TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US18.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Fabric Shopping Bag, Natural Color, B5 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.37 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$0.37 (18.3%): Japan ¥249 ≈ US$1.63, the US US$2.00.
01 · Verdict
18.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥249incl. tax · official product page list price incl. tax (not sold at the Japan online store, in-store only) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1.63JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2.00excl. tax · MUJI USA official direct product page listed merchandise price; destination sales tax excluded · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$0.3718.3% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 product page list price incl. tax (not sold at the Japan online store, in-store only) | ¥249 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USMUJI USA official direct product page listed merchandise price; destination sales tax excluded | US$2.00 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1.63 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$0.37 | 18.3%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 fabric shopping bag costs almost the same in both markets (about NT$52 converted from the Japan price versus NT$49 in Taiwan), so buy it in Taiwan. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: MUJI USA direct list price US$2.00; sales tax is calculated based on destination, and the page does not show the checkout tax amount.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$1.66, still below the US by US$0.34.
- Break-even rate 0.0080 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
- Verify both official pages show the same barcode 4550723145152; Japan spec （Ｂ５） 生成・タテ３１×ヨコ２７ｃｍ
- The Japan price is the official product page's tax-inclusive list price as of 2026-09-15 (not sold online — must be purchased in-store); the Taiwan page does not state whether tax is included.
- The ranking comes from a snapshot of Taiwan's official bestseller list; being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store.
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 product page list price incl. tax (not sold at the Japan online store, in-store only) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-15
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗MUJI USA official direct product page listed merchandise price; destination sales tax excluded · excl. tax · 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
- Japan spec: (B5), unbleached, 31cm tall x 27cm wide; both markets' official pages share the same barcode 4550723145152; Taiwan page country of manufacture Laos; item no.: ECH02A6A; product barcode: 4550723145152Ranked No. 57 on MUJI Taiwan's official bestseller list, with product page barcode 4550723145152; the Japan official page for the same JAN shows a list price of ¥249 as of 2026-09-15. Confirmed the Japan page is not a page dedicated to another market (the name carries no (Taiwan)/(Overseas)/【Overseas Only】/(ASEAN) prefix, and the page has no "Taiwan domestic sale" or "China MD-exclusive item" marking). Japan's online store does not sell this item (the page states "not carried in the online store"; in-store stock can be checked), so the price is still the Japan official product page's 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.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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