Sonepar
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Sonepar orchestrates a massive international framework supplying electrical wiring setups, control panels, safety automation, and home automation systems.
- Type
- distributor (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Distributor
- Location
- Paris, France
- Founded
- 1969
- Website
- sonepar.com
- Categories
- Electrical & Power Equipment, Industrial Automation & Robotics, Smart Home & IoT
- Markets
- France, United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Australia
What is established and what is not
No facet of this company has been investigated yet. The facts below are collected records, not an assessment: nothing here confirms manufacturing, ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Verified facts
- workforce-on-record (green), effective since 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registered-since (green), effective since 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registered-trade-only (amber), effective since 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- export-registered (green), checked 2026-08-26 EU EORI validation (European Commission)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-26 Mail server of the company domain
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-08-20 SIREN published in the company's own legal notice, confirmed in the French business register
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-26 Domain registry record
- media-mention (green), checked 2026-07-18 CMS.law
- listed-in-registry (amber), checked 2026-08-26 BRIS, EU business registers interconnection (e-justice.europa.eu)
Claimed certifications, not confirmed by us
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 14001, Environmental Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Electronics for the EU need CE marking incl. RoHS substance limits, and producers must register for WEEE take-back in each member state of sale. European Commission (CE)
- Electronics for the US market need FCC equipment authorization under 47 CFR Part 15, which covers unintentional radiators such as switch-mode power supplies, not only radio devices. US FCC (Part 15)
- Machinery sold in the EU needs CE marking with a declaration of conformity under the EU machinery rules. European Commission
- No public registry exists for certificates of this kind in this sector: conformity is declared by the manufacturer. European Commission: CE marking, manufacturer's conformity assessment