Germany specifies the harness. That is why an obsolete connector becomes an engineering problem before it becomes a purchasing one.
We supply connectors, terminals and seals to German engineering, prototype and production sites at the shortage and obsolete end of the market. Independent distributor, not a franchised channel.
Send a part numberWhy Germany matters to us
Germany is the engineering end of the European wire harness industry rather than its low-cost assembly floor. Three of the largest wiring-system suppliers in the world are German companies. Draexlmaier, headquartered at Vilsbiburg, reported roughly 5.5 billion euros of revenue in 2024 with around 70,000 people across more than sixty sites in over twenty countries. Kromberg & Schubert has been in business since 1902 and runs more than fifty plants with about 48,000 employees. Leoni sits in the same tier.
What that concentration means in practice is a split between where a harness is designed and where it is built. The connector family written into a German drawing frequently ends up assembled into a harness in Poland, Serbia, Morocco or Tunisia. The part number, the crimp specification and the validation requirement were all decided in Germany.
That split changes the shape of a shortage. When a terminal series goes on allocation, the substitution question is an engineering question. Somebody has to decide whether an alternative housing is acceptable, whether the crimp specification still holds, and whether the change triggers re-validation. Inquiries that reach us from German sites usually arrive with that context attached, which is the version we prefer. Tell us the constraint and we will work inside it rather than guessing at it.
Harness Code is an independent distributor based in Sofia. We are not an authorised or franchised reseller, and that is precisely why we can work the end of the market the franchised channel has already declined: allocated terminal series, connectors quoted at forty weeks, and housings discontinued in the middle of a running programme. We avoid counterfeit material by working verified sourcing channels, checking date and lot codes, and supplying original packaging where it exists. We do not issue a certificate of conformance as a guarantee of authenticity, and we tell you what we can and cannot document before you order rather than after.
The German wiring-systems tier
The German companies that develop and manage wiring systems for the European industry. We supply the connectors, terminals and seals that go into those builds, at the shortage and obsolete end of the market.
Draexlmaier
Headquartered at Vilsbiburg. Around 70,000 people and more than sixty sites in over twenty countries, on roughly 5.5 billion euros of 2024 revenue.
Kromberg & Schubert
Founded in 1902. More than fifty plants and about 48,000 employees, supplying premium programmes at Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Leoni
One of the largest wiring-system suppliers in the world. Its acquisition of the Valeo wire-harness business brought French OEM programmes into the same group.
Coroplast
Named alongside Leoni, Draexlmaier and Kromberg & Schubert among Germany's wiring-systems developers. Tapes and cables that end up inside harness builds across the industry.
Prototype and validation sites
German development centres build small volumes under real deadlines. A single missing housing on a prototype build stops a validation slot that was booked months ago.
Plants listed are public manufacturing sites in Germany. Named customer references appear only with written permission.
No customs, no duty, and a named person on the shipment.
Germany and Bulgaria are both in the European Union, so the shipment moves as an intra-community delivery with no customs formalities and no import duty. Standard EU road freight covers the route, and air freight or hand-carry covers the cases where it cannot. German-language support is available on request, though most inquiries run in English so the part numbers and date codes stay unambiguous.
Line down? Crisis sourcing →Common questions on supplying Germany
01Do you deliver to Germany?
Yes. Germany and Bulgaria are both inside the European Union, so shipments move as an intra-community delivery with no customs formalities and no import duty.
02Are you an authorised distributor for TE, Aptiv or Yazaki?
No. Harness Code is an independent distributor, and we say so plainly. It is the reason we can reach allocated and obsolete parts that the franchised channel has already declined to quote. It also means we are explicit about what documentation travels with a part instead of implying a factory guarantee we cannot give.
03How do you avoid counterfeit parts?
By working verified sourcing channels, checking date and lot codes, and supplying original packaging where it exists. We do not issue a certificate of conformance as a guarantee of authenticity. If the provenance on a particular lot is thinner than we would like, we tell you before you order.
04Can you supply connectors for a programme that has gone out of production?
That is the core of what we do. Discontinued housings, end-of-life terminal series and parts the catalogue no longer lists are the requests we take most seriously, because they are the ones nobody else will take on.
05Do you speak German?
German-language support is available on request. Most engineering and procurement teams run the inquiry in English so that part numbers, crimp specifications and date codes stay unambiguous, and we are happy either way.