Portuguese presence in the Nordics

António Mateus Isabel & Filhos

Accessories (Benedita)

António Mateus Isabel & Filhos, Lda (NIF 501293523), trading as AMIFS, has made men’s belts in Benedita (Alcobaça) since 1982. It sells under its own brand and makes for contract brands in Portugal and elsewhere in Europe. Denmark’s BESTSELLER lists the Benedita site in its October 2026 public factory list as a main cut-to-pack accessories factory, with Benedita’s Style Royale, Lda as the contracting supplier.

Legal entityAntónio Mateus Isabel & Filhos, Lda — NIF 501293523 (sociedade por quotas); brand AMIFS
AddressRua do Casal 9, Bairro da Figueira, 2475-013 Benedita (Alcobaça, Leiria)
ActivityCAE 15120 — travel goods, leather goods, harness and saddlery
Founded1982 (company website; 44 years per eInforma)
ProductsMen’s belts, own brand and contract brands; sold in Portugal and other European countries
Nordic customerBESTSELLER (Brande, Denmark) — main cut-to-pack accessories factory, 1–1,000 employees, 60% women; supplier of record Style Royale, Lda
DirectionPortugal → Nordics

Corridor footprint

Racius and eInforma list António Mateus Isabel & Filhos, Lda (NIF 501293523) as a sociedade por quotas in Bairro da Figueira, Benedita, in the municipality of Alcobaça. Its activity code is CAE 15120, which covers travel goods, leather goods and saddlery. The company’s AMIFS site describes it as a Portuguese maker of men’s belts, active since 1982, with its own manufacturing in Benedita and European raw materials. It sells in Portugal and other European countries under its own brand and for contract brands. Benedita has long been a centre for leather goods.

The BESTSELLER public factory list (October 2026) names “António Mateus Isabel & Filhos, Lda.” at Rua do Casal 9, Bairro da Figueira, 2475-013 Benedita. The list classes it as a main cut-to-pack unit making accessories, in the 1–1,000 employee band, with a 40/60 male/female split. The tier-0 supplier of record is Style Royale, Lda, also in Benedita. It is the only factory the October 2026 list links to Style Royale. The Danish group owns Jack & Jones, Only, Vero Moda and Name It.

Why this matters for the corridor

AMIFS is a small example of how Danish fashion buys accessories in Portugal: a 1982 family belt workshop that reaches BESTSELLER through a local trading supplier rather than directly. For Nordic brands sourcing leather or textile belts, Benedita offers specialist makers that already supply a Danish group. The BESTSELLER list names both the factory and the intermediary, so buyers can see how the chain is set up.

Sources: BESTSELLER public factory list (October 2026 xlsx); Racius, nif.pt and eInforma (NIF 501293523); AMIFS website (via amifs.com). Fetched 12 November 2026.

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