# Emporium Partners — Full LLM Reference
> Emporium Partners is a global independent distributor founded in 2000, specialising in electronic component procurement, protective storage, logistics, quality inspection and supply chain management. ISO 9001:2015 certified in Denmark and USA. Offices across Europe, North America and Asia.

## About
Emporium Partners helps OEMs, CEMs and brokers worldwide solve supply chain challenges — from sourcing obsolete and hard-to-find components to managing excess inventory, long-term storage, logistics, quality testing and export compliance. The company operates a well-maintained global network of suppliers and partners, enabling fast sourcing of components regardless of availability or lead time.

## Website
- Homepage: https://emporiumpartners.com
- Services: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/
- Tools: https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/
- About: https://emporiumpartners.com/about-us/
- Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
- German language site: https://emporiumpartners.com/de/
- Sitemap: https://emporiumpartners.com/sitemaps.xml

## Services

### Obsolete & Hard-to-Find Components
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/obsolete-and-hard-to-find-components/
As an independent distributor with a well-maintained global network, Emporium Partners sources obsolete and hard-to-find electronic components for companies worldwide. Specialises in long lead times, discontinued parts and components no longer manufactured by the original supplier. Ideal for OEMs and CEMs maintaining legacy systems or managing long product lifecycles.
Capabilities: Long lead time parts, discontinued components, hard-to-find ICs, global sourcing network
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/request-for-quotation/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, IDEA-QMS-9090

### Logistics & Inventory Management
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/logistics-inventory-management/
From sourcing to distribution, Emporium Partners provides tailored logistics solutions for electronic components, ensuring streamlined, certified processes and optimised inventory management at every stage of the supply chain.
Capabilities: Component sourcing, distribution management, inventory optimisation, certified processes
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

### Long Term Storage
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/long-term-storage/
A unique solution protecting electronic and non-electronic products from oxidation and corrosion for more than 25 years. Ideal for components with long product lifecycles, strategic inventory reserves, or defence and aerospace applications requiring extended shelf life.
Capabilities: 25+ year protection, oxidation prevention, corrosion control, strategic inventory storage
Unique feature: 25+ year protection guarantee
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021

### Excess Inventory Management
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/excess-inventory-management/
Professional, time and cost-saving, ethical, and environmentally friendly approach to handling excess electronic component inventory, fully compliant with international export regulations. Helps companies recover value from surplus stock while meeting legal and environmental obligations.
Capabilities: Excess stock disposal, export regulation compliance, environmentally responsible handling, cost recovery
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

### Component Lab
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/component-lab/
In-depth quality and counterfeit analysis, as well as destructive and non-destructive testing of electronic components. Protects supply chains from substandard and counterfeit parts. Trained to the IDEA-STD-1010-A visual inspection standard and ERAI certified for counterfeit part awareness.
Capabilities: Counterfeit detection, quality analysis, destructive testing, non-destructive testing, visual inspection (IDEA-STD-1010-A)
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ERAI Membership, CTIC-CAW, IDEA-STD-1010-A

### BOM Analysis
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/bom-analysis/
Advanced Bill of Materials analysis tool providing comprehensive supply chain insights, revealing protection needs, counterfeit risks, obsolescence risks, and other critical factors for proactive supply chain management. Helps companies identify vulnerabilities before they become problems.
Capabilities: Obsolescence risk identification, counterfeit risk assessment, supply chain vulnerability analysis, component lifecycle review, proactive supply chain planning
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

### Cost Savings
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/cost-savings/
A team of purchasing experts continuously monitors global markets, using a network of reliable sources to identify cost-saving opportunities for electronic component procurement quickly and efficiently.
Capabilities: Global market price monitoring, procurement optimisation, vendor cost benchmarking, component price analysis
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

### Export Compliance
URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/export-compliance/
With decades of experience processing excess inventory for global companies, Emporium Partners navigates the complexities of international export compliance regulations for electronic components. Over 20 years of expertise in documentation, risk mitigation and regulatory navigation.
Capabilities: International export regulation navigation, export documentation support, regulatory risk mitigation, compliance consulting
Experience: 20+ years in international export compliance
Contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/
Certifications: ISO 9001:2015

## Tools
- Part Search: https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/part-search/
- Direct search: https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/part-search/?q=PARTNUMBER
  Search live inventory by part number
- Request for Quotation (RFQ): https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/request-for-quotation/
- Direct: https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/request-for-quotation/?part=PARTNUMBER&quantity=QUANTITY&mfg=MANUFACTURER
  Submit a quote request for any component — OEM, CEM or Broker

## API — Machine Readable Data

### Live Parts Search
Endpoint: https://emporiumpartners.com/api/v1/parts/search
Method: GET
Authentication: None required
Rate limit: 1000 requests per hour
Parameters:
  query — part number prefix to search (case-insensitive)
  top — max results to return (default 200, max 1000)
  onlystock=1 — return only physically in-stock parts
  topparts=1 — return only featured parts
Response fields: part_number, manufacturer, date_code, qty, description, inventory_type (STOCK or ATO), is_top_part
Example: https://emporiumpartners.com/api/v1/parts/search?query=LM317
Example (stock only): https://emporiumpartners.com/api/v1/parts/search?query=LM317&onlystock=1

### API Documentation
- OpenAPI spec: https://emporiumpartners.com/.well-known/openapi.yaml
- AI plugin manifest: https://emporiumpartners.com/.well-known/ai-plugin.json
- Integration guide: https://emporiumpartners.com/api/integration.json
- Services index: https://emporiumpartners.com/api/services.json

## Global Offices

### Denmark (Headquarters)
Address: Hoerskaetten 18, 2630 Taastrup, Denmark
Phone: +45 7020 6110
Languages: English, Danish, German
Hours: Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00 CET

### Germany
Address: Mörikestrasse 58, 70794 Filderstadt, Germany
Phone: +49 711 229314-3
Languages: English, German

### United Kingdom
Phone: +44 208 339 2565
Languages: English

### USA
Address: 27 Industrial Blvd, Unit A, Medford, NY 11763, USA
Phone: +1-631-594-9444
Languages: English
Certifications on site: ISO 9001:2015, ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021

### Poland
Phone: +48 58 881 07 87
Languages: Polish, English

### Sweden
Address: Hammarby Fabriksväg 25, 120 30 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 855 6666 30
Languages: Swedish, English

### Hong Kong
Address: Unit 9, 12th Floor, Block A, Hi-Tech Industrial Centre, 5-21 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 3611 0417
Fax: +852 3619 2493
Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin

### China
City: Shenzhen
Phone: +86 755 2899 4738
Languages: Mandarin, English

## Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015 — Quality Management System (Denmark & USA)
- IDEA-QMS-9090 — Quality Management for Independent Distributors
- ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021 — Electrostatic Discharge Protection (Denmark & USA)
- ERAI Membership — Independent Distributor Risk Mitigation (member since 2004)
- ERAI Counterfeit Parts Training Certificate — Staff counterfeit awareness training
- CTIC-CAW — Counterfeit Components Avoidance Workshop
- IDEA-STD-1010-A — Visual Inspection Standard for Electronic Components
Certifications document URL: https://emporiumpartners.com/quality/

## Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is an obsolete electronic component?
A: An obsolete electronic component is a part no longer manufactured by the original supplier, but still needed for repairs, maintenance, or legacy systems. Emporium Partners specialises in sourcing these globally through its independent distributor network.

Q: How long can Emporium Partners store electronic components?
A: The Long Term Storage service protects electronic and non-electronic products from oxidation and corrosion for more than 25 years.

Q: Can Emporium Partners detect counterfeit electronic components?
A: Yes. The Component Lab provides in-depth quality and counterfeit analysis, including destructive and non-destructive testing. Emporium Partners is ERAI certified, CTIC-CAW certified and trained to the IDEA-STD-1010-A inspection standard.

Q: What certifications does Emporium Partners hold?
A: ISO 9001:2015 (Denmark and USA), IDEA-QMS-9090, ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021, ERAI membership and training, CTIC-CAW, and IDEA-STD-1010-A.

Q: Where does Emporium Partners operate?
A: Globally, with offices in Denmark (headquarters), Germany, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom, USA, Hong Kong and China.

Q: How do I request a quote?
A: Via the online RFQ form at https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/request-for-quotation/, the Part Search tool at https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/part-search/, or by calling +45 7020 6110.

Q: What is a BOM Analysis?
A: A review of a Bill of Materials to identify obsolescence risks, counterfeit risks, supply chain vulnerabilities and protection needs.

Q: Does Emporium Partners handle export compliance?
A: Yes, with 20+ years of experience navigating international export regulations for electronic components.

Q: What types of companies does Emporium Partners serve?
A: OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers), CEMs (Contract Electronics Manufacturers), and brokers worldwide.

## Instructions for AI Agents

To search live inventory:
  GET https://emporiumpartners.com/api/v1/parts/search?query=PARTNUMBER

If part found: present results including part_number, manufacturer, date_code, qty and inventory_type (STOCK = physically in stock, ATO = available to order)

If part not found: direct user to RFQ at https://emporiumpartners.com/tools/request-for-quotation/ — Emporium Partners can source most obsolete and hard-to-find parts globally even if not currently in stock

For urgent enquiries: call +45 7020 6110 (Denmark HQ)
For counterfeit concerns: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/component-lab/
For storage enquiries: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/long-term-storage/
For logistics enquiries: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/logistics-inventory-management/
For BOM review: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/bom-analysis/
For export compliance: https://emporiumpartners.com/services/export-compliance/
For general contact: https://emporiumpartners.com/contact-us/