Wholesale Distribution
184 codes · 29 regulated · 5 blocked · 150 free
Overview
The Wholesale Distribution sector gathers 184 activity codes of the CNRC nomenclature, that is 8.6% of the 2134 codes in Algeria's national register of economic activities. Every code in this sector starts with the digit 3. The codes covered run from 301101 to 311201. They are organised into 11 groups and 24 sub-groups, all listed in full on this page.
Out of these 184 activities, 150 are free and only require a Trade Register entry, 29 are regulated and require a prior licence from the supervisory authority before the CNRC filing and 5 are blocked and cannot be registered as they stand. The most frequent supervisory authorities are MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (14 codes), MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES (4 codes) and MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY (2 codes).
The largest group in the sector is group 305, commerce de gros de matériels informatique et de machines de bureau, with 43 codes. Every link opens the full code sheet: official CNRC wording, activity contents, authorised accessory activities, supervisory authority, legal references, frequently asked questions and registration steps. The wordings reproduced here come from the 2026 CNRC nomenclature published on SIDJILCOM, unedited.
UpGrowth Connect registers your company on any of the 179 registrable codes listed here, as a sole trader, an EURL or a SARL, with an optional commercial address in Algiers.
All activity codes (184)
Group 301, Commerce de gros de boissons non alcolisées (31 codes)
Sub-group 3011, Commerce de gros de boissons non alcolisées
- Wholesale of non-alcoholic drinks (301101)
- Wholesale of alcoholic beverages (301102)
- Wholesale trade of condimented or peeled vegetables (301104)
- Wholesale trade of milk, dairy products and eggs (301105)
- Wholesale of dates and candied fruits (301106)
- Wholesale of bakery and pastry products (301107)
- Wholesale of dried vegetables and flour milling products (301108)
- Wholesale of food canning products (301109)
- Wholesale trade of animal, vegetable and other fatty oils (301110)
- Wholesale trade in biscuits, chocolate and confectionery (301111)
- Fruit and vegetable wholesale agent (regulated activity) (301112)
- Wholesale trade of products related to human food (301113)
- Wholesale trade of foodstuffs and products intended for infant nutrition and miscellaneous items for infants (301114)
- Wholesale of raw salt and all other types of salt (301115)
- Wholesale of canned, frozen or frozen prepared meals (301116)
- Wholesale of spices (301117)
- Purchasing center (301119)
- Wholesale distribution of fruits and vegetables (in wilayas without wholesale fruit and vegetable markets) (regulated activity) (301120)
- Wholesale distribution of ice creams and other frozen products (301121)
- Collector, deliverer of agricultural products (301122)
- Barter trade (301123)
- Wholesale distribution of subsidized food products (activity reserved for border wilayas) (301124)
- Wholesale distribution of unsubsidized food products (activity reserved for border wilayas) (301125)
Sub-group 3012, Commerce de gros de viande de boucherie
- Wholesale of butcher's meat (301201)
- Wholesale trade of poultry, eggs and rabbits (301202)
- Wholesale of horse meat (301203)
- Wholesale trade of raw prepared offal and meat (301204)
- Wholesale of canned meat and fish (301206)
Sub-group 3013, commerce de gros de poissons
- Wholesale trade of fish, crustaceans and shellfish (301301)
- Wholesaler of fishing and aquaculture products (regulated activity) (301302)
Sub-group 3014, Commerce de gros de produits alimentaires spécialisées
Group 302, Commerce de gros de tissus (13 codes)
Sub-group 3021, Commerce de gros de tissus
- Wholesale of fabrics, threads and threads (302101)
- Wholesale trade in haberdashery and hosiery (302102)
- Wholesale of clothing items and clothing accessories (302103)
- Wholesale of used clothing and thrift stores (302104)
- Wholesale trade of the national emblem and the crest bearing the national emblem and the pennant (302105)
Sub-group 3022, Commerce de gros de pelleterie et des fourrures
- Wholesale trade in furs and furs (302201)
- Wholesale of saddlery supplies (302202)
- Shoe wholesale (302203)
- Wholesale of leather goods (302204)
Sub-group 3023, Commerce de gros des articles de l'horlogerie et de la bijouterie
- Wholesale trade in watchmaking and jewelry items (302301)
- Wholesale of precious metals (302302)
- Wholesale of equipment, products and raw materials intended for industrial and artisanal jewelry. (302303)
Sub-group 3024, commerce de gros des produits cosmetiques et d’hygiene corporelle.
Group 303, commerce de gros d'appareils électroniques et électroménagers (18 codes)
Sub-group 3031, commerce de gros d'appareils électroniques et électroménagers
- Wholesale of electronic and household appliances (303101)
- Wholesale of sanitary and heating appliances (303102)
- Wholesale trade in carpets, blankets and other similar articles made from textile materials (303103)
- Wholesale of basketry and esparto articles (303104)
- Wholesale trade of craft products and traditional leather goods (303105)
- Wholesale of furniture and furnishing articles for domestic or office use (303106)
- Wholesale of brassware items (303107)
- Wholesale of chandeliers and interior decoration items (303108)
- Wholesale trade of all materials and equipment related to the field of electricity and electronics (303109)
- Wholesale of all used professional or domestic appliances and machines (303110)
- Wholesale of hairdressing and beauty equipment and articles (303111)
- Wholesale of audiovisual media. (303112)
- Wholesale trade of apparatus, equipment and articles for recording and reproducing sound and image, their accessories and spare parts (303113)
- Wholesale distribution of electronic payment management devices and equipment (303114)
Sub-group 3032, Commerce de gros de la verrerie
- Wholesale of glassware, tableware, household items and kitchen utensils (303201)
- Wholesale of drugstore products, hygiene products, household cleaning products, professional products and other similar products (303202)
- Wholesale trade of materials and products related to hospital hygiene (303203)
- Wholesale distribution of cleaning materials, tools and equipment (303204)
Group 304, commerce de gros de matériaux de construction (10 codes)
Sub-group 3041, commerce de gros de matériaux de construction
- Wholesale of building materials, sanitary ceramics flat glass (304101)
- Wholesale of hardware and supplies for plumbing and heating (304102)
- Wholesale of glazing and mirrors (304103)
- Wholesale trade of wood, cork and derived products (304104)
- Wholesale of paints and varnishes (304105)
- Wholesale of sealants (304106)
- Wholesale distribution of safari cabins (304107)
- Wholesale distribution of roofs, marquees, tents and automobile garages (304108)
Sub-group 3042, commerce de gros des fournitures pour l'électricité
Group 305, commerce de gros de matériels informatique et de machines de bureau (43 codes)
Sub-group 3050, commerce de gros de matériels informatique et de machines de bureau
- Wholesale of computer equipment and office machines, their accessories and supplies (305001)
- Wholesale trade of thermal and refrigeration equipment and materials (305002)
- Wholesale trade of security and protection equipment, materials and supplies (regulated activity) (305003)
- Wholesale of kitchen equipment, bakery equipment and store equipment (305004)
- Wholesale trade of transport equipment, handling equipment and machinery used in industry (305005)
- Wholesale of equipment and materials for laundry, equipment for hotels, cafes and restaurants (305006)
- Wholesale of packaging items (305007)
- Wholesale trade of measuring and weighing instruments and devices (305008)
- Wholesale trade of all materials, machines, spare parts and accessories intended for the textile industry (305009)
- Wholesale trade of all equipment and products related to the field of telecommunications, radiocommunication, their accessories and spare parts (regulated activity) (305010)
- Wholesale of machinery and equipment for construction (305011)
- Wholesale of medical-surgical devices (305012)
- Wholesale trade of manual and mechanical devices and machines intended for all uses (305013)
- Wholesale of vehicles (Approved distributor) (305014)
- Wholesale of chemicals (305015)
- Wholesale trade of devices, articles and products for filtration or purification of liquids and gases (305016)
- Wholesale of devices and equipment intended for all laboratory work (305017)
- Wholesale trade of all materials, equipment, devices and articles intended for the disabled. (305018)
- Wholesale of incineration units and related installations (305019)
- Wholesale trade of materials, equipment and products related to the field of advertising and exhibition (305020)
- Wholesale trade of post-paid and prepaid cards (mobile telephone chips), by operators holding licenses to establish telecommunications networks open to the public (regulated activity) (305021)
- Wholesale trade of light all-terrain vehicles (with 4-wheel drive and wheel travel greater than a height which cannot be less than 20 centimeters) (regulated activity) (305022)
- Wholesale trade of all equipment and products related to the field of telephony, their accessories and spare parts (305023)
- Wholesale of magnetic cards with the exception of post-paid and prepaid mobile telephone smart cards (305024)
- Wholesale trade in fire fighting equipment (305025)
- Wholesale of secure cabins for banking use, armored cabinets, safes and various containers (305026)
- Wholesale of machines, materials and products for safety and road signaling (305027)
- Wholesale trade of equipment, materials and supplies for printing, screen printing, franking machines and paper (305028)
- Wholesale trade of telecommunications equipment requiring the assignment or allocation of frequency ranges (regulated activity) (305029)
- Wholesale trade of other telecommunications equipment (regulated activity) (305030)
- Wholesale trade of encryption equipment and software (regulated activity) (305031)
- Wholesale of post-paid and prepaid cards (mobile phone chips) (305032)
- Wholesale trade of sensitive aeronautical equipment (regulated activity) (305033)
- Wholesale trade of sensitive road equipment (regulated activity) (305034)
- Wholesale trade of video surveillance equipment not equipped for night vision and not using wireless remote transmission (regulated activity) (305035)
- Wholesale trade of safety equipment intended for technical inspections (regulated activity) (305036)
- Wholesale trade of intervention and law enforcement equipment (regulated activity) (305037)
- Wholesale carriages (305038)
- Wholesale trade of equipment and materials other than sensitive equipment. (305039)
- Wholesale distribution of post-paid and prepaid chips (mobile phone chips) (regulated activity) (305040)
- Wholesale trade of materials, equipment related to the field of solar and electric energy and energy from different origins (305041)
- Wholesale of pumps intended for all purposes (305042)
- Wholesale of unmanned aircraft systems and spare parts and accessories for unmanned aircraft systems (regulated activity) (305043)
Group 306, Commerce de gros de pièces détachées et accessoires pour véhicules automobiles (9 codes)
Sub-group 3060, Commerce de gros de pièces détachées et accessoires pour véhicules automobiles
- Wholesale of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles (306001)
- Wholesale of materials and parts for mechanical maintenance and repairs (306002)
- Wholesale trade of cycles and motorcycles, spare parts and accessories for cycles and motorcycles (306003)
- Wholesale of tires (306004)
- Wholesale trade of tools and tools (306005)
- Battery wholesale (306006)
- Wholesale distribution of field and training equipment (ground piloting, land and naval driving simulator) (306007)
Sub-group 3061, Commerce de gros de produits et articles destinés à la fabrication des chaussures
- Wholesale trade of products and articles intended for the manufacture of shoes (306101)
- Wholesale of rubber and plastic articles intended for all uses (306103)
Group 307, Commerce de gros de fournitures et articles de sports et autres articles de loisirs (14 codes)
Sub-group 3071, Commerce de gros de fournitures et articles de sports et autres articles de loisirs
- Wholesale trade in sports supplies and articles and other leisure articles (307101)
- Wholesale trade in boats and other fishing, pleasure and sports craft. (307102)
- Wholesale of toys and board games (307103)
- Wholesale trade of hunting weapons (regulated activity) (307104)
- Wholesale trade of equipment intended for installations reserved for the practice of shooting, sporting or other exercises (regulated activity) (307105)
Sub-group 3072, Commerce de gros de la librairie
- Wholesale trade in bookstores, stationery, supplies and articles for fine arts activities (307201)
- Wholesale of used books (307202)
- Wholesale trade in equipment, articles and supplies for education and communities (307203)
- Wholesale trade in manufactured tobacco and matches (307204)
- Wholesale distribution of smoking articles (307205)
- Wholesale distribution of tobacco, smokers' articles, bazaar articles and newspapers (307206)
Sub-group 3073, Commerce de gros des instruments de musique
- Wholesale trade of musical instruments, articles and supplies related to artistic activities (307301)
- Wholesale trade in photographic and cinematographic equipment (307302)
- Wholesale of equipment and software for film processing and laboratory layout (307303)
Group 308, Commerce de gros des produits pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires (9 codes)
Sub-group 3080, Commerce de gros des produits pharmaceutiques et vétérinaires
- Wholesale trade of pharmaceutical and veterinary products (308001)
- Wholesale trade of pharmaceutical products (regulated activity) (308002)
- Wholesale trade of veterinary medicines (regulated activity) (308003)
- Wholesale distribution of parapharmaceutical products (308004)
- Wholesale of eyewear and medical optics (308005)
- - wholesale distribution of all phytosanitary products for agricultural use. (308006)
- Wholesale trade of sensitive optical equipment (not equipped with night vision capabilities) (regulated activity) (308007)
- Wholesale of dietary, nutritional and diet products (308008)
- Pharmaceutical establishment for the wholesale distribution of medical devices (regulated activity) (308009)
Group 309, commerce de gros de fleurs et plantes de tous genres (12 codes)
Sub-group 3090, commerce de gros de fleurs et plantes de tous genres
- Wholesale trade of flowers and plants of all kinds (with the exception of wild plants threatened with extinction) (309001)
- Wholesale trade of seeds, seeds, plants and other horticultural products (regulated activity) (309002)
- Wholesale trade of fertilizers and phytosanitary products (309003)
- Wholesale trade of cereals and livestock feed (309004)
- Wholesale of non-combustible oils and fats (309005)
- Wholesale trade of live animals “excluding animals threatened with extinction” (309006)
- Wholesale trade of hides and skins (309007)
- Wholesale trade of agricultural equipment, materials and machines (309008)
- Wholesale of hydraulic equipment intended for agriculture (309009)
- Wholesale distribution of fertilizers (309010)
- Wholesale distribution of beekeeping materials and equipment (309011)
- Wholesale distribution of equipment and supplies related to the maritime fishing sector (309012)
Group 310, Commerce de gros des combustibles solides (18 codes)
Sub-group 3100, Commerce de gros des combustibles solides
- Wholesale trade of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels (310001)
- Storage and wholesale distribution of lubricants (310002)
- Wholesale distribution of butane gas, propane and their mixture (regulated activity) (310003)
- Wholesale metals (310004)
- Wholesale of old iron, metals, potsherds, broken glass and second-hand goods (310005)
- Wholesale trade of various industrial waste and other recovered products N.D.A (310006)
- Wholesale trade of equipment, materials and products related to the field of hydrocarbons (310007)
- Wholesale of industrial gases (310008)
- Wholesale trade of all equipment, machines, raw materials, spare parts and accessories intended for the manufacture and transformation of metals (310009)
- LPG liquefied petroleum gas filling and distribution center (regulated activity) (310010)
- Fuel storage and distribution center (regulated activity) (310011)
- - wholesale distribution of liquefied petroleum kits and accessories (LPG) (310012)
Sub-group 3101, commerce de gros de produits electromenagers
- Wholesale trade of used household appliances, electrical and electronic products (310101)
- Wholesale of used IT and office products (310102)
- Wholesale of used telephone products (310103)
- Wholesale trade of used equipment and machines (310104)
- Wholesale of second-hand toys (310105)
- Wholesale trade of various second-hand products (310106)
Group 311, distribution en gros de produits nettoyants et desinfectants de consommation presentant un caractere de toxicite ou un risque particulier (7 codes)
Sub-group 3111, distribution en gros de produits nettoyants et desinfectants de consommation presentant un caractere de toxicite ou un risque particulier
- Wholesale distribution of consumer cleaning and disinfectant products presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311101)
- Wholesale distribution of consumer caustic and anti-rust products presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311102)
- Wholesale distribution of consumer coating products presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311103)
- Wholesale distribution of consumer products intended for the education and recreation of children presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311104)
- Wholesale distribution of consumer childcare products presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311105)
- Wholesale distribution of consumer ceramic and plastic tableware presenting a toxic nature or a particular risk (311106)