TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US0.8% cheaper in the US
Is Wakodo milfuwari Gentle Baby Sunscreen SPF21 PA++, Low Irritation Light Protection 30g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.04 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$0.04 (0.8%): Japan ¥768 ≈ US$5.04, the US US$5.00.
01 · Verdict
0.8% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥768tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$5.04JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$5.00tax basis not stated · Sale price on a US-dollar cross-border product page for the US market; buyer pays import duties and taxes; shipping calculated at checkout · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$0.040.8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) | ¥768 | Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USSale price on a US-dollar cross-border product page for the US market; buyer pays import duties and taxes; shipping calculated at checkout | US$5.00 | Japan With Love (ships from Japan) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$5.04 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$0.04 | 0.8%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?
U.S. US$5.00 (Japan With Love, ships from Japan; the buyer is responsible for import fees, shipping calculated at checkout), Japan ¥768, and Taiwan NT$369 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$5.12, above the US by US$0.12.
- 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
- 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
- Japan With Love (ships from Japan) ↗Sale price on a US-dollar cross-border product page for the US market; buyer pays import duties and taxes; shipping calculated at checkout · 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: 30g; JAN 4987244182463; source category: baby and maternity products; Taiwan product page: SPF21 PA++, 30g (single spec)Japan listing: WAKODO Milfuwari skincare line, Baby Moisturizing Sunscreen for outdoor strolls, SPF-21 (30g), JAN 4987244182463. On the Taiwan page the brand (WAKODO), line (Milfuwari／ミルふわり, transliterated as Milfuwari), SPF rating (SPF21 PA++), volume (30g), and intended use (low-irritation protection for outdoor strolls) all match; the product page was opened to verify a single spec and single price. The retailer is tagged as direct-from-Japan shipping, and the price gap includes Taiwan-side import markup. (Store: momo Shopping, third-party store 🌸 Sakura Alley Living Store - Japan Specialty Store (cross-border shipping from Japan))
- 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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