TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.6% cheaper in Japan
Is Guerlain Royal Bee Jelly Ultra-Lifting Brightening Eye Cream (15ml) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.96 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.96 (12.6%): Japan ¥12,650 ≈ US$83.04, the US US$95.00.
01 · Verdict
12.6% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥12,650incl. tax · @cosme product page reference price incl. tax · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$83.04JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$95.00excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.9612.6% · 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.
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@cosme product page reference price incl. tax | ¥12,650 | @cosme product data ↗ | incl. taxStock not stated |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$95.00 | Guerlain US official ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$83.04 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.96 | 12.6%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 ¥12,650, Taiwan NT$2,080; 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$84.29, still below the US by US$10.71.
- Break-even rate 0.0075 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
- Guerlain US official ↗Current US retailer price · 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: 15mL, 12,650 yen/Taiwan product page: 15ml, single bottle (not a set)The product page's title is "Guerlain Royal Bee Jelly Ultra-Lifting Brightening Eye Cream (15ml)," the page's JSON-LD price is 2080 TWD (retailer: PChome 24h Shopping's own store). The original Japanese name "Abeille Royale" has the official Taiwan translation "Royal Bee Jelly," confirmed to be the same revitalizing/lifting eye cream line, not a bundle price.
- 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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