KAI Group (Kai Corporation)
World-class Japanese cutlery forged in the knife capital of Japan.
Founded in 1908 in Seki City, one of the world's three great cutlery centres, KAI Group manufactures the globally acclaimed Shun and Seki Magoroku kitchen knife lines. The company operates wholesale subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, and Vietnam, and distributes products in over 100 countries through culinary retail and foodservice wholesale channels.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Seki, Japan
- Founded
- 1908
- Website
- kai-group.com
- Categories
- Kitchen & Tableware, Tools & Equipment
- Markets
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, China, South Korea, Singapore, France
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
- 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)