TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US51.2% cheaper in Japan
Is Panasonic ES-L321D-A Electric Shaver cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$55.06 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$55.06 (51.2%): Japan ¥7,980 ≈ US$52.38, the US US$107.44.
01 · Verdict
51.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥7,980tax basis not stated · kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$52.38JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$107.44tax basis not stated · Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$55.0651.2% · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japankakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page | ¥7,980 | kakaku.com ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. | US$107.44 | life-create (eBay seller in Kobe, Japan) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$52.38 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$55.06 | 51.2%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 ¥7,980, Taiwan NT$2,780; 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$53.17, still below the US by US$54.27.
- Break-even rate 0.0135 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
- kakaku.com ↗kakaku.com page's lowest listed reference price; the value observed on the page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- life-create (eBay seller in Kobe, Japan) ↗Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · 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: Lamdash 3, ES-L321D-A [dark navy] | original brand Panasonic/Taiwan product page: spec option "ES-L321D-A [sonic cleaning mode/usable while charging]"; same page also has ES-L321W-K; list price NT$4,000; Taiwan product page title "Panasonic Lamdash 3 ES-L321D-A Electric Shaver"The Japan listing is Panasonic Lamdash 3, ES-L321D-A, Dark Navy (¥7,980). The Taiwan product page's spec option states the same model, ES-L321D-A, price 2,780; on the day of verification, the store showed "sold out, restocking," so the price is a snapshot from that day. (Retailer: Gezhi Liangpin Japan Hall (momo TP0009010, Japan cross-border delivery)) A Japan-cross-border-delivery store, out of stock on the day of verification; the price is a listing snapshot, not confirmed in-stock.
- 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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