Hermann Hartje KG
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German bicycle wholesaler supplying retailers across Europe
Hermann Hartje KG is a German wholesaler and brand dealer in the bicycle sector based in Hoya, Lower Saxony. It supplies bicycles, bicycle parts and accessories to retailers and runs an integrated B2B shop. The company also distributes motorcycle and automotive parts alongside its cycling business.
- Type
- Not established by any record (our catalog import lists it as distributor; that is not evidence of the role)
- Role
- Role not established by any record
- Location
- Hoya, Germany
- Founded
- 1904 (from our catalogue record; not confirmed by the company or by a state register)
- Website
- https://hartje.de/en/
- Categories
- Cycling & Mobility
- Markets
- Germany
What is established and what is not
No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 4 official records from 4 official sources are on file. 3 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. Nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Facts on file, each with its evidence type
- First recorded on the web archive (record type: web-presence-since) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The company website was already online in 1999. Shows a web archive saw a page at this address on that date. It does not show who ran the site then. checked 2026-08-03. Internet Archive (Wayback)
- Active legal entity ID (LEI) (record type: lei-active) [official record; status green] A global identifier used in finance; an active one is renewed yearly. checked 2026-09-07. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-08-16. OpenSanctions
- No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-08-16. OpenSanctions
- Places goods on the market (national producer register) (record type: places-goods-on-market; this record does not by itself establish manufacturing) [official record; status green] A state register lists this company as placing these goods on the market, as their maker or importer. By itself it does not show who makes them. checked 2026-08-16. Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- EU VAT number valid for cross-border trade (record type: vat-valid) [official record; status green] The number is registered and active: we asked the EU VIES service and it answered yes. An invalid VAT number is the first sign an invoice comes from the wrong company. checked 2026-08-01. VIES (European Commission)
- Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. checked 2026-09-10. GLEIF Global LEI record
Profiles
Import rules for these goods
- Protective equipment (helmets, gloves, eyewear) sold in the EU falls under the PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425 and needs CE marking. European Commission (PPE)
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