TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US75.2% cheaper in Japan
Is DHC Sustained-Release Vitamin B Complex, 30-Day Supply (60 Tablets) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$7.51 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$7.51 (75.2%): Japan ¥378 ≈ US$2.48, the US US$9.99.
01 · Verdict
75.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥378incl. tax · brand's official store list price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$2.48JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$9.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$7.5175.2% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanbrand's official store list price incl. tax | ¥378 | DHC公式オンラインショップ ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price; may vary by delivery area | US$9.99 | Weee! US ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$2.48 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$7.51 | 75.2%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 ¥378, Taiwan NT$199; 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$2.52, still below the US by US$7.47.
- Break-even rate 0.0264 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
- DHC公式オンラインショップ ↗brand's official store list price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-13
- US price
- Weee! US ↗Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · 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: Sustained-Release Vitamin B Mix, 30-day supply (2 tablets/day guideline, food with nutrient function claims, Item No. 32739)/Taiwan product page: 30-day supply/60 tablets; corresponds to Japan's "Sustained-Release Vitamin B Mix" sustained-release vitamin B complexThe product page's title is "DHC Sustained-Release Vitamin B Complex, 30-Day Supply (60 Tablets)," the search API list price is NT$199, isPChome=1; the product description includes sustained-release claims such as "boosts stamina," corresponding to Japan's "sustained-release" naming. (Retailer: PChome 24h Shopping (own store, supplied by DHC Taiwan official)) The Japan original ranking does not state a specific day-supply or price; this entry records the common Taiwan spec as a 30-day supply/60 tablets at NT$199, for the lead reviewer to cross-check. On 2026-09-22, Weee! US listed one DHC Sustained Type Vitamin B Mix 30-day / 60-tablet pack for US$9.99, in stock. It matches the 30-day / 60-tablet sustained-release product 32739 on DHC Japan. The US price ratio is retained from the dated listing. Weee! does not show the JAN; price varies by delivery ZIP.
- 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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