TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US17.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Shu Uemura Camellia Cleansing Oil 150ml cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$8.84 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$8.84 (17.7%): Japan ¥6,270 ≈ US$41.16, the US US$50.00.
01 · Verdict
17.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥6,270tax basis not stated · source reference price incl. tax (150ml) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$41.16JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$50.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$8.8417.7% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax (150ml) | ¥6,270 | @cosme ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$50.00 | shu uemura US ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$41.16 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$8.84 | 17.7%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 ¥6,270, Taiwan NT$1,750; 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$41.78, still below the US by US$8.22.
- Break-even rate 0.0080 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
- @cosme ↗source reference price incl. tax (150ml) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- shu uemura US ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: 150ml, 6,270 yen | original brand Shu Uemura/Taiwan product page: 150ml (ultime8 2023 reno)The Japan listing: シュウ ウエムラ アルティム8∞ スブリム ビューティ クレンジング オイルn (Shu Uemura Ultime8∞ Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil n) 150ml, ¥6,270 (@cosme 10242325, 2023/9/1). The Taiwan official site URL contains ultime8-2023-reno-pb150; the Chinese name "山茶花精萃奢養潔顏油" is the Ultime8 Sublime Beauty Cleansing Oil, capacity 150ml, Made in Japan. The same site also carries a 450ml size; this row takes only the 150ml. (Storefront: L'Oréal Taiwan Co., Ltd. (shu uemura Taiwan official site)) The Yuzu Extract and Matcha Extract are different series, not used. US price 2026-09-19: shuuemura-usa.com ultime8∞ sublime beauty cleansing oil 150ml, current price $50.00; corresponds to the Taiwan ultime8 Camellia (山茶) cleansing oil 150ml.
- 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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