46 - WHOLESALE TRADE, EXCEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES Companies in Italy
Approximately 733,349 real businesses classified under 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Italy, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 733,349 real businesses classified under 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles operate in Italy. Covers companies officially classified under ATECO 2025 code 46 (Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles), 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 Wholesale and Retail Trade sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Wholesale and Retail Trade in Italy.
84 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Wholesale and Retail Trade companies in Italy follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full Italy beneficial ownership overviewTop 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles Companies in Italy
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code G in Italy, as of the last reconciliation.
Section G is 20% of the Italy register by entity count and its 1st largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Wholesale and Retail Trade in Italy includes a specific and increasingly enforced protection for agri-food suppliers: Legislative Decree 198/2021, which transposed the EU’s Unfair Trading Practices directive, bans practices that deviate significantly from good commercial practice, violate good faith, or are unilaterally imposed by one party on another. Enforcement by the ICQRF (the agri-food fraud-prevention body) has escalated fast — from 138 inspections in 2022 to 500 in 2023, 800 in 2024, and 3,600 in 2025 — with real penalties attached, including a €74,000 fine against Lactalis’s Italian subsidiary Italatte in 2024.
A further layer is arriving for cross-border relationships: EU Regulation 2026/697, addressing unfair trading practices specifically between companies in different member states, entered into force on 9 April 2026, with application beginning 10 September 2027. For verification, an Italian retailer or distributor’s compliance in this sector is worth checking against ICQRF’s own enforcement record, not just its company filing — the escalating inspection volume means past violations are increasingly likely to be a matter of public record.
Italy Wholesale and Retail Trade, 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 G entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section G, Italy. 1,898 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses Italy wholesale and retail trade ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Unfair trading practices (D.Lgs. 198/2021) compliance
Italy implemented the EU’s UTP directive through Legislative Decree 198/2021, banning unfair commercial practices in the agri-food supply chain, enforced by the ICQRF — whose inspections rose sharply from 138 in 2022 to 3,600 in 2025.
ICQRF enforcement track record
The ICQRF has already fined major players — Lactalis, through its Italatte subsidiary, paid €74,000 in 2024 — real enforcement history worth checking when assessing a food-sector retailer or distributor’s compliance record.
Cross-border UTP regulation incoming
EU Regulation 2026/697, addressing cross-border unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain, entered into force 9 April 2026, with application starting 10 September 2027 — a future compliance layer relevant to Italian retailers sourcing across EU borders.
Sub-sectors within Wholesale and Retail Trade
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 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Italy?
Approximately 733,349 businesses are classified under 46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles in Italy.
What does ATECO 2025 code 46 cover?
46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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 Wholesale and Retail Trade sector.
How is this different from the broader Wholesale and Retail Trade category?
Wholesale and Retail Trade is the top-level sector; ATECO 2025 code 46 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 Wholesale and Retail Trade sector overview for the general national framework.
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