TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US43.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Hokkaido Potato Farm Three Brothers Fries Snack, 18g x 10 Bags cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.10 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.10 (43.8%): Japan ¥1,386 ≈ US$9.10, the US US$16.20.
01 · Verdict
43.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,386tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$9.10JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$16.20tax basis not stated · U.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.1043.8% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、the UStax basis not stated; 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥1,386 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USU.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. | US$16.20 | MiauMall ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$9.10 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.10 | 43.8%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 same 18g×10-bag pack of Jaga Pokkuru fries is ¥1,386 from Don Quijote's cross-border online store in Japan versus NT$349 on Taiwan's momo after a limited-time discount. In Taiwan it's a regularly stocked imported snack, the price gap is small, so save your luggage space for something else.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$9.23, still below the US by US$6.97.
- Break-even rate 0.0117 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
- Fixed at the 18g×10-sachet box; do not compare against the 180g canister, the 2-pack set, or multi-box gift sets.
- The Japan page is the sea-salt flavor; the Taiwan page offers a choice of plain or corn flavor.
- The Taiwan price is a limited-time discounted price; once the campaign ends it may revert to the promotional price of NT$399.
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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- MiauMall ↗U.S.-deliverable MiauMall cross-border USD price; product tax included; shipping calculated at checkout; item ships from Japan. · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-24
- 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
- 18g x 10 sachets, boxed; Japan version is sea salt flavor (Okhotsk sea salt), Taiwan page offers a choice of plain or corn flavorJapan is Don Quijote's cross-border online store listing "Calbee Potato Fries Three Brothers [Sea Salt Flavor] 18g×10-bag pack" (JAN 4901330805708) ¥1,386; Taiwan is momo's own storefront listing "[Calbee] Hokkaido Potato Fries Three Brothers, choice of Plain/Corn flavor (18g*10 bags/pack)" at a limited-time discounted price of NT$349 (promotional price NT$399, market price NT$489). Both sides are the 18g×10-bag boxed pack; the flavor options differ (the Japan page is sea salt, the Taiwan page offers a choice of plain/corn),
- 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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