TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US27.6% cheaper in Japan
Is Chiffon Soft Glow Long-Lasting Loose Powder cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$13.19 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$13.19 (27.6%): Japan ¥5,280 ≈ US$34.66, the US US$47.85.
01 · Verdict
27.6% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥5,280tax basis not stated · LIPS product page reference price · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$34.66JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$47.85incl. tax · Listed price (duties and taxes included for US orders; shipping extra) · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$13.1927.6% · 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 USincl. 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLIPS product page reference price | ¥5,280 | LIPS product data ↗ | tax basis not statedStock not stated |
| USListed price (duties and taxes included for US orders; shipping extra) | US$47.85 | Ichiban Mart (Japanese seller; ships to the US) ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$34.66 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$13.19 | 27.6%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 ¥5,280 and Taiwan NT$1,479 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. checked price: US$47.85 (Ichiban Mart, a Japanese seller shipping to the U.S.; U.S. orders include duties and tax, with shipping charged separately), checked 2026-09-24.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$35.18, still below the US by US$12.67.
- Break-even rate 0.0091 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
- LIPS product data ↗LIPS product page reference price · tax basis not stated · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Ichiban Mart (Japanese seller; ships to the US) ↗Listed price (duties and taxes included for US orders; shipping extra) · incl. tax · 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: Glow Chiffon Lasting Loose Powder/Taiwan product page: loose powder, any shade (02 rose cicada-wing pink/03 velvet lavender/04 glossy satin/01 cotton rice white)The Japanese original name "Glow Chiffon Lasting Loose Powder," the Taiwan distributor's translation "Chiffon Glow Lasting Loose Powder" (Chiffon = Chiffon, Glow Lasting = Glow Lasting); the product page description, "a light, sheer chiffon texture that stays put for all-day, smudge-free wear," matches the meaning of the Japanese name, determined to be a market-translation difference for the same product, with the shade allowed to differ. Root re-verification: momo product page re-check: JILL STUART Chiffon Glow Lasting Loose Powder, NT$1,479; "Chiffon" is exactly the Japan listing's Glow Chiffon.
- 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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