TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.6% cheaper in the US
Is Seagate BarraCuda 8TB 3.5-inch Desktop Hard Drive (ST8000DM004) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$31.43 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$31.43 (12.6%): Japan ¥42,870 ≈ US$281.42, the US US$249.99.
01 · Verdict
12.6% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥42,870incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$281.42JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$249.99tax basis not stated · Listed price on a US retailer’s direct product page · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$31.4312.6% · 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 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) | ¥42,870 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USListed price on a US retailer’s direct product page | US$249.99 | B&H Photo Video ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$281.42 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$31.43 | 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 ¥42,870, Taiwan NT$10,990; 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$285.64, above the US by US$35.65.
- Break-even rate 0.0058 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
- B&H Photo Video ↗Listed price on a US retailer’s direct product page · 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: SEAGATE ST8000DM004, internal HDD, SATA connection, BarraCuda 3.5 (256MB cache) [8TB/3.5-inch] [PC parts] | original product name SEAGATE ST8000DM004, SATA connection, BarraCuda 3.5 (256MB cache) [8TB/3.5-inch] [PC parts] internal HDD/Taiwan product page: 8TB/3.5-inch/SATA/256MB cache, matches the Japan spec ST8000DM004 (256MB cache) exactlyThe product page's title and JSON-LD confirm model ST8000DM004, with the spec text including 256MB, priced at NT$10,990 (retailer: PChome 24h Shopping).
- 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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