TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US39.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Panasonic Replacement Shaver Foil (Outer Foil Only) ES9087 (Japan Version) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.40 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.40 (39.3%): Japan ¥2,680 ≈ US$17.59, the US US$28.99.
01 · Verdict
39.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,680tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$17.59JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$28.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.4039.3% · 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.
Japantax basis not stated、the USexcl. 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 2026-09-22. 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) | ¥2,680 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$28.99 | Panasonic USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$17.59 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.40 | 39.3%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 ¥2,680, Taiwan NT$1,080; 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$17.86, still below the US by US$11.13.
- Break-even rate 0.0108 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
- Panasonic USA ↗Current US retailer price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: Panasonic cassette-type replacement blade, Lamdash, black, ES9087 [outer foil]/Taiwan product page: shaver replacement outer foil, model ES9087, compatible with models ES-AST2A and others, foil onlyThe Japan listing is the Panasonic Cassette-Type Replacement Foil, Lamdash, Black, ES9087 [outer foil] (outer foil only). Selecting the "ES9087 [Compatible with ES-AST2A, etc., Outer Foil Only]" spec option on the same Taiwan multi-spec page gives a single price of NT$1,080, clearly stating "outer foil only," matching the Japan listing's spec exactly. (Retailer: momo (Gezhi Liangpin, Japan direct shipping)) The Taiwan price of NT$1,080 is about 2.35 times the converted Japan tax-excluded price (¥2,436 ÷ 1.1 x 0.2076 ≈ NT$460), 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.
- This page generated
- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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