Kuretake Co., Ltd.
Master Japanese ink and brush craft, exported to over 80 countries.
Kuretake Co., Ltd. was founded in 1902 in Nara as a sumi ink maker and has grown into a leading manufacturer of brush pens, art markers, watercolours, and calligraphy tools. Its ZIG brand is distributed in more than 80 countries through wholesale partners, supported by subsidiaries in the United Kingdom (Kuretake UK Ltd.) and the United States (Kuretake ZIG Corporation) for local B2B fulfilment.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Nara, Japan
- Founded
- 1902
- Website
- kuretake.co.jp
- Categories
- Stationery & Paper Goods, Gifts & Novelty
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden
Verified facts
- corporate-mail-on-domain (green), checked 2026-08-06 Mail server of the company domain
- lei-lapsed (amber), checked 2026-08-06 GLEIF
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-06 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-06 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)
- 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)