TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US4.8% cheaper in the US
Is Gold Dual Extract Essence Foundation cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.99 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$2.99 (4.8%): Japan ¥9,900 ≈ US$64.99, the US US$62.00.
01 · Verdict
4.8% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥9,900incl. tax · @cosme product page reference price incl. tax · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$64.99JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$62.00tax basis not stated · Clarins U.S. direct product page price; tax unknown · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$2.994.8% · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan@cosme product page reference price incl. tax | ¥9,900 | @cosme product data ↗ | incl. taxStock not stated |
| USClarins U.S. direct product page price; tax unknown | US$62.00 | Clarins U.S. ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$64.99 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$2.99 | 4.8%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 ¥9,900 and Taiwan NT$2,450 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. Clarins U.S. checked list price: US$62.00; tax basis is unclear. The listed price is visible, but cart availability is unconfirmed.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$65.96, above the US by US$3.96.
- Break-even rate 0.0063 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
- @cosme product data ↗@cosme product page reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Clarins U.S. ↗Clarins U.S. direct product page price; tax unknown · tax basis not stated · Listed · 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 ranking listing: Double Serum Foundation/Taiwan product page: 30ml, 4 shades available"Double Serum Foundation" = Clarins Double Serum Foundation, the same product as the JP "Double Serum Foundation"; the 30ml spec matches. Root re-verification: momo Clarins official product page re-check: Double Serum Foundation 30ml, NT$2,450.
- 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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