TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US13.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Seagate ST6000DM003 6TB BarraCuda 3.5-inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$37.74 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$37.74 (13.1%): Japan ¥38,200 ≈ US$250.76, the US US$288.50.
01 · Verdict
13.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥38,200incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$250.76JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$288.50tax basis not stated · Newegg US Marketplace listing; seller PC Parts Hub; ships from Hong Kong; tax unknown · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$37.7413.1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥38,200 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USNewegg US Marketplace listing; seller PC Parts Hub; ships from Hong Kong; tax unknown | US$288.50 | Newegg US Marketplace — PC Parts Hub (Ships from Hong Kong) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$250.76 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$37.74 | 13.1%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 ¥38,200 and Taiwan NT$8,990 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. checked list price: US$288.50 (Newegg US Marketplace — PC Parts Hub, ships from Hong Kong; tax unconfirmed).
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$254.52, still below the US by US$33.98.
- Break-even rate 0.0076 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
- Newegg US Marketplace — PC Parts Hub (Ships from Hong Kong) ↗Newegg US Marketplace listing; seller PC Parts Hub; ships from Hong Kong; tax unknown · 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 ST6000DM003, internal HDD, SATA connection, BarraCuda 3.5 (256MB cache) [6TB/3.5-inch] [PC parts]/Taiwan product page: ST6000DM003, 6TB, 3.5-inch SATA internal HDD, BarraCuda seriesThe Japan listing is the SEAGATE ST6000DM003, SATA connection, BarraCuda 3.5 (256MB cache) [6TB / 3.5-inch]. The Taiwan page's product name and model match exactly (ST6000DM003, 6TB, BarraCuda 3.5-inch), a single price of NT$8,990. (Retailer: momo (a 3C accessories store)) The Taiwan price of NT$8,990 is about 1.37 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥34,727 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$6,554), a normal cross-market retail 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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