TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US61.0% cheaper in Japan
Is AILE BRUSH Hair Styling Comb cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$39.05 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$39.05 (61.0%): Japan ¥3,801 ≈ US$24.95, the US US$64.00.
01 · Verdict
61.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,801incl. tax · LOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$24.95JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$64.00incl. tax · HARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$39.0561.0% · 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 USincl. tax; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) | ¥3,801 | LOFT official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USHARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan | US$64.00 | HARUYAMA US (ships from Japan) ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$24.95 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$39.05 | 61.0%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 rose-gold ReFa AILE BRUSH is ¥3,801 including tax at LOFT in Japan and NT$1,479 from a Taiwan-based momo seller offering cross-border direct shipping. The Taiwan listing is from a third-party seller shipping from Japan, not an authorized distributor; if you want an in-stock item to take home, buying directly at a store in Japan is fastest. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: HARUYAMA US lists it at US$64.00 (ships from Japan); tax and import duties are included, and it ships from Japan.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$25.33, still below the US by US$38.67.
- Break-even rate 0.0168 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 a single AILE BRUSH in rose gold; do not compare against other ReFa brushes such as the HEART BRUSH or ION CARE BRUSH.
- The Taiwan price is a cross-border direct-ship-from-Japan listing by a third-party momo seller, not the official Taiwan distributor price; shipping cost and delivery time are calculated separately.
- Price and stock follow the storefront page on the day of verification.
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
- LOFT official online store ↗LOFT product page list price incl. tax (rose gold) · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- US price
- HARUYAMA US (ships from Japan) ↗HARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan · incl. 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
- AILE BRUSH styling brush, single unit; rose gold; Japan product code 4974011802013Japan is the LOFT product page's AILE BRUSH in rose gold, tax-inclusive list price ¥3,801; Taiwan is the third-party momo seller "Gezhi Liangpin Japan Hall" listing the [ReFa] AILE BRUSH hair styling brush, direct from Japan, item number TP00090100000349, promotional price NT$1,479 (market price NT$1,800), with rose gold among the spec options, purchasable directly on the day of verification. This is a cross-border direct-from-Japan retailer's list price, not the official Taiwan distributor's (Henlong Trading) price; this model is not listed on the refa.tw official site.
- 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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