TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US54.4% cheaper in Japan
Is ReFa ION CARE BRUSH Ionic Care Comb, Silver (Japan Version, Corresponds to Japan Spec RS-AI00A) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$47.29 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$47.29 (54.4%): Japan ¥6,050 ≈ US$39.71, the US US$87.00.
01 · Verdict
54.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥6,050tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$39.71JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$87.00incl. tax · HARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$47.2954.4% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥6,050 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USHARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan | US$87.00 | HARUYAMA US (ships from Japan) ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$39.71 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$47.29 | 54.4%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 ¥6,050 and Taiwan NT$2,190 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: HARUYAMA US lists it at US$87.00 (ships from Japan); tax and import duties are included, and it ships from Japan.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$40.31, still below the US by US$46.69.
- Break-even rate 0.0144 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 page (JPY) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- HARUYAMA US (ships from Japan) ↗HARUYAMA US/USD direct product page price; import duties and taxes included; fulfillment from Japan · 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: MTG ReFa Scalp Care Brush, Ion Care Brush (ION CARE BRUSH), RS-AI00A/Taiwan product page: ION CARE BRUSH (non-PREMIUM version), silverThe Japan listing is MTG's ReFa Scalp Care Brush, Ion Care Brush (ION CARE BRUSH), RS-AI00A. The Taiwan page "ION CARE BRUSH Ionic Care Comb, Japan Version" is ReFa's basic ION CARE BRUSH product line (not the PREMIUM RS-BB series); the spec "ION CARE BRUSH, Silver" matches the Japan basic version, a single price of NT$2,190. (Retailer: momo (Gezhi Liangpin, Japan direct shipping)) The Taiwan price of NT$2,190 is about 2.11 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥5,500 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$1,038), within the common 2-3x cross-market price-difference range, not reaching the ≥3x removal threshold, so it is kept.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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