02 - FORESTRY AND LOGGING Companies in Italy
Approximately 19,922 real businesses classified under 02 - Forestry and logging in Italy, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 19,922 real businesses classified under 02 - Forestry and logging operate in Italy. Covers companies officially classified under ATECO 2025 code 02 (Forestry and logging), part of Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing in Italy.
42 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing companies in Italy follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Italy beneficial ownership overviewTop 02 - Forestry and logging Companies in Italy
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code A in Italy, as of the last reconciliation.
Section A is 9% of the Italy register by entity count and its 3rd largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Italian farms most often take one of two forms: a società semplice agricola — a non-commercial civil partnership built for family and intergenerational holdings, similar in spirit to France’s GAEC or Germany’s GbR — or, increasingly, a società agricola a responsabilità limitata (agricultural SRL), a proper limited-liability company that qualifies for a reduced 1% land-registration tax rate once its holder is registered as an imprenditore agricolo professionale (IAP) and unlocks EU Common Agricultural Policy funding. The società semplice doesn’t file the same public accounts a commercial company does, the same screening gap seen in France and Germany’s equivalent civil forms.
Foreign ownership itself is largely open: EU and EEA citizens buy Italian farmland on the same terms as Italians, with no separate approval process. Non-EU buyers face a reciprocity test instead — Italy will only recognise the purchase if an Italian could buy equivalent land in the buyer’s home country — a legal condition on the transaction rather than a land-registry restriction, and one that doesn’t show up as a flag in the company record itself.
What changed recently
Sector-specific developments that change how this data is used. Each carries a verification date so it can be refreshed on a schedule.
The EU deforestation rules apply from 30 December 2026
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requires operators placing cattle, wood, cocoa, coffee, palm oil or soya on the EU market to prove their supply chains are deforestation-free. After two postponements — originally due 30 December 2024, then pushed to 30 December 2025 — the Council of the EU adopted a further revision in December 2025 moving the application date for all operators to 30 December 2026, with an additional six-month allowance for micro and small operators to 30 June 2027. For Italy operators and exporters supplying the EU market, this is now the operative compliance deadline.
Source: Council of the EU, 18 December 2025 · Last verified 7 October 2026.
Italy Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section A entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section A, Italy. 116 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Italy agriculture, forestry and fishing ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
EUDR supply-chain due diligence
Proving an Italian wood, soy-feed or cattle supplier is who they claim to be, upstream of the first trader, before the December 2026 deadline. Many Italian farms operate as a società semplice agricola, a non-commercial civil partnership that files minimally.
Foreign-buyer reciprocity screening
EU and EEA citizens can buy Italian farmland without restriction, but non-EU buyers are subject to a reciprocity principle — land can only be acquired if the buyer’s home country would let an Italian do the same. Verifying a non-EU-linked purchase means checking that condition, not just the transaction.
Agri-lending and input credit
Many società semplice agricola entities don’t file public accounts the way a commercial company does, so lenders and input suppliers often assess exposure through IAP (professional farmer) registration and partner history instead.
Sub-sectors within Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own Italy company directory.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 02 - Forestry and logging in Italy?
Approximately 19,922 businesses are classified under 02 - Forestry and logging in Italy.
What does ATECO 2025 code 02 cover?
02 - Forestry and logging is the official name for this activity under Italy's ATECO 2025 classification, the national adoption of the EU NACE Rev. 2 statistical classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector.
How is this different from the broader Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing category?
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing is the top-level sector; ATECO 2025 code 02 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in Italy, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector overview for the general national framework.
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