Tamasu (Butterfly Table Tennis)
Japan's premier table tennis equipment manufacturer exporting ITTF-approved blades, rubbers, and apparel to sports distributors worldwide.
Tamasu Co., Ltd., trading as Butterfly, is a Tokyo-based manufacturer and the world's most respected brand in table tennis equipment, founded in 1950. Butterfly produces competition-grade table tennis blades, rubbers, balls, apparel, and training equipment used by world champions and national teams across six continents. Products carry ITTF approval for all international competition, making Butterfly the default reference brand for sports distributors supplying club retailers, national federations, and sports specialty chains. Butterfly operates wholesale and distribution partnerships in Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, offering trade programmes for sports goods importers and specialist racket sports retailers. Blades and rubber sheets are manufactured to hand-crafted artisan standards in Japan, commanding premium wholesale margins for stockists.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1950
- Website
- butterfly.com
- Categories
- Sporting Goods & Outdoor
- Markets
- Japan, Germany, United States, China, South Korea, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Australia, Sweden
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-07 Domain registry record
- sanctions-clear (green), checked 2026-08-07 OpenSanctions
- debarment-clear (green), checked 2026-08-07 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)