TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US45.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Powder Brush EX, Loose Powder Brush (Angled) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.99 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.99 (45.8%): Japan ¥1,980 ≈ US$13.00, the US US$23.99.
01 · Verdict
45.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,980incl. tax · @cosmereference price (per the editorial team’s own check) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.00JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$23.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.9945.8% · 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.
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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan@cosmereference price (per the editorial team’s own check) | ¥1,980 | list price incl. tax ¥1,980 ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price; may vary by delivery area | US$23.99 | Sakura Charm via Weee ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.00 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.99 | 45.8%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?
Japan ¥1,980, Taiwan NT$550; 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$13.19, still below the US by US$10.80.
- Break-even rate 0.0121 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
- Only paired when capacity, pack count, and main-unit/refill status match; differences in color, retailer, or stock do not affect the same-product determination.
- The Taiwan price is a retail-channel list price (which may be an authorized import, a parallel import, or a cross-border storefront), not the brand's official price.
- 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
- list price incl. tax ¥1,980 ↗@cosmereference price (per the editorial team’s own check) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Sakura Charm via Weee ↗Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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 ranking listing: Powder Brush EX <Angled>/Taiwan product page: spec: angled typeThe product page's "Spec: Angled" corresponds exactly to the <Angled> in the Japanese original product name "Powder Brush EX <Angled>," and the product name "Powder Brush EX" also matches "Powder Brush EX," confirming the same product. Root re-verification: momo product page re-check: ROSY ROSA Powder Brush EX (Angled), NT$550. The same @cosme product also appears on another ranking (atcosme-store-2026-h1-sales-best-hit-6), which is merged into this entry. The same @cosme product also appears on another ranking (atcosme-shopping-2026-h1-rosie-rosa-powder-brush-ex), which is merged into this entry.
- 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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