Tamasu Butterfly Europa GmbH (TBE) is a 100% subsidiary of Tamasu Co. Ltd based in Krefeld and distributes table tennis articles primarily for competitive sport. The core products, rubbers and blades, are developed and manufactured at the parent company's factories in Japan, while additional product groups are sourced from China via the group company Tamasu International Trading (Shanghai). Within the group TBE is solely responsible for distribution in around 120 countries (Europe, Eurasia, Near and Middle East, Arabian Peninsula and Africa) and services both exclusive partners and German retail; the company also operates four own retail outlets in Germany. Organizationally the business is divided into operations, finance & HR, warehousing and logistics, marketing and sales; product development for textiles, tables and ball-throwing machines reports to sales.
Der Groß- und Einzelhandel, einschließlich Im- und Export, in Sportartikeln insbesondere solcher von der Firma Tamasu Co. Limited in Tokyo unter der Marke TAMASU BUTTERFLY hergestellten Tischtennis-Sportartikeln.
Converted using the official Destatis and Eurostat correspondence tables; ISIC Rev. 4 is the United Nations' international industry classification.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Krefeld Local Court, HRB 16034 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Name | Type | City |
|---|---|---|
| Takako Osawa | Geschäftsführer(in) | Tokio |
| Osamu Sakamura | Geschäftsführer(in) | Tokio |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Krefeld Local Court, HRB 16034 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Date | Event Type | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2016 | Company Name Registered | TAMASU BUTTERFLY EUROPA GmbH |
| 31.12.2016 | Registered Seat | Krefeld |
| 31.12.2016 | Business Address Registered | Kommunikationsstraße 8, 47807 Krefeld |
| Date | Type | Change | Total Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2016 | Share Capital Set | — | 800.000 DM |
Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Krefeld Local Court, HRB 16034 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Year | Revenue | Profit | Balance | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rohergebnis€12.2M2 | €2,706,788 | €25,671,382 | 62 |
| 2023 | Rohergebnis€11.4M2 | €3,146,734 | €21,454,432 | 44 |
| 2022 | Rohergebnis€8.9M2 | €2,023,521 | €20,526,800 | 44 |
| 2021 | Rohergebnis€6.6M2 | €1,379,845 | €17,952,517 | 38 |
| 2020 | Rohergebnis€5.7M2 | €790,863 | €16,497,640 | 36 |
| 2019 | Rohergebnis€6.4M2 | €1,146,515 | €16,511,659 | 42 |
| 2018 | Rohergebnis€6.1M2 | €1,096,994 | €15,918,048 | 39 |
| 2017 | Rohergebnis€5.1M2 | €749,622 | €15,300,084 | — |
1 Small companies are not required to publish a profit-and-loss statement (§ 326 (1) HGB). The figure shown is the statutory ceiling under § 267 HGB where the balance-sheet total makes it binding — a company may exceed at most one of the three size criteria.
2 Rohergebnis nach § 276 HGB: Umsatzerlöse abzüglich Materialaufwand bzw. Herstellungskosten. Kleine und mittelgroße Kapitalgesellschaften dürfen diese Posten zusammenfassen; die Umsatzerlöse selbst sind dann nicht veröffentlicht und liegen über dem Rohergebnis.
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Source: German Commercial Register (Handelsregister) Krefeld Local Court, HRB 16034 (as of 1 November 2026)
| Cost type | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel Costs | €3,031,987 | 91.9% |
| Depreciation | €265,676 | 8.1% |
| Interest & Similar | €82 | 0.0% |
