TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US53.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Portable Eyelash Curler cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.68 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.68 (53.4%): Japan ¥490 ≈ US$3.22, the US US$6.90.
01 · Verdict
53.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥490incl. tax · official online store list price incl. tax (out of stock at the online store on the day of checking) · Sold out
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$3.22JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$6.90tax basis not stated · MUJI USA official product page price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.6853.4% · 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.
A market was sold out when the source was checked; this is a sold-out list-price record, not a current tradable price, and it is not on the in-stock ranking.
Japanincl. tax、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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial online store list price incl. tax (out of stock at the online store on the day of checking) | ¥490 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxSold out |
| USMUJI USA official product page price | US$6.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$3.22 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.68 | 53.4%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 official Taiwan store already carries the same barcode, made-in-Japan eyelash curler at under a third of the Japan price, and on the day checked, the Japan online store was even out of stock — there's no reason to buy it in Japan.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$3.26, still below the US by US$3.64.
- Break-even rate 0.0141 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 both official pages share barcode 4548076431688 and the spec of approx. 58mm overall length.
- The Japan online store showed no stock (sold_out) on the day of verification; in-store stock needs to be confirmed separately.
- The Taiwan page does not state whether tax is included; the Taiwan page lists the country of origin as Japan.
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
- MUJI Japan official online store ↗official online store list price incl. tax (out of stock at the online store on the day of checking) · incl. tax · Sold out · checked 2026-09-15
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗MUJI USA official product page price · 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
- overall length approx. 58mm, includes replacement pads; same barcode 4548076431688 on both official pages, Taiwan page states made in JapanTaiwan's official online store's "Portable Eyelash Curler" (SalePage 11914298), barcode 4548076431688, spec overall length approx. 58mm, origin Japan; using this barcode to look up the Japan official product page finds "Portable Eyelash Curler, Overall Length Approx. 58mm," ¥490. The previous round recorded "the Japan product page has been delisted," which was because searching by the Japanese product name could not find the page; using the Taiwan page's barcode instead made the Japan page accessible. Japan's online store showed no stock on the day of verification, but the price is still the official tax-included list price.
- 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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