TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US38.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Centella PDRN Scalp Serum 100mL cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.67 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.67 (38.1%): Japan ¥2,640 ≈ US$17.33, the US US$28.00.
01 · Verdict
38.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,640incl. tax · Hands Net Store ranking list price · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$17.33JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$28.00tax basis not stated · Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.6738.1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanHands Net Store ranking list price | ¥2,640 | HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. | US$28.00 | Olive Kollection ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$17.33 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.67 | 38.1%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 ¥2,640, Taiwan NT$860; 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$17.59, still below the US by US$10.41.
- Break-even rate 0.0106 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
- HANDS網店（ハンズネットストア） ↗Hands Net Store ranking list price · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Olive Kollection ↗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
- Japan ranking listing: JAN 8809964311786; original product name: lilyeve Scalp Turn Cica PDRN Hair Ampoule, 100mL/Taiwan product page: 100mlThe brand (Lilyeve), core ingredient (Centella Asiatica = Cica / Centella + PDRN), and volume (100mL / 100ml) all three exactly match the Japan listing, judged to be the Taiwan (Korea-direct-shipped) version of the same scalp essence. However, the product page's detailed description is in image format, so curl could not retrieve the text, making it impossible to verify word for word whether the sub-series name "Scalp Turn" appears on the Taiwan page; the product title also does not spell out this term, so root is advised to open the page and check the product-description image to confirm the series name matches. The same store also has a "Scalp Essence Essence" at NT$539 (spec not stated, not used, due to uncertain volume). Root re-verification: opened the momo product page in a browser and re-checked: promotional price NT$860 (market price 1,100); the page's "Product Information" field states "Product name: Scalpturn Cica PDRN Ampoule / Volume: 100ml / Origin: Korea," corresponding word for word to the Japan listing's "Scalpturn Cica PDRN Hair Ampoule 100mL"; the sub-series name that could not be confirmed during the research phase has now been confirmed.
- 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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