Hesto Harnesses (Pty) Ltd
South African automotive wiring harness manufacturer supplying Toyota, BMW, and VW production lines since 1989.
Hesto Harnesses manufactures electrical wiring harnesses for automotive OEM customers from its facility in KwaDukuza (Stanger), 90 km north of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Founded in 1989, the company is a subsidiary of Metair Investments Ltd (74.9%) in partnership with Yazaki Corporation of Japan (25.1%), and supplies major motor manufacturers including Toyota South Africa. Its ISO 9001-certified operations support both domestic vehicle assembly lines and replacement-parts export markets.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- KwaDukuza, South Africa
- Founded
- 1989
- Website
- hesto.com
- Categories
- Vehicle Parts & Accessories, Electrical & Power Equipment
- Markets
- South Africa, Germany, Japan, United States
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-08 Mail server of the company domain
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-08 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-08 OpenSanctions
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality 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)
- Vehicle parts affecting safety sold in Europe generally require UNECE type approval (E-mark). UNECE