TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US36.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Pigeon Baby Waterproof Sunscreen SPF35 PA+++ 30g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.62 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$2.62 (36.4%): Japan ¥698 ≈ US$4.58, the US US$7.20.
01 · Verdict
36.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥698tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$4.58JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$7.20incl. tax · U.S.-destination USD storefront price; product tax included; MiauMall ships from Japan. U.S. shipping starts at $29 and may include destination-dependent import charges. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$2.6236.4% · 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 USincl. 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 2026-09-24. 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) | ¥698 | Donki Official Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USU.S.-destination USD storefront price; product tax included; MiauMall ships from Japan. U.S. shipping starts at $29 and may include destination-dependent import charges. | US$7.20 | MiauMall (cross-border; ships from Japan) ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$4.58 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$2.62 | 36.4%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 ¥698, Taiwan NT$271; 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$4.65, still below the US by US$2.55.
- Break-even rate 0.0103 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
- MiauMall (cross-border; ships from Japan) ↗U.S.-destination USD storefront price; product tax included; MiauMall ships from Japan. U.S. shipping starts at $29 and may include destination-dependent import charges. · incl. tax · 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: 4902508083423; JAN 4902508084680; source category: sunscreen; Taiwan product page: SPF35 PA+++ 30g (same page also has W Protect SPF20 and other spec options, this spec must be selected)Japan lists: Warehouse 1 – Pigeon Japan-imported anti-UV sunscreen/primer for sensitive skin, water/sweat-resistant, SPF35/PA+++, 30g, JAN 4902508084680. The Taiwan page's brand (Pigeon), SPF value (SPF35/PA+++), capacity (30g), and water-resistance all match; the product page requires selecting the "Baby Water-Resistant Sunscreen SPF35 PA+++ 30g" spec option before it shows the single list price of NT$271, which was confirmed by actually clicking through in the browser. The retailer tag is direct-from-Japan; the price gap includes the Taiwan-side import markup. (Storefront: momo shopping, third-party seller kotofuku (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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