TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US48.0% cheaper in Japan
Is VT Cosmetics PDRN+ Capsule Water Gel Cream 100 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$11.99 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$11.99 (48.0%): Japan ¥1,980 ≈ US$13.00, the US US$24.99.
01 · Verdict
48.0% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,980tax basis not stated · 360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-09-10) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.00JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$24.99tax basis not stated · Listed price for US delivery (US price includes VAT and duties; shipping is US$6.99 on orders under US$69) · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$11.9948.0% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-09-10) | ¥1,980 | LDK the Beauty ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USListed price for US delivery (US price includes VAT and duties; shipping is US$6.99 on orders under US$69) | US$24.99 | Seoul Luma (US seller; ships from Korea) ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.00 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$11.99 | 48.0%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 ¥1,980 and Taiwan NT$754 are list-price snapshots checked on the same date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. checked price: US$24.99 (U.S. seller, ships from Korea; U.S. price includes VAT and import duties; shipping is US$6.99 per order under US$69), checked 2026-09-24.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.19, still below the US by US$11.80.
- Break-even rate 0.0126 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
- LDK the Beauty ↗360LiFElowest retailer price shown in the comparison table (page updated 2026-09-10) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Seoul Luma (US seller; ships from Korea) ↗Listed price for US delivery (US price includes VAT and duties; shipping is US$6.99 on orders under US$69) · 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: PDRN+ Capsule Cream 100/Taiwan product page: 50mLThe Japan listing is VT COSMETICS's PDRN+ Capsule Cream 100, 50ml, ¥1,980 (a Korean-ginseng-derived PDRN formula). The Taiwan page: "VT COSMETICS [Japan Direct Shipping] PDRN+ Capsule Water Gel Cream 100 50mL, Korean Ginseng Plant-Based PDRN Moisturizing Cream," with the "100" designation in the product name, the PDRN ingredient description, and the 50ml volume all three matching the Japan listing exactly; the same brand also has several "Radiance Capsule Cream 50ml" products not marked "100," which are different formulas and were not used. (Retailer: a momo Japan-direct-shipping third-party store (TP0009027)) The retailer is a Japan-direct-shipping third-party store within momo, marked "Japan direct shipping" in the retailer label; the price difference includes the Taiwan-side markup.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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