Société BIC
Global manufacturer of everyday essentials, pens, lighters, and shavers, available through wholesale and trade channels in 160 countries.
Société BIC is a French consumer goods manufacturer founded in 1945, globally recognized for its iconic ballpoint pens, disposable lighters, and shavers. The company employs approximately 9,000 people and ships products to wholesale distributors, office-supply chains, and retail groups in 160 countries. BIC offers competitive third-party volume pricing and promotional product customization for trade buyers. Its stationery division covers writing instruments, correction products, and geometry sets for school and office markets. BIC's manufacturing footprint spans factories in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia, ensuring reliable supply chain for large-volume B2B orders.
- Type
- brand seeking distribution
- Location
- Clichy, France
- Founded
- 1945
- Website
- bicworld.com
- Categories
- Stationery & Paper Goods, Office Supplies & Equipment
- Markets
- France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, India, Australia, South Africa, Italy
Verified facts
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 Internet Archive (Wayback)
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registered-since (green), checked 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registered-trade-only (amber), checked 2026-08-01 INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- registry-id-verified (green), checked 2026-09-03 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-09-03 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- places-goods-on-market (green), checked 2026-08-30 Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-26 Domain registry record
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-26 Mail server of the company domain
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-26 OpenSanctions
- aeo-certified (green), checked 2026-08-30 EU AEO register (European Commission)
- media-mention (green), checked 2026-07-21 simplywall.st
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- AEO, Authorised Economic Operator EU AEO database
Import rules for these goods
- If the goods are paper, board or printed products, EU imports fall under the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) due-diligence regime; packaging machinery itself does not. European Commission (EUDR)