TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US67.3% cheaper in Japan
Is Men's/Unisex Cotton Stretch Shorts cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$26.84 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$26.84 (67.3%): Japan ¥1,990 ≈ US$13.06, the US US$39.90.
01 · Verdict
67.3% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥1,990incl. tax · 08 DARK GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$13.06JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$39.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$26.8467.3% · 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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan08 DARK GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax | ¥1,990 | UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$39.90 | UNIQLO US official online store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$13.06 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$26.84 | 67.3%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?
Comparing prices for the same item number on UNIQLO's official online stores in both markets: Japan ¥1,990, Taiwan NT$590. Taiwan offers free store pickup, plus free home delivery on orders over NT$1,500; Japan shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$13.26, still below the US by US$26.64.
- Break-even rate 0.0200 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
- Confirm the item number, color code, and size; color, size, and web-exclusive size availability may differ between the two markets.
- Both the Taiwan special price and the Japan limited-time price have an expiry; go by the official page's listed price and stock on the day of purchase.
- The Taiwan page does not state whether tax is included.
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
- UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗08 DARK GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-14
- US price
- UNIQLO US official online store ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-18
- 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
- Item No. 481582; Japan color 08 DARK GRAY; Japan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL/4XL; Taiwan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL; Taiwan page color swatches 481582/08 DARK GRAY/476081/08 DARK GRAY/481582/09 BLACK/478680/09 BLACK/481582/31 BEIGE/481582/57 OLIVE; Japan page material body: 97% cotton, 3% spandex/pocket fabric: 65% polyester, 35% cotton; Taiwan page material item code 481582/476081: body: 98% cotton, 2% spandex/pocket fabric: 80% polyester, 20% cottonIn the 2026-09-12 pass, we only searched the Taiwan official site by the Japan item no. 481582; a 0-result search was logged as not found in Taiwan. This pass re-checked, and the Taiwan official site's product-detail interface returned a product page for the same item no. 481582 (productCode u0000000053461). The Taiwan page's item no. is 481582, and the colour swatch is labeled directly "481582 / 08 DARK GRAY," matching the Japan verified colour in both code and name. The page notes that item nos. 476081/478680 are listed alongside it due to differing production lots, with the material field broken out by lot. The same style also has a separate page selling only a promotional lot of 11 PINK (u0000000054592, NT$390 / list price NT$590); the Japan verified colour is not on that page, so this site uses the regular-price page where the Japan verified colour appears. The Taiwan page lists the material as 98% cotton / 2% spandex, versus 97% cotton / 3% polyurethane on the Japan page — a lot-to-lot difference. US price 2026-09-18: US details API E481582-000 Stretch Easy Shorts | 8" base $39.9 tax EXCLUSIVE US price ratio re-check 2026-09-19: US details API returns E481582-000 Stretch Easy Shorts | 8" at base $39.90, promo null, no priceFlags; JP checked colour 08 DARK GRAY is among the three US colours; composition 97% Cotton, 3% Spandex matches the JP record; 150 units in stock; same item and same packaging, so the price gap comes from the two markets' own pricing.
- 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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