TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US67.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Display Stand, Approx. 5.6cm cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$1.53 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$1.53 (67.9%): Japan ¥110 ≈ US$0.72, the US US$2.25.
01 · Verdict
67.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥110incl. tax · official page price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$0.72JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$2.25excl. tax · US chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480091273 acrylic stand) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$1.5367.9% · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial page price incl. tax | ¥110 | DAISO ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USUS chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480091273 acrylic stand) | US$2.25 | DAISO US ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$0.72 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$1.53 | 67.9%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
Japan ¥110, Taiwan NT$49; 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$0.73, still below the US by US$1.52.
- Break-even rate 0.0205 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
- DAISO ↗official page price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- DAISO US ↗US chain retailer list price (DAISO US; JAN 4550480091273 acrylic stand) · 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: acrylic stand; JAN4550480091273/Taiwan product page: approx. 5.6cm×8.5cm×7.2cmJAN 4550480091273 has a product page on shop.daiso.com.tw; the JP listing's "Acrylic Stand" = the Taiwan page's "Display Stand/approx. 5.6cm"; the Taiwan product name does not state the material, but the JAN barcode matches exactly (same supplier, same SKU), so it is treated as the same product, in stock and purchasable. (Retailer: Taiwan DAISO Co., Ltd. (DAISO Online Shopping official direct store))
- 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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