During Japan’s period of rapid economic growth, the bicycle industry flourished as the center of Japanese manufacturing. Keizo Kozaki who was engaged in sales activities at a wholesale bicycle goods company, sensed the potential for functional, high-quality cycle parts produced by Japanese manufacturers to succeed in the global bicycle market and decided to establish a trading company to sell “Made in Japan” cycle parts for the overseas bicycle market.
“KOZAKI Trading” – Everything was kicked off at that year.
Would you be interested in Japanese bicycle products?” -Howie saw new possibilities in Keizo’s message and headed to Japan to meet with Keizo. Howie wanted to sell high-quality bicycles and parts made in Japan in the United States.
He said, “I found a great bicycle manufacturer. I believe it would be a good idea to procure products from here. Let’s go to Taiwan together now!”
Keizo felt Howie’s strong passion and immediately flew to Taiwan. Howie then spoke to him.
From now on, we will try to develop a bicycle manufacturer here!
Keizo’s fateful encounter led him to develop a strong business as a pioneer in the export of Japanese bicycle parts. In particular, he began handling a growing number of Shimano parts and exporting them not only to Taiwan but also to other countries around the world.
Keizo remained at the forefront of the industry until his retirement in 2019.
As a trading company, we are committed to building deep relationships with our customers. This allows us to connect them with the best possible partners. With this wealth of business knowledge, we are constantly innovating and looking for ways to exceed our customers’ expectations.
The role of connecting the global and the local
The international map of the bicycle industry is still changing day by day.
We, Kozaki Trading, are committed to supporting trade in bicycle products and are willing to help facilitate trade between countries.
