TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US0.4% cheaper in the US
Is BRAUN Electric Shaver Cleaning Cartridge Solution CCR2 (2-pack/1 set, genuine import) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.06 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$0.06 (0.4%): Japan ¥1,980 ≈ US$13.00, the US US$12.94.
01 · Verdict
0.4% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥1,980tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.00JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$12.94tax basis not stated · Walmart US product page price; destination sales tax not itemized · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$0.060.4% · 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 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 page (JPY) | ¥1,980 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USWalmart US product page price; destination sales tax not itemized | US$12.94 | Walmart Business (sold and shipped by Walmart.com) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.00 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$0.06 | 0.4%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 ¥1,980 and Taiwan NT$450 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. price checked 2026-09-24: Walmart Business (sold and shipped by Walmart.com) lists it at US$12.94; the page shows that it can be added to cart.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.19, above the US by US$0.25.
- Break-even rate 0.0065 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
- Walmart Business (sold and shipped by Walmart.com) ↗Walmart US product page price; destination sales tax not itemized · 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: BRAUN Clean&Renew system cleaning solution cartridge (2-pack), CCR2CR/Taiwan product page: Clean&Renew system cleaning solution cartridge, 2-pack, model CCR2The Japan listing is the BRAUN Clean & Renew System Cleaning Cartridge (2-Pack), CCR2CR. The Taiwan page's "Electric Shaver Cleaning Cartridge Solution CCR2 (2-Pack/1 Set, Genuine Import)" is a 2-pack cartridge for the same cleaning-station system, with the core model CCR2 matching (only the Japan spec has the extra CR suffix), promotional price NT$450. (Retailer: momo (BRAUN official flagship store)) The Taiwan price of NT$450 is about 1.32 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥1,800 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$340), 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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