TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US17.3% cheaper in Japan
Is CORSAIR T3-RUSH V2 Fabric Gaming Chair (Japan-spec Charcoal Gray) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$60.63 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$60.63 (17.3%): Japan ¥44,080 ≈ US$289.36, the US US$349.99.
01 · Verdict
17.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥44,080incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$289.36JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$349.99tax basis not stated · Displayed US retailer price; checkout tax and shipping not stated. · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$60.6317.3% · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥44,080 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USDisplayed US retailer price; checkout tax and shipping not stated. | US$349.99 | Altex Computers & Electronics ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$289.36 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$60.63 | 17.3%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 ¥44,080, Taiwan NT$8,990; 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$293.70, still below the US by US$56.29.
- Break-even rate 0.0079 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Altex Computers & Electronics ↗Displayed US retailer price; checkout tax and shipping not stated. · 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: CORSAIR gaming chair [W680xD680xH1270-1370mm], T3 RUSH V2, charcoal, CF-9010057-WW/Taiwan product page: T3-RUSH V2, gray-black (corresponds to Japan's charcoal)The Japan listing is the CORSAIR T3 RUSH V2, Charcoal, CF-9010057-WW. The Taiwan momo page's product is likewise the CORSAIR T3-RUSH V2 fabric gaming chair, with color options "Black/Charcoal Gray/Gray White"; "Charcoal Gray" corresponds to the Japan-spec Charcoal tone, with the model and product line matching, starting price NT$8,990 (self-assembly version). (Retailer: momo (PCParty Gaming Accessories Specialty Store)) JP ¥40,073 (tax included) converts to a tax-excluded price of about NT$7,563; the Taiwan price of NT$8,990 is about 1.19 times that, a normal cross-market price difference.
- 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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