TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US23.3% cheaper in Japan
Is TFIT Makeup Base 30ml (Pore-Blurring, Oil Control, Long-Wear, Hydrating, SPF) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.72 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.72 (23.3%): Japan ¥1,870 ≈ US$12.28, the US US$16.00.
01 · Verdict
23.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,870tax basis not stated · Hands price shown on the ranking / product page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$12.28JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$16.00tax basis not stated · Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.7223.3% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanHands price shown on the ranking / product page | ¥1,870 | Hands ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. | US$16.00 | StyleKorean ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$12.28 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.72 | 23.3%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?
Japan ¥1,870, Taiwan NT$456; both are same-day price snapshots taken when checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$12.46, still below the US by US$3.54.
- Break-even rate 0.0086 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 comparing the same capacity/pack count/version; do not compare against combo packs, refills, or other sizes.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price, not the brand's official price; channel promotions can change at any time.
- Price and stock follow the 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
- Hands ↗Hands price shown on the ranking / product page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- StyleKorean ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · 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
- 30ml, variant "#Silky Veil"The Japan price comes from Hands (the Hands ranking / product-page list price); Taiwan is momo's own store, "[TFIT] (Official Store) Makeup Primer 30ml (New Release / Pore-Blurring / Oil-Control Longwear / Watery Hydration / Sun Protection)," priced at NT$456, market price NT$516. momo's official store brand name is likewise "TFIT" (corresponding to the Japanese brand T-Fit); the product type is likewise a 30ml primer; the variant name "Silky Sheer Veil" corresponds in meaning to the "Silk Veil" in the original Japanese name "Delicate Silk Veil Art Primer," and converting NT$456 to yen (about JPY1,870 x 0.21 ≈ NT$393, and NT$456 after adding Taiwan's retail markup falls within a reasonable range), so this is judged highly likely to be the same product.
- 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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