Newark

Newark is the Americas brand of the same distribution group that runs Farnell in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Japan and element14 in Asia Pacific. The homepage states more than one million products available online, 4,000 new products added every month and an engineering community of 900,000 or more. The about page traces Newark Electronic to 1934 and says Newark and Farnell have been part of Avnet since 2016.

The footer names Premier Farnell Limited as copyright holder and calls the company an Avnet company. The site shows no country of establishment, and its terms of access are governed by the laws of Illinois and the United States. The cart displays amounts in US dollars. For a buyer it works as a catalogue shop with account tools and a community, inside a group rather than as an independent business.

• Quick order and Quick Buy. The account and buying menu offers quick order and Quick Buy for people who already know part numbers. The pages do not explain the input format or limits.
• BOM upload and quotes. A BOM upload and a request-a-quote route are in the same menu, alongside quotes. Turnaround times and supported file types are not given on the pages we read.
• Order history and tracking. Order history, favourites and order tracking are listed on the homepage. That serves repeat buyers, though how long history is kept is not stated.
• element14 community. The homepage links to the element14 community and to Hackster.io, and states 900,000 or more engineers online. Moderation and response practices are not described.
• Group of regional brands. The about page describes Newark in the Americas, Farnell elsewhere in the region listed and element14 in Asia Pacific, with 48 local websites and 19 main offices. A buyer must pick the right brand for the delivery country.
• Large supplier base. The about page lists 2,000 or more authorised manufacturer brands and 3,000 or more employees worldwide. The names are not listed on the pages read.
• Telephone sales and support. The footer lists a sales line and a separate technical line. Opening hours are not given on the pages we read.

• A US hardware startup buying prototype parts. Dollar amounts in the cart, quick order and a BOM upload fit a small team ordering from a parts list, with the community available for design questions.
• A purchasing assistant placing repeat orders. Order history, favourites and order tracking sit in one menu, so reorders can start from earlier baskets. Quotes cover items needing a price in advance.
• An engineer reading about maker boards. Links to element14 and Hackster.io give access to community projects. The pages read do not say which products those projects relate to.

The pages we read describe the site's tools rather than a sign-up procedure. The homepage has an account and buying menu with order history, favourites, order tracking, quick order, quotes, a BOM upload, Quick Buy and a request-a-quote route, so registration is evidently expected for most of these.

Newark serves the Americas according to the about page, so buyers elsewhere are pointed to Farnell or element14. The sales line 1 800 463 9275 and the technical line 1 877 736 4835 are printed in the footer for people who prefer to start by phone. The terms of access should be read first, as they set Illinois law and name the privacy policy that applies to registration.

Newark says it has been part of Avnet since 2016 alongside Farnell and element14, and the footer names Premier Farnell Limited as copyright holder.

Over 1 million products, 4,000 new ones a month and an engineering community of 900,000 or more are stated. The site names no country of establishment, only Illinois law in its terms, and shows no prices on the pages read.

The electronic component distributors list places Newark 11 of 12: the products next to it are Farnell above and Digi-Key below. Challengers hold places 1 to 3 where a category has them; the number here is a place in the order, not a mark out of ten.

The vendor states no country of establishment, so Newark is left out of the regional count for this list.

In the catalogue: Cart shows US dollars; quotes and BOM upload available; no price list or trial named on the pages read.

No price list appears on the pages we read. The homepage cart shows an amount in US dollars, 0.00 at the time of reading, which indicates dollar pricing. The account menu offers quotes, a BOM upload and a request-a-quote route, so larger or custom purchases evidently go through a quote. Shipping rates, minimum orders and credit terms are not stated on the pages read. The pages describe no introductory offer and no subscription fee. As with other catalogue distributors, the reliable figure is the basket total or a written quote, so compare those rather than list prices.

We took this from newark.com, the vendor’s own site, when we reviewed Best Electronic Component Distributors in 2026; that review is dated 13 November 2026.

Community links lead to element14 and Hackster.io.

The about page lists 48 local websites, 19 main offices and 3,000 or more employees across the group.

Sales and technical telephone lines sit in the footer, and a separate terms of use covers the API.

Illinois courts are the non-exclusive forum.

The terms of access describe a privacy policy that covers information given when registering on the site and when taking part in promotions run by companies in the Premier Farnell group. They state that use of the website is governed by the laws of the state of Illinois and the United States, with the courts of Illinois as the non-exclusive forum.

The footer names Premier Farnell Limited as copyright holder. The pages we read name no security certification, hosting location or retention period, and no country of establishment, so those need to be asked of the vendor.

Integrations the vendor names (9):

• Farnell
• element14
• Hackster.io
• Avnet
• Quick Buy
• BOM upload
• Quotes
• Order tracking
• Terms of use for API

Also in our records:

• Sales and technical telephone lines sit in the footer, and a separate terms of use covers the API.

We pick the closest products in the same guide by tags, price model and region.

• TME (#1 of 12): Polish distributor run in a family way, with EDI, Punchout and API.
• Rutronik (#3 of 12): Independent family-owned distributor of semiconductors, passives and boards from Ispringen. Watch out: employee and office counts differ between the company page and the home page.
• LCSC (#6 of 12): A good match for: Prototype and small-batch buyers worldwide who prepay and want an API and BOM upload.

Read from the vendor’s own pages on 12 November 2026.

• newark.com: Product counts, account menu, community links, footer, cart in dollars, phone lines
• newark.com/about-us: Avnet since 2016, regional brands, 1934 founding, 48 websites, 19 offices, 3,000 employees
• newark.com/terms-of-access: Illinois governing law and privacy policy scope
• newark.com: Footer: Premier Farnell Limited as copyright holder and link to terms of use for API

The same four questions are asked of every electronic component distributors product: time to value, real cost, the way out and the intended buyer. That puts Newark at #11 of 12. Method and commercial relationships are in our editorial process.