TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US75.9% cheaper in Japan
Is Japan Kampo Institute Natural Shell Powder Fruit & Vegetable Wash Powder 90g cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$15.17 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$15.17 (75.9%): Japan ¥735 ≈ US$4.82, the US US$19.99.
01 · Verdict
75.9% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥735tax basis not stated · cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$4.82JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$19.99tax basis not stated · Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$15.1775.9% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japancross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) | ¥735 | Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USCross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. | US$19.99 | eBay · japanmiaumallmart ↗ | tax basis not statedIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$4.82 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$15.17 | 75.9%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 ¥735, Taiwan NT$159; 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$4.90, still below the US by US$15.09.
- Break-even rate 0.0272 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
- Don Quijote Cross-Border Store ↗cross-border online store displayed price (JPY; price for Taiwan delivery address, tax basis not stated) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- eBay · japanmiaumallmart ↗Cross-border eBay item price; shipping, tax, and import treatment are recorded in the review notes and may depend on destination checkout. · 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: 90g; JAN 4984090993175; source category: detergent; Taiwan product page: 90g, shell powder vegetable wash powderThe brand (Japan Kampo Laboratories), product name (Shell Powder Fruit & Vegetable Wash / Vegetable Wash Powder), and volume (90g) match exactly; momo's "Japan cross-border delivery" label is a Taiwan-platform NT dollar listing, which qualifies as a usable retailer. Root re-verification: momo product page re-check: Japan Kampo Laboratories Shell Powder Fruit & Vegetable Wash 90g, NT$159, with volume matching the Japan listing.
- 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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