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Top 25 Business and industry associations based in Germany

Name: Business and industry associations based in Germany
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 93 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 93 business and industry associations headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 1,944 professional contacts across them, including 453 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers business and industry associations headquartered in Germany, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

93Companies

1,944Contacts tracked

453Verified emails

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The 25 largest business and industry associations based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 93 business and industry associations based in Germany, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to business and industry associations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	BVMW	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	383 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BVMW - The German Association for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises The BVMW is a politically independent association which caters for all commercial branches and professions…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	BDI	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	196 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The BDI is the umbrella organisation of German industry and industry-related service providers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Arbeitgeberverband Chemie UND Verwandte Industrien FÜR DAS Land Hessen E.V	Partial evidence	Wiesbaden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Der Arbeitgeberverband Chemie und verwandte Industrien für das Land Hessen e.V.(HessenChemie) ist ein Zusammenschluss von 310 Unternehmen in der chemischen und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	VBW Vereinigung DER Bayerischen Wirtschaft E. V	Indirect evidence	München, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind die freiwillige, branchenübergreifende und zentrale Interessenvereinigung der bayerischen Wirtschaft und vertreten 166 Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverbände sowie 54…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Hessenmetall	Partial evidence	Frankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HESSENMETALL ist der Arbeitgeberverband der größten Industrie in Hessen und vertritt die Interessen von über 735 Mitgliedsunternehmen aus der Metall, Elektro- und IT-Industrie…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	AGA Unternehmensverband	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Norddeutscher Unternehmensverband für Großhandel, Außenhandel und Dienstleistung in Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen und Schleswig-Holstein.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Chemienord	Partial evidence	Laatzen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ChemieNord ist der Arbeitgeberverband für die chemische und pharmazeutische Industrie in Niedersachsen, Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	UVN Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen	Indirect evidence	Hannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die Unternehmerverbände Niedersachsen e.V.(UVN) sind die Dachorganisation für über 100 Arbeitgeber- und Wirtschaftsverbände in Niedersachsen sowie die Landesvertretung der…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie Bavc	Partial evidence	Wiesbaden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Der Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie ist der tarif- und sozialpolitische Spitzenverband der chemischen und pharmazeutischen Industrie sowie großer Teile der Kautschuk-Industrie und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Niedersachsenmetall	Indirect evidence	Hannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NiedersachsenMetall ist eine starke Gemeinschaft von Unternehmern für Unternehmer: Wir formulieren und koordinieren die gemeinsamen Interessen von rund 300 Betrieben mit ca.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	DER Mittelstandsverbund	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DER MITTELSTANDSVERBUND (SME Groups Germany) is the leading professional association of cooperations between small and medium sized enterprises.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Unternehmer Baden-Württemberg UBW	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die Wirtschaft im Südwesten spricht mit einer Stimme!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Deutsche Barkeeper-Union E.V	Indirect evidence	Dresden, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die Mission der DBU e.V.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	WGA Hamburg Wirtschaftsvereinigung Groß- UND Außenhandel Hamburg E.V	Indirect evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die WGA, gegründet im Jahre 1916, ist ein Dachverband mit Sitz in Hamburg und begleitet ganz unterschiedliche Fachverbände, ihre Mitglieder aus dem Groß- und Außenhandel bei der…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	IHK Niedersachsen	Indirect evidence	Hannover, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Die IHK Niedersachsen ist die Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft der IHK Braunschweig, IHK Elbe-Weser, IHK Hannover, IHK Lüneburg-Wolfsburg, Oldenburgischen IHK, IHK Osnabrück - Emsland -…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	DIE Familienunternehmer	Indirect evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Landesverband Bayern Großhandel Außenhandel Dienstleistungen E.V	Indirect evidence	München, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Der Landesverband Bayern Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen e.V.(LGAD) ist der Unternehmer- und Arbeitgeberverband der Wirtschaftsstufe „Großhandel, Außenhandel und…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein E. V	Indirect evidence	Krefeld, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mehr als ein Arbeitgeberverband: Die Unternehmerschaft Niederrhein bietet ihren Mitgliedsunternehmen eine Kompetenz-Flatrate durch ein multiprofessionelles Experten-Team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Arbeitgeberverband Remscheid UND Bergisches Land E.V	Indirect evidence	Remscheid, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Der Arbeitgeberverband Remscheid und Bergisches Land e.V.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Bezirksgruppe Reutlingen	Indirect evidence	Reutlingen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wir sind DIE starken Partner für die Regionen Reutlingen, Tübingen, Zollernalbkreis und Nordschwarzwald.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Cdh-Wirtschaftsverband FÜR Vertrieb E.V	Indirect evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sie kennen sich aus in Ihrem Markt – wir in allen wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Belangen des Vertriebs: kontakt@cdhbw.de Im Dialog sichern wir die individuell richtigen…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	The Economic Council, State Association Baden-Württemberg	Partial evidence	Stuttgart, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With over 2,700 members, the Baden-Württemberg State Association is the largest branch of the nationwide Economic Council and, at the same time, the largest cross-sector and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Arbeitgeberverband FÜR DIE Gebiete Paderborn, Büren, Warburg UND Höxter E.V	Indirect evidence	Paderborn, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Im Arbeitgeberverband haben sich ca.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Industrieverbände Neustadt An DER Weinstr. E.V	Indirect evidence	Neustadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Verband Kfz-Gewerbe Schleswig-Holstein E.V	Indirect evidence	Kiel, GermanyHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Der Verband des Kfz-Gewerbes Schleswig-Holstein e.V.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: business and industry associations. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names business and industry associations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of business and industry associations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name business and industry associations. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Business and industry associations based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

23.3%Verified-email coverage

20.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

12.9%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 93 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among business and industry associations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany whose own description of what they do matches “business and industry associations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names business and industry associations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among business and industry associations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Germany are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 453 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names business and industry associations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many business and industry associations are there based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 93 business and industry associations headquartered in Germany as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

BVMW, headquartered in Berlin, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most business and industry associations?

Berlin leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (5) and Munchen (5).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 453 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 93 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.