How many manufacturing companies are there in Germany?

InfobelPRO lists 359,449 manufacturing companies registered in Germany, classified under NACE 24 activity codes, sourced from Handelsregister. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.

Which regions of Germany have the most manufacturing companies?

Berlin holds the largest share with 4% of Germany's manufacturing companies, followed by Hamburg (2%) and München (2%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.

What NACE codes cover manufacturing companies in Germany?

Manufacturing companies in Germany are classified under NACE 24 activity codes — 195 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.

How is the data sourced and how current is it?

Core firmographics come directly from Handelsregister and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Is the data GDPR-compliant?

Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest and BfDI guidance. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

Manufacturing companies in Germany — 359,449 Records

Q: What are the largest manufacturing companies in Germany?

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest manufacturing companies in Germany include VOLKSWAGEN AG ($373.1B), Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ($154.7B) and Mercedes-Benz Group AG ($153.3B). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.

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Largest manufacturing companies in Germany (2026)

The largest manufacturing companies in Germany by revenue are VOLKSWAGEN AG ($373.1B), Bayerische Motoren Werke AG ($154.7B) and Mercedes-Benz Group AG ($153.3B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.(23,662)Other printing(19,461)Manufacture of other electrical equipment(7,985)Production of meat and poultry meat products(7,839)Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies(7,797)Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery(7,022)Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment(5,749)Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations(5,404)Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles(5,283)Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories(5,217)Manufacture of electronic components(5,194)Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.(5,124)Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations(4,840)Manufacture of motor vehicles(4,242)Manufacture of footwear(2,556)Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements(2,274)Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations(2,124)Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals(1,572)Manufacture of metal forming machinery(1,026)Manufacture of other machine tools(942)Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products(919)Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery(867)Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs(787)Manufacture of refined petroleum products(750)Manufacture of electric domestic appliances(693)Manufacture of carpets and rugs(361)Copper production(287)Manufacture of cement(128)Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy(22,243)Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures(18,946)Manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic(15,725)Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation(15,484)Other manufacturing n.e.c.(14,430)Treatment and coating of metals(14,242)Manufacture of other furniture(12,640)Sawmilling and planing of wood(11,677)Manufacture of tools(9,757)Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes(8,357)Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.(8,001)Manufacture of doors and windows of metal(6,975)Manufacture of electric lighting equipment(6,969)Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.(6,728)Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products(6,648)Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.(6,144)Manufacture of other outerwear(6,090)Manufacture of jewellery and related articles(5,495)Manufacture of wine from grape(4,890)Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment(4,667)Pre-press and pre-media services(4,516)Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel(4,497)Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials(4,130)Finishing of textiles(4,082)Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal(3,862)Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone(3,772)Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement(3,639)Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment(3,621)Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles(3,516)Manufacture of locks and hinges(3,465)Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c.(3,372)Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus(3,303)Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware(3,133)Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles(2,988)Manufacture of other pumps and compressors(2,855)Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness(2,763)Manufacture of beer(2,696)Manufacture of sports goods(2,673)Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys(2,645)Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers(2,629)Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery(2,606)Manufacture of games and toys(2,398)Manufacture of wiring devices(2,365)Manufacture of communication equipment(2,233)Manufacture of musical instruments(2,232)Distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits(2,229)Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction(2,194)Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters(2,108)Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel(2,042)Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c.(2,003)Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete(1,985)Manufacture of office and shop furniture(1,964)Manufacture of paper stationery(1,958)Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs(1,910)Manufacture of paper and paperboard(1,846)Manufacture of other taps and valves(1,844)Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment(1,802)Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics(1,788)Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery(1,731)Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery(1,714)Manufacture of electronic components and boards(1,706)Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables(1,661)Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers(1,660)Binding and related services(1,635)Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard(1,601)Manufacture of consumer electronics(1,553)Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard(1,463)Operation of dairies and cheese making(1,442)Processing of tea and coffee(1,347)Aluminium production(1,283)Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals(1,225)Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing(1,212)Manufacture of other rubber products(1,168)Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.(1,167)Manufacture of plastics in primary forms(1,139)Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers(1,107)Reproduction of recorded media(1,098)Building of pleasure and sporting boats(1,065)Manufacture of ice cream(1,063)Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles(981)Casting of iron(948)Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.(938)Manufacture of wooden containers(922)Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels(906)Building of ships and floating structures(875)Manufacture of grain mill products(867)Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines(856)Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers(827)Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds(822)Manufacture of watches and clocks(794)Shaping and processing of flat glass(782)Manufacture of ovens, furnaces and furnace burners(713)Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes(704)Processing and preserving of potatoes(672)Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes(619)Manufacture of industrial gases(577)Cold drawing of wire(569)Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay(565)Manufacture of assembled parquet floors(549)Manufacture of batteries and accumulators(545)Lead, zinc and tin production(535)Manufacture of workwear(529)Manufacture of plastic packing goods(525)Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production(513)Manufacture of weapons and ammunition(493)Manufacture of prepared pet foods(477)Manufacture of glues(473)Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals(466)Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes(462)Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics(433)Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)(428)Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles(417)Manufacture of flat glass(417)Manufacture of underwear(408)Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel(381)Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy(381)Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft(362)Preparation and spinning of textile fibres(360)Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur(360)Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres(345)Manufacture of mattresses(343)Production of abrasive products(336)Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock(335)Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats(333)Processing and preserving of poultry meat(326)Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags(326)Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites(321)Manufacture of brooms and brushes(313)Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products(308)Precious metals production(299)Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting(274)Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products(272)Casting of other non-ferrous metals(268)Manufacture of cutlery(234)Manufacture of magnetic and optical media(234)Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel(233)Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production(229)Manufacture of refractory products(226)Manufacture of homogenised food preparations and dietetic food(224)Manufacture of hollow glass(203)Manufacture of articles of fur(192)Manufacture of tobacco products(183)Manufacture of light metal packaging(182)Manufacture of power-driven hand tools(178)Manufacture of oils and fats(171)Weaving of textiles(171)Casting of light metals(135)Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment(134)Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles(132)Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery(131)Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures(129)Manufacture of man-made fibres(116)Casting of steel(116)Manufacture of malt(104)Cold forming or folding(104)Manufacture of leather clothes(98)Manufacture of lime and plaster(88)Manufacture of kitchen furniture(77)Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices(76)Manufacture of explosives(71)Manufacture of pulp(62)Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers(60)Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms(53)Manufacture of dyes and pigments(48)Manufacture of starches and starch products(44)Manufacture of sugar(37)Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings(24)

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Manufacture of motor vehicles	Wolfsburg	Berliner Ring 2	588,754	$373.1B	1937	38100B100484	Corporation	4,371
Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles	München	Petuelring 130	156,305	$154.7B	1916	80333B42243	Corporation	616
Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Stuttgart	Mercedesstr. 120	169,240	$153.3B	1926	70190B19360	Corporation	1,066
Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Gerlingen	Robert-Bosch-Platz 1	424,665	$95.5B	2021	70190B14000	Corporation	2,087
Manufacture of other electrical equipment	München	Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 1	316,000	$91.8B	1847	80333B6684	Corporation	3,782
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.	Essen (Oldenburg)	Brusseler Platz 1	80,512	$91.2B	1929	45130B28196	Corporation	1,346
Manufacture of motor vehicles	Ingolstadt	Auto-Union-Str. 1	90,337	$71.2B	2016	85049B1	Corporation	4,371
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.	Ludwigshafen am Rhein	Carl-Bosch-Str. 38	110,440	$69.2B	1865	67061B6000	Corporation	1,200
Manufacture of other machine tools	Augsburg	Blucherstr. 144	1,039	$55.2B	2025	86150B7921	Corporation	828
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Leverkusen	Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1	90,859	$52.8B	1863	50670B48248	Corporation	1,363
Manufacture of motor vehicles	Echterdingen	Fasanenweg 10	109,590	$52.8B	2021	70190B778600	Corporation	397
Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations	Mannheim	Pfingstweidstr. 10	40,885	$51.8B	2016	68159B727494	Corporation	2,593
Manufacture of motor vehicles	München	Hanauer Str. 26	111,240	$51.1B	2024	80333B246068	Corporation	4,371
Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Hamburg	Uberseeallee 1	2,427	$48.4B	2021	20355B113611	Corporation	5,288
Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals	Ammersbek	Georg-Sasse-Str. 43	41	$44.1B	1935	23568B4095AH	Corporation	3
Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements	Friedrichshafen	Löwentaler Str. 20	165,523	$43.8B	2009	89073B630206	Corporation	1,078
Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment	Walldorf	Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16	109,211	$42.7B	1972	68159B719915	Corporation	546
Manufacture of motor vehicles	Stuttgart	Porscheplatz 1	42,066	$42B	2023	70190B730623	Corporation	4,371
Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery	Karlsruhe	Durlacher Allee 93	32,175	$39.9B	1997	68159B107956	Corporation	1,207
Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.	Essen (Oldenburg)	ThyssenKrupp Allee 1	95,373	$38.2B	1811	45130B15364	Corporation	898
Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs	Zetel	Collsteder Damm 3	86	$34B	1990	26135B130847	Corporation	Not available
Manufacture of footwear	Herzogenaurach	Adi-Dassler-Str. 1	61,952	$28.8B	1920	90762B3868	Corporation	955
Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Hamburg	New-Orleans-Str. 4	3,378	$28.7B	2023	20355B82190	Corporation	5,846
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products	Ingelheim am Rhein	Binger Str. 173	54,543	$28.3B	1885	55116A21732	Corporation	364
Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles	Herzogenaurach	Industriestr. 1	112,332	$27.2B	2024	90762B14738	Corporation	570

This is a sample. The full database holds 359,449 German manufacturing companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

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Data coverage

What data is available on manufacturing companies in Germany

Germany business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Handelsregister Number — the stable Handelsregister identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for Germany data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across Germany, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Handelsregister Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from Handelsregister filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the German manufacturing companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName: Registered legal name.
businessName: Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName: Additional registered trade name.
nationalID: Handelsregister Number — the official Handelsregister company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat: Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet: Registered street address.
postCode: Postal code.
city: City / locality.
province: Region / province / county.
country: Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude: Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel: Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website: Primary corporate URL.
webDomain: Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag: Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate: Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06: Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode: US SIC code.
localCode: National activity code.
infobelCode: Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere: Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal: Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume: Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros: Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars: Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency: Reporting currency.
yearStarted: Year the company was founded.
financialHistory: Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName: HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription: Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers: Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator: Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage: Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage: Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode: Position within the corporate hierarchy.

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Handelsregister vs InfobelPRO

Handelsregister gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

Attribute	HandelsregisterFree official registry	InfobelPRO
Handelsregister Number	Yes	Yes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered address	Yes	Yes
Company status (HQ / branch)	Yes	Yes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classification	Yes	Yes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)	Filings only	Yes — multi-currency
Employee count	No	Yes
Decision-maker contacts	No	Yes — licensed
Geocoded coordinates	No	Yes
Corporate group structure	Filings only	Yes — full hierarchy
API access	No	Yes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)	No	Yes
Update frequency	Periodic (filings)	Daily sync

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