Benchmade Knife Company
Handcrafted in America since 1988.
Benchmade Knife Company is an American knife manufacturer based in Oregon City, Oregon, cutting nearly 300,000 pounds of steel into over one million blades per year. All knives are hand-assembled and individually inspected at its Oregon City facility, with a Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001 standard. The company operates an authorized dealer wholesale program serving everyday carry, outdoor, military, and law enforcement markets worldwide.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Oregon City, United States
- Founded
- 1987
- Website
- benchmade.com
- Categories
- Tools & Equipment, Sporting Goods & Outdoor, Travel & Recreation Gear
- Markets
- United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands
Verified facts
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-05 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-05 OpenSanctions
- industrial-permit (green), checked 2026-08-23 ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-05 Mail server of the company domain
- lei-lapsed (amber), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- facility-registered (green), checked 2026-08-04 US EPA Facility Registry Service
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-05 Domain registry record
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Consumer goods sold in the EU fall under the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, applies since 13 Dec 2024): a responsible person in the EU is mandatory. EUR-Lex: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR)
- Machinery sold in the EU needs CE marking with a declaration of conformity under the EU machinery rules. European Commission