TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US14.1% cheaper in the US
Is Kodak PIXPRO CLASSIC SERIES, Brown, C1BN cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$14.10 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$14.10 (14.1%): Japan ¥17,380 ≈ US$114.09, the US US$99.99.
01 · Verdict
14.1% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥17,380incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$114.09JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$99.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$14.1014.1% · 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 page (JPY) | ¥17,380 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$99.99 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$114.09 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$14.10 | 14.1%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 Digital Master. 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$115.80, above the US by US$15.81.
- Break-even rate 0.0058 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 page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- B&H Photo Video ↗Current US retailer price · 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: Kodak KODAK PIXPRO CLASSIC SERIES, brown, C1BN; Taiwan page spec: color: brown (khaki option also available), online purchase bank transfer/credit card price NT$3,675The Bic Camera product page for "KODAK PIXPRO Compact Digital Camera CLASSIC SERIES Brown C1BN" shows "HAKUBA LCD Protective Film MarkIII (dedicated to Kodak KODAK PIXPRO C1)" in its "bought together" cross-sell section, confirming that the "CLASSIC SERIES C1BN" body is the PIXPRO C1 itself, and "CLASSIC SERIES" is merely a marketing name for the two color options, brown/black. Taiwan's "Digital Expert" (easyps.com.tw), a parallel-import Kodak PIXPRO C1 product page, offers "Brown" and "Khaki" color options; selecting "Brown" shows an online/credit-card price of NT$3,675. 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.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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