TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US59.1% cheaper in the US
Is Wacom Intuos Small Basic Drawing Tablet [W200 x D160 x H8.8mm], Wired USB-A, Black, CTL-4100/K2 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$23.59 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$23.59 (59.1%): Japan ¥9,680 ≈ US$63.54, the US US$39.95.
01 · Verdict
59.1% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥9,680incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$63.54JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$39.95excl. tax · Official price (CTL4100 black wired model) · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$23.5959.1% · US list price as denominator
US stickers exclude state and local tax; Japan stickers include tax. The bases differ, so this is not a landed cost.
Japanincl. tax、the USexcl. tax; where the tax basis differs, only the list prices are compared; a comparison of two named sources’ list prices, before card fees, shipping and tax refunds. Checked 2026-09-22. Before you order, use theJapan source page and the US source pagecurrent prices.
Japan vs US price table
| Market | List price | Source · checked | Tax basis · stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥9,680 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USOfficial price (CTL4100 black wired model) | US$39.95 | Wacom US official store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$63.54 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$23.59 | 59.1%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
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Is it worth buying in Japan?
The Japan price is from the Bic Camera ranking page; the Taiwan price is the same-day price from Wacom Taiwan eStore. Both are same-day snapshots at the time checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$64.50, above the US by US$24.55.
- Break-even rate 0.0041 USD/JPY: above it the the US sticker is the cheaper one (this check used 0.0066, cross-converted from the Bank of Taiwan yen and dollar rates).
Before you buy
- Confirm the model, capacity, and accessory contents on both sides; color and retailer can differ, but a different spec means it is not the same product.
- Price and stock follow the product page on the day of purchase; both the ranking page and the Taiwan storefront change prices.
05 · Sources
Each price keeps its source link, price kind, tax basis and check date, and is calculated with the TravPrice comparison method. If a price or model is wrong, check the source page and report it.
- Japan price
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Wacom US official store ↗Official price (CTL4100 black wired model) · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- FX
- Bank of Taiwan FX ↗Bank of Taiwan spot selling reference rate; the US dollar is cross-converted · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) · 2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)
- Model match
- Japan page spec: WACOM pen tablet [W200xD160xH8.8mm], wired: USB-A, Intuos Small Basic, black, CTL-4100/K2 | original product name WACOM pen tablet [W200xD160xH8.8mm] wired: USB-A Intuos Small Basic black CTL-4100/K2 drawing tablet; Taiwan page spec: model CTL-4100/K0-CX, black, wired USB-A interface, size 200x160x8.8mm, 7-inch active areaWacom Taiwan's official online store (store.wacom.tw) sells "Intuos Basic Small Drawing Tablet (Entry-Small)(Black)"; the official site's spec page states a thickness of 8.8mm, no Bluetooth (not the WL version, USB-A wired only), black, matching the Japan listing's WACOM Pen Tablet [W200 x D160 x H8.8mm], Wired: USB-A, Intuos Small Basic, Black, CTL-4100/K2, in size and function spec exactly; only the model suffix differs (K0-CX vs. K2) — Wacom commonly uses codes like /K0, /K1, /K2 on the same Intuos model to distinguish the bundled software package by region, not a hardware difference, confirming the same product. Root re-verification on 2026-09-15: re-read the price from the Taiwan retailer's product page or momo's product-search JSON, confirming it is a single-SKU amount rather than a multi-spec price range.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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