List of Fashion Companies in Portugal

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 7,116 fashion companies in Portugal, one in every 120 Portuguese companies. Most of them are small: three in five have one to four people, and only 346 firms employ 50 people or more. One in three clothing makers is based in Barcelos, Guimarães, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Lisboa and Fafe. Below you find the largest clothing makers in Portugal, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Portuguese company database or through the Company Data API.

7,116 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies7,1161 in120 Portuguese companiesCities243Largest cityBarcelos 813Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (56%)Revenue< $100K (45%)Email14%Phone40%Website19%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Barata & Ramilo, S.A.	Portugal	Gondomar	Rua Do Sistelo, 755	Porto	4435-452	*****.com	1974	$349,003,814	1,082	Corporation	328	500590753
2	Polopique - Comércio E Indústria De Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Santo Tirso	Rua Da Baiona, 422	Porto	4795-784	*****.pt	1996	$85,781,376	257	Corporation	10	503755443
3	Ramiro & Carvalho, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Zona Industrial Do Socorro, Lote 92	Braga	4820-011	*****.pt	1992	$74,359,176	92	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502779624
4	Nike Retail B.V. - Sucursal Em Portugal	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Do Brasil, 125 2ºb	Lisboa	1749-112	N/A	2000	$70,506,004	166	Foreign company	5	980174759
5	Petratex - Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Paços de Ferreira	Rua de Bande, 429	Porto	4590-049	*****.com	1989	$67,480,869	442	Corporation	N/A	502170344
6	Vieira Pocargil, S.A.	Portugal	Vieira Do Minho	Rua Do Parque Industrial, 366	Braga	4830-103	*****.pt	1993	$53,221,821	226	Corporation	2	503044830
7	Fepsa - Feltros Portugueses, S.A.	Portugal	São João Da Madeira	Rua de Cucujães, 192	Aveiro	3700-096	*****.pt	2006	$52,381,707	274	Corporation	6	507526554
8	Fermir, Lda	Portugal	Guimarães	Rua Padre João de Oliveira, 240	Braga	4810-228	*****.com	1991	$46,331,236	197	Partnership of unknown type	2	502627573
9	M Look Confeccões, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Zona Industrial Do Socorro, Lote 58	Braga	4820-011	N/A	2002	$42,052,970	40	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	505855992
10	Fsm - Indústria De Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Lousada	Rua Do Comércio, 35	Porto	4620-583	*****.pt	1979	$41,106,851	93	Corporation	2	500896496
11	A.A.C. - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Nova de Famalicão	Rua Roederstein, Lote 4	Braga	4760-774	*****.com	1984	$40,775,804	95	Corporation	3	501837264
12	Becri - Malhas E Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Do Parque Industrial, 60	Braga	4755-036	*****.com	1983	$40,345,367	218	Corporation	15	501371621
13	Anglotex - Confeccões, Lda	Portugal	Fafe	Avenida Engenheiro José Rolo, 2ªfase Lote D2	Braga	4705-414	*****.pt	1991	$39,929,925	111	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	502646047
14	Confeccões Cunha & Ribeiro, Lda	Portugal	Covilhã	Rua de Santa Maria, 2647	Castelo Branco	4800-675	*****.com	1987	$37,633,557	162	Partnership of unknown type	3	501860266
15	Etfor - Empresa Têxtil, S.A.	Portugal	Esposende	Avenida Margarida de Queiroz, 301	Braga	4740-438	*****.com	1988	$37,556,763	122	Corporation	4	502081554
16	Impetus Portugal - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Esposende	Rua Da Fábrica, 45	Braga	4740-141	*****.pt	1978	$37,228,392	595	Corporation	15	500736685
17	Belisotex - Confeccões, S.A.	Portugal	Póvoa de Lanhoso	Rua de Mirão, 929	Braga	4830-253	*****.pt	1986	$36,582,983	159	Corporation	N/A	501771751
18	Têxtil Lusoibérica, Lda	Portugal	Vizela	Travessa Da Saudade, 131 Fracão G7	Braga	4815-449	*****.pt	2006	$36,153,390	219	Partnership of unknown type	3	507859030
19	Curriber - Vestuário, Lda	Portugal	Covilhã	Rua de Santa Maria, 2647	Castelo Branco	4800-675	*****.com	2013	$33,531,331	26	Partnership of unknown type	N/A	510526918
20	Valérius - Têxteis, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Industrial Do Aldão	Braga	4750-078	*****.pt	1987	$33,518,021	131	Corporation	6	501909583
21	Vfapparel Portugal, Lda	Portugal	Lisboa	Avenida Da República, 35 4º Gabinete 2	Lisboa	1050-186	N/A	2005	$31,782,202	39	Partnership of unknown type	1205	507157389
22	Mayoral Portugal - Moda Infantil, S.A.	Portugal	Valongo	Rua Henrique Galvão, 48/58	Porto	4445-125	*****.com	1991	$31,209,912	188	Corporation	204	502344121
23	Cottonanswer, S.A.	Portugal	Barcelos	Rua Dos Combatentes Do Ultramar, 50	Braga	4750-047	*****.pt	2013	$29,325,999	210	Corporation	N/A	510583130
24	Herbrand, S.A.	Portugal	Vila Do Conde	Avenida 1º de Maio, 1666	Porto	4485-105	N/A	2014	$27,373,322	227	Corporation	65	513265228
25	Bedivar, S.A.	Portugal	Lisboa	Campo Grande, 28 8ºb	Lisboa	1700-093	*****.com	1990	$26,085,524	175	Corporation	17	502390972

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Firm sizes in Portugal

Of the 6,793 Portuguese clothing makers with a known headcount, 3,788 (56%) have one to four people, 1,093 have five to nine, 1,566 have ten to 49 and 346 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,841, 45%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Portuguese companies

Micro under 104,881 72%
Small 10 to 491,566 23%
Medium 50 to 249343 5%
Large 250+3 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Portuguese companies (91% have under ten staff).

220

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 104 more than $10 million.

125

firms were entered in 2026.

How many fashion companies are there in Portugal?

Fashion companies and clothing makers in Portugal

7,116

21 October 2026

There are 7,116 fashion companies and clothing makers in Portugal in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 120 Portuguese companies. About 3 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (125 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 6,190 87%
Head offices: 281
Branch offices: 645

Classification

NACE Rev. 2 codes 141, 142, 143 and 4642. Our platform filter is NACE Rev. 2 141, 142, 143, 4642.

2,878 of the 7,116 are Lda and S.A. (40%); 729 are sole traders. They come from Registo Comercial and our Portuguese register data, through the Company Data API.

Largest clothing makers in Portugal

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Barcelos, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Barata & Ramilo, S.A. is the largest clothing maker in Portugal by headcount. 346 firms employ 50 people or more; 125 employ 100 or more.

1Gondomar1,082 staff
2Esposende595 staff
3Loures515 staff
4Lousada499 staff
5Paredes470 staff
6Paços de Ferreira442 staff
7Felgueiras439 staff
8Santa Marta de Penaguião426 staff
9São João Da Madeira274 staff
10Paredes266 staff

By employee size · 6,793 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,788	56%
5-9	1,093	16%
10-19	899	13%
20-49	667	10%
50-99	221	3%
100-199	88	1%
200-499	34	0.5%
500-999	2	<0.1%
1,000+	1	<0.1%

56% have 1 to 4 people; 667 have 20 to 49; 346 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,841	45%
$100K-$500K	1,968	31%
$500K-$1M	626	10%
$1M-$5M	653	10%
$5M-$10M	116	2%
$10M-$50M	97	2%
$50M-$100M	6	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	1	<0.1%

45% under $100,000; 653 between $1M and $5M; 220 above $5M.

Clothing makers in Barcelos

Barcelos has 813 fashion companies and clothing makers, 8.5% of all 9,597 Barcelos companies and 916% above the national share. Half Barcelos firms have fewer than five people; 48 have 50 or more. 10 new firms were entered in 2026, 80 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 373 · 46%
5-9: 182 · 23%
10-19: 127 · 16%
20-49: 73 · 9%
50+: 48 · 6%

Legal form

Sole traders: 63 · 8%
Partnerships: 364 · 45%
Lda and S.A.: 365 · 45%
Other or none: 21 · 3%

Of the Portuguese total: 11.4%
Of all Barcelos companies: 8.5%
Against the national share: 10.2×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 10
Entered 2025: 15
Of Portugal's 2026 entries: 8.0%

Old

Before 1990: 80 · 10%
1990 or later: 733 · 90%
Of Portugal's pre-1990 firms: 10.7%

Reachable

Email: 109 · 13%
Phone: 407 · 50%
Website: 157 · 19%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 329 · 42%
$100K-$500K: 283 · 36%
$500K-$1M: 52 · 7%
$1M and more: 116 · 15%

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Where in Portugal?

Barcelos has the most fashion companies in Portugal (813), ahead of Guimarães (607), Vila Nova de Famalicão (396), Lisboa (357) and Fafe (289). Together the five hold one in three of them. Relative to their size, Barcelos, Fafe and Póvoa de Lanhoso have the most: 6.9 to 10.2 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

243 Portuguese cities have at least one clothing maker; 88 have ten or more; 62 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Clothing makers per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.83. Barcelos has 10.2 times the national share.

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Dashed line: the national share. A filled dot is twice the national share or more.

By district 23 districts

District	Firms	%
Braga	2,734	38%
Porto	1,990	28%
Lisboa	745	10%
Aveiro	373	5%
Leiria	192	3%
Viana Do Castelo	174	2%
Setúbal	161	2%
Santarém	141	2%
Coimbra	108	2%
Viseu	102	1%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 13 retail companies for every clothing maker in Portugal.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Retail Companies	90,245	27%	74%
Car Dealers	7,502	32%	80%
Fashion Companies	7,116	19%	53%
Sportswear Companies	4,977	18%	47%
Shoe Companies	4,333	20%	62%
Leather Companies	2,327	19%	42%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
India	945,171	24.4
Brazil	361,203	12.5
Italy	70,705	10.1
The Czech Republic	47,119	13.4
Hong Kong	31,068	14.8
Portugal	7,116	8.3

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How reachable are they?

Clothing makers are easier to reach than the average Portuguese company: 40% list a phone number and 19% a website.

Email973 14%
Phone2,818 40%
Website1,387 19%

Grey line: all Portuguese companies (email 17%, phone 33%, website 22%).

The full list with these fields is in our Portuguese company database.

Newcomers in Portugal in 2026

125 clothing makers were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, about 3 a week, after 228 in 2025. Portugal as a whole saw 33,330 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.4% of the inflow.

1862022
2192023
2172024
2282025
1252026 so far

86 of this year's 125 are Lda and S.A..

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Lousada48 staff
2Barcelos14 staff
3Lousada10 staff
4Lisboa10 staff
5Guimarães10 staff

The oldest firms in Portugal

Our data holds 0 Portuguese clothing makers from before 1900, 14 from before 1950 and 747 from before 1990.

1900
1. Coimbra
1920
1. Lisboa
1932
1. Porto
1935
1. Lisboa
1935
1. Abrantes
1939
1. Felgueiras

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747

Portuguese clothing makers date from before 1990

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Sole traders or Lda: how they are organised

One in ten Portuguese clothing makers work as sole traders, against 15% of all Portuguese companies. Two in five are Lda and S.A..

Sole traders (empresários em nome individual)72910%
Partnerships2,81840%
Lda and S.A.2,87840%
No form on record or other69110%

Single-site: 87%
Head offices: 281
Branches: 645

All Portuguese companies: 15% sole traders, 38% partnerships, 30% Lda and S.A..

Frequently asked questions

How many fashion companies are there in Portugal?

There are 7,116 fashion companies and clothing makers in Portugal in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 120 Portuguese companies.

Which is the largest clothing maker in Portugal?

Barata & Ramilo, S.A. in Gondomar, with 1,082 staff.

Which Portuguese city has the most fashion companies?

Barcelos, with 813, ahead of Guimarães (607), Vila Nova de Famalicão (396), Lisboa (357) and Fafe (289).

How many clothing makers are there in Barcelos?

813, which is 8.5% of all 9,597 Barcelos companies and 916% above the national share.

How big is a typical clothing maker?

Small. 56% of the 6,793 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 346 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Portuguese fashion companies sole traders or companies?

One in ten (729) are sole traders, 40% are partnerships and 40% (2,878) are Lda and S.A..

How many clothing makers started in 2026?

125 were entered in the Portuguese register so far in 2026, after 228 in 2025. 86 of them are Lda and S.A..

What is the oldest clothing maker in Portugal?

Santix - Indústria de Confeccões, S.A. in Coimbra, 1900, followed by Piccadilly, Lda in Lisboa (1920) and Sociedade Comercial de Malhas e Miudezas, Lda in Porto (1932). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers fashion companies?

Portuguese fashion companies are classified under NACE Rev. 2 codes 141, 142, 143 and 4642. Our platform filters them on NACE Rev. 2 141, 142, 143 and 4642.

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