TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US51.5% cheaper in Japan
Is YOLU Night Skin Moisturizing Repair Sheet Mask (Hydrating, Oil Control, Brightening, Pore Care, Japan Direct Ship) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$6.12 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$6.12 (51.5%): Japan ¥880 ≈ US$5.78, the US US$11.90.
01 · Verdict
51.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥880tax basis not stated · LIPS product page reference price · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$5.78JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$11.90tax basis not stated · Current USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$6.1251.5% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLIPS product page reference price | ¥880 | LIPS product data ↗ | tax basis not statedStock not stated |
| USCurrent USD retail merchandise price; the product page does not state tax treatment. | US$11.90 | Buy Me Japan ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$5.78 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$6.12 | 51.5%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 ¥880, Taiwan NT$289; 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$5.86, still below the US by US$6.04.
- 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
- LIPS product data ↗LIPS product page reference price · tax basis not stated · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Buy Me 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: 7-sheet pack: 880 yen/Taiwan product page: 7ml single spec (individually packed sheets)Fetched the product page and confirmed: <title> [YOLU] YOLU Night Skin Moisture Repair Mask..., meta product:price:amount=289, product spec "7ml / single spec," categorized under "Makeup & Skincare / Facial Care / Masks." (Retailer: Tokyo Selection (a momo cross-border store, Japan direct shipping)) momo's Tokyo Selection is a Japan-cross-border-direct-shipping store, which qualifies under the parallel-import/Japan-direct-shipping rule, and is not a Shopee proxy-purchase or a Japan-site cross-border store; the 7ml spec should be a single sheet, not a multi-pack.
- 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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