Distributors
Wholesalers and importers, by product family and by country
A wholesaler or an importer buys to resell: often an exporter's first customer. We take them from official business registers and public contracts, and every figure on these pages cites its source and date.
11,830
wholesalers and importers classified by product family
68
product families
14,094
importer-distributors proven by a public contract
119
countries with a published page
By product family
Families follow the official wholesale trade classification (NACE, division 46), as each register records it.
Food, beverages and agriculture
- Fruit and vegetables489 companies · 2 countries
- Beverages409 companies · 2 countries
- General food products351 companies · 2 countries
- Specialised food products223 companies · 1 country
- Grain, seeds and animal feed188 companies · 2 countries
- Fish, crustaceans and molluscs150 companies · 2 countries
- Dairy products, eggs and edible oils115 companies · 2 countries
- Fresh meat (beef, pork, lamb)102 companies · 1 country
- Frozen food101 companies · 1 country
- Flowers and plants78 companies · 2 countries
- Live animals55 companies · 1 country
- Sugar, chocolate and confectionery50 companies · 2 countries
- Poultry and game45 companies · 1 country
- Meat products37 companies · 1 country
- Other food products35 companies · 1 country
- Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices31 companies · 2 countries
- Tobacco products16 companies · 2 countries
- Hides, skins and leather13 companies · 2 countries
- Meat and meat products3 companies · 1 country
Consumer goods
- Other household goods663 companies · 2 countries
- Pharmaceuticals and medical equipment500 companies · 2 countries
- Clothing and footwear331 companies · 3 countries
- Perfume and cosmetics211 companies · 2 countries
- Furniture, carpets and lighting141 companies · 2 countries
- Household appliances136 companies · 2 countries
- Textiles103 companies · 2 countries
- China, glassware and cleaning products101 companies · 2 countries
- Watches and jewellery39 companies · 2 countries
Machinery and equipment
- Industrial supplies and equipment1,091 companies · 1 country
- Agricultural machinery536 companies · 1 country
- Equipment for retail and services426 companies · 1 country
- Other machinery and equipment361 companies · 1 country
- Computers, peripherals and software257 companies · 1 country
- Electronic and telecommunications equipment241 companies · 1 country
- Mining, construction and civil engineering machinery241 companies · 2 countries
- Electrical equipment239 companies · 1 country
- Information and communication equipment147 companies · 1 country
- Office machinery and equipment113 companies · 1 country
- Machine tools94 companies · 2 countries
- Agricultural and forestry machinery80 companies · 1 country
- Office furniture53 companies · 1 country
- Textile industry machinery7 companies · 1 country
Materials, energy and intermediate products
- Timber and building materials642 companies · 1 country
- Chemicals248 companies · 2 countries
- Timber, building materials and sanitary ware200 companies · 1 country
- Hardware and tools179 companies · 1 country
- Other intermediate products167 companies · 2 countries
- Sanitary ware and decorating products152 companies · 1 country
- Metals and metal ores139 companies · 2 countries
- Plumbing and heating supplies127 companies · 1 country
- Fuels and related products118 companies · 2 countries
- Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment103 companies · 1 country
- Waste and scrap74 companies · 2 countries
Vehicles and parts
- Motor vehicle parts and accessories54 companies · 1 country
- Motor vehicles31 companies · 1 country
- Motorcycles, parts and accessories3 companies · 1 country
Commission agents, buying groups and non-specialised wholesale
- Non-specialised wholesale384 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: other specialised products178 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: variety of goods105 companies · 2 countries
- Non-food buying groups71 companies · 1 country
- Commission agents: machinery and industrial equipment53 companies · 1 country
- Commission agents: food, beverages and tobacco51 companies · 2 countries
- Food buying groups49 companies · 1 country
- Commission agents: timber and building materials28 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: fuels, metals and chemicals21 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: textiles, clothing and footwear18 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: furniture, household goods and hardware17 companies · 2 countries
- Commission agents: agricultural and textile raw materials16 companies · 1 country
By country
For each country: wholesalers and importers classified by product family, and local companies that import and distribute supplies, proven by a contract financed by the World Bank.
- Afghanistan32 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Albania19 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Angola95 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Argentina43 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Armenia32 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Azerbaijan13 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Bangladesh291 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Belize21 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Benin70 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Bhutan73 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Bolivia50 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Bosnia & Herzegovina38 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Brazil132 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Burkina Faso399 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Burundi80 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Cambodia113 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Cameroon265 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Central African Republic158 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Chad181 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- China248 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Colombia62 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Comoros41 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Congo - Brazzaville123 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Congo - Kinshasa229 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Côte d’Ivoire341 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Croatia71 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Djibouti64 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Dominica14 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Dominican Republic97 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Ecuador20 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Egypt55 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- El Salvador97 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Eswatini70 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Ethiopia1,452 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Fiji8 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- France9,756 wholesalers and importers classified by family
- Gabon14 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Gambia44 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Georgia25 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Ghana208 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Guatemala27 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Guinea54 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Guinea-Bissau16 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Guyana18 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Haiti39 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Honduras116 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- India429 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Indonesia157 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Iraq27 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Jamaica47 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Jordan66 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Kazakhstan14 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Kenya464 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Kiribati21 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Kosovo22 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Kyrgyzstan209 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Laos119 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Lebanon36 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Lesotho66 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Liberia85 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Madagascar235 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Malawi233 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Maldives43 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Mali198 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Marshall Islands14 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Mauritania95 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Mexico8 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Micronesia6 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Moldova129 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Mongolia47 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Montenegro19 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Morocco21 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Mozambique196 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Nepal100 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Nicaragua27 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Niger223 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Nigeria1,394 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- North Macedonia16 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Norway2,073 wholesalers and importers classified by family
- Pakistan502 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Palestinian Territories127 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Panama38 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Papua New Guinea24 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Paraguay43 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Peru77 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Philippines171 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Romania52 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Rwanda112 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Samoa24 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- São Tomé & Príncipe16 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Senegal180 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Serbia57 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Sierra Leone108 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Solomon Islands55 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Somalia162 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- South Africa47 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- South Sudan33 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Sri Lanka256 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- St Lucia6 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- St Vincent & the Grenadines20 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Sudan18 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Suriname11 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Tajikistan119 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Tanzania204 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Thailand5 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Timor-Leste10 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Togo31 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Tonga34 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Tunisia55 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Türkiye335 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Tuvalu7 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Uganda180 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Ukraine148 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Uruguay61 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Uzbekistan91 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Vietnam37 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Yemen11 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Zambia165 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
- Zimbabwe26 importer-distributors proven by a public contract
Method and sources
- Official business registers (Sirene in France, Enhetsregisteret in Norway): active companies with at least 10 employees whose main activity is wholesale trade. Sole proprietorships and companies that object to direct marketing are excluded. Each country page cites its source and licence.
- Public contracts: local companies that won a goods contract financed by the World Bank and signed in their own country. Foreign contractors, and works, services or consulting contracts alone, do not count.
- Public pages: aggregated figures only (number of companies, cities, headcount bands, sources, dates). A page is published only from 5 companies, and sanctioned countries are excluded.
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