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As of 4 November 2026, 1,978 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in India; 25 are hiring right now and Mumbai has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 1,978
- Hiring now
- 25 · 0 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Industrial parts distribution · 496
- Top city
- Mumbai · 43
- Parent market
- Commerce & trade · 19,007
Industrial & chemical distribution in India, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial parts distribution | 496 | 25% |
| General trading houses | 384 | 19% |
| Chemical raw materials distribution | 238 | 12% |
| Construction materials distribution | 196 | 10% |
| Food import export traders | 181 | 9% |
| Pipes valves & fittings distribution | 163 | 8% |
| Steel & metal stockholding | 144 | 7% |
| Other industrial & chemical distribution | 125 | 6% |
| Agricultural inputs distribution | 103 | 5% |
| Food ingredients distribution | 85 | 4% |
| Packaging & plastics distribution | 59 | 3% |
| Automation & electrical distributors | 55 | 3% |
| Fuel & lubricant distribution | 55 | 3% |
| Cleaning & hygiene distribution | 36 | 2% |
| General supply & procurement contractors | 34 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 26 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 981 · 4 |
| 11-50 employees | 816 · 7 |
| 51-200 employees | 126 · 8 |
| 201-500 employees | 22 · 3 |
| 501-1000 employees | 3 · 1 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 4 · 2 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | 43 | 2% |
| Madhavbaug | 36 | 2% |
| S.T. Road | 26 | 1% |
| Delhi | 23 | 1% |
| Chennai | 22 | 1% |
| Bengaluru | 21 | 1% |
| Ahmedabad | 19 | 1% |
| Gurugram | 19 | 1% |
| Treasury Building | 19 | 1% |
| Mannady (Chennai) | 12 | 1% |
| Null Bazar | 12 | 1% |
| Kalbadevi H.O | 11 | 1% |
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The stack of industrial & chemical distribution in India
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Other segments of commerce & trade in India
Commerce & trade in India, the whole market →
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Flowers, plants & home fragrance ecommerce · 516 →
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1,978 industrial & chemical distribution companies are based in India; 25 are hiring right now and Mumbai has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/commerce_trade/india/industrial_and_chemical_distribution)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Industrial & chemical distribution in India: questions
How many industrial & chemical distribution companies are there in India?
1,978 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Commerce & trade → Industrial & chemical distribution → leaf niches such as industrial parts distribution, general trading houses, chemical raw materials distribution. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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