TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US17.6% cheaper in the US
Is MARVIS Italian Luxury Toothpaste - Whitening Mint 85ml cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.38 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$2.38 (17.6%): Japan ¥2,420 ≈ US$15.89, the US US$13.51.
01 · Verdict
17.6% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥2,420incl. tax · LOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥2,420 · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$15.89JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$13.51tax basis not stated · Amazon.com listing; Marvis Whitening Mint toothpaste 3.8 oz ASIN B000MEKG30 · In stock
- cheaper in US
- US$2.3817.6% · 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 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 2026-09-23. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥2,420 | ¥2,420 | LOFT ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USAmazon.com listing; Marvis Whitening Mint toothpaste 3.8 oz ASIN B000MEKG30 | US$13.51 | Amazon.com ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$15.89 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$2.38 | 17.6%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 ¥2,420, Taiwan NT$255; 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$16.12, above the US by US$2.61.
- Break-even rate 0.0056 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
- LOFT ↗LOFT 2026SScategory ranking page selling price incl. tax ¥2,420 · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- US price
- Amazon.com ↗Amazon.com listing; Marvis Whitening Mint toothpaste 3.8 oz ASIN B000MEKG30 · tax basis not stated · In stock · checked 2026-09-23
- 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: Marvis Toothpaste, Whitening Mint (spec not stated)/Taiwan product page: 85mlFetched the product page and confirmed: <title>MARVIS Italian Luxury Toothpaste - Whitening Mint 85ml</title>, page JSON "price":"255". "Whitening Mint" is the Chinese translation of the Japanese "White Mint / Whitening Mint," directly corresponding to the Japan listing's product name. (Retailer: PChome 24h) The same product is priced at NT$399 at another store (DAAL3I-A900JHSZA); the lower price was used; the Japan listing's spec does not state a volume, so the common Taiwan 85ml was used.
- 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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