TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US19.3% cheaper in Japan
Is JUDYDOLL 3D Contour Multi-Palette cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.27 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.27 (19.3%): Japan ¥2,090 ≈ US$13.72, the US US$16.99.
01 · Verdict
19.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,090incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.72JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$16.99excl. tax · Official price (#01 Wave Shadow Palette, 9g) · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.2719.3% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax | ¥2,090 | @cosme product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USOfficial price (#01 Wave Shadow Palette, 9g) | US$16.99 | JUDYDOLL US official store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.72 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.27 | 19.3%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 ¥2,090, Taiwan NT$284; 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$13.93, still below the US by US$3.06.
- Break-even rate 0.0081 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 page ↗source reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- JUDYDOLL US official store ↗Official price (#01 Wave Shadow Palette, 9g) · 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: Meriha Master Palette (capacity not stated)/Taiwan product page: 9g; list price NT$435, promo price NT$370, limited-time discounted price NT$284; colors: 01 wave shadow palette/02 tree shadow palette/04 scarlet shadow palette/05 feather light paletteThe JP entry's Japanese product name is "Merihari Master Palette"; a Google search verified this product is JUDYDOLL's highlight + contour all-in-one palette, 9g, Japan official price ¥2,090, matching the worklist's recorded jp=2090. Taiwan's official JUDYDOLL direct store on momo sells the "3D Contour Multi-Palette," likewise 9g, likewise a highlight + contour all-in-one design, with brand and function/volume matching exactly; only the shade naming differs (the Japan version splits into #01N/#02N..., the Taiwan version into 01 Wave Shadow Palette/02 Tree Shadow Palette...), a same-product, different-market naming difference. Root re-verification: momo JUDYDOLL official store product page re-check: 3D Contour Multi-Palette 9g, NT$284.
- 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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