- Write a segment-specific opener and track replies in a pipeline.
1Lead runs all of these filters in one search over Brazil's public company registry, and its AI suggests adjacent CNAE codes from a plain-language description such as "premium pet food distributor looking for pet shops with grooming in Goiânia". The product interface is in Portuguese.
Qualification signals
- Pet shop with grooming (9609-2/08): recurring foot traffic and product sales.
- Vet clinic under the same CNPJ: higher tickets and drug purchases.
- Recently opened store: choosing brands and suppliers.
How to approach this segment
Pet shop owners decide on each brand's turnover and margin. Offer first-order terms and point-of-sale material.
Example first message (in Portuguese, with translation)
Frequently asked questions
What is the CNAE code for a pet shop in Brazil?
4789-0/04, retail of pets, pet products and pet food.
Where is the official CNAE table?
IBGE publishes it in the CONCLA online search, with the full hierarchy (section, division, group, class, subclass) and notes on what each code includes and excludes.