TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US60.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Silcot Moisturizing Cotton Pads, Water-Saving Facial Cotton (Spec: Silcot Moisturizing Cotton Pads, 80 Sheets) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.03 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.03 (60.8%): Japan ¥298 ≈ US$1.96, the US US$4.99.
01 · Verdict
60.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥298tax basis not stated · cross-border official online store displayed price; tax basis not stated · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1.96JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$4.99excl. tax · Japan-based retailer listing for U.S. delivery; shipping is calculated at checkout, sales tax is separate, and import duties may vary by checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.0360.8% · 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 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 2026-09-24. 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 official online store displayed price; tax basis not stated | ¥298 | Don Quijote ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USJapan-based retailer listing for U.S. delivery; shipping is calculated at checkout, sales tax is separate, and import duties may vary by checkout. | US$4.99 | Japanese Taste ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1.96 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$3.03 | 60.8%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?
Japan ¥298, Taiwan NT$86; 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$1.99, still below the US by US$3.00.
- Break-even rate 0.0167 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
- Don Quijote ↗cross-border official online store displayed price; tax basis not stated · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Japanese Taste ↗Japan-based retailer listing for U.S. delivery; shipping is calculated at checkout, sales tax is separate, and import duties may vary by checkout. · excl. 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: 40 sheets (cut in half to make 80); JAN 4903111478064; Taiwan product page: 1/2 Moisturizing Cotton Pads, 80-sheet pack (corresponds to Japan's 40 sheets cut in half = 80 sheets)Japan lists: Silcot 1/2 Water-Saving Cotton Pads, 40 sheets (cut in half from an 80-sheet pack), JAN 4903111478064. The Taiwan storefront page's description explicitly states "Deep Blue 1/2 Moisture Cotton Pads (80-sheet pack): uses half the lotion, unique sponge structure, wave design that tears apart," corresponding exactly to the Japan version; the page's spec list has a "Silcot Moisture Cotton Pads 80 sheets" option, which after selecting shows a single list price of NT$86 (market price NT$109). (Storefront: momo shopping, third-party seller Snow Puzzle) The same item appears once on each of two Don Quijote rankings; donki-i-b-skincare-sales-20260911-1526638673888 is merged into this entry rather than creating a separate product.
- 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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