TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US42.0% cheaper in Japan
Is Shiseido International Counter Eyelash Curler cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.14 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.14 (42.0%): Japan ¥1,500 ≈ US$9.85, the US US$16.99.
01 · Verdict
42.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,500tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$9.85JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$16.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.1442.0% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) | ¥1,500 | Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price | US$16.99 | AsiaBeautyMall ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$9.85 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.14 | 42.0%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 ¥1,500, Taiwan NT$135; 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$9.99, still below the US by US$7.00.
- Break-even rate 0.0113 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
- Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- AsiaBeautyMall ↗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: 1 piece; JAN 4909978215200; source category: makeup and beauty; Taiwan product page: single spec (no need to select a spec)Japan lists: Warehouse 1 – SHISEIDO Curling Long-Lasting Eyelash Curler, 1 piece, JAN 4909978215200. SHISEIDO's official flagship store carries only this single basic eyelash-curler item (no other model to choose), and the brand and item match Japan's basic Shiseido eyelash curler; single spec, single list price. (Storefront: momo shopping, SHISEIDO official international-counter flagship store) Accepted after the lead distributor's re-verification (it had earlier today been rejected at a 0.43x ratio): Taiwan's Shiseido official flagship store carries only this one basic eyelash curler with no other model to choose, so the item matches; the low ratio is because the Japan side used Don Quijote's cross-border online-store price of ¥1,500 (above typical Japan in-store pricing), not a Taiwan-side anomaly.
- 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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