TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US8.1% cheaper in the US
Is iPhone 17 MagSafe Clear Case cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.97 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$3.97 (8.1%): Japan ¥8,070 ≈ US$52.97, the US US$49.00.
01 · Verdict
8.1% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥8,070incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$52.97JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$3.978.1% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥8,070 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$49.00 | Apple US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$52.97 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$3.97 | 8.1%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 ¥8,070, Taiwan NT$1,690; 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$53.77, above the US by US$4.77.
- Break-even rate 0.0061 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- Apple US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: Apple MagSafe-compatible iPhone 17 Clear Case, MGF24FE/A (model MGF24FE/A)/Taiwan product page: MGF24FE/A, Apple genuine MagSafe clear case, for iPhone 17The Japan listing: Apple MagSafe対応iPhone 17クリアケース (MagSafe-compatible iPhone 17 Clear Case), model MGF24FE/A. Opened the Apple Taiwan official site product page directly by the same part number (apple.com/tw/shop/product/MGF24FE/A); the page title and product name are both "iPhone 17 MagSafe Clear Case", confirming the same product and part number. (Storefront: Apple Taiwan official site (direct-operated by the manufacturer)) The Taiwan price NT$1,690 is about 1.22x the converted tax-free price from Japan (¥7336÷1.1×0.2076≈NT$1,385), a normal retail gap between the two markets. US price 2026-09-19: apple.com iPhone 17 Clear Case with MagSafe; partNumber MGF24LL/A, corresponding to the Japan-spec MGF24FE/A; $49.00.
- 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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