TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US34.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Women's/Unisex SMART Wide Straight Pants cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$17.14 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$17.14 (34.4%): Japan ¥4,990 ≈ US$32.76, the US US$49.90.
01 · Verdict
34.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥4,990incl. tax · 04 GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$32.76JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$17.1434.4% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan04 GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax | ¥4,990 | UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$49.90 | UNIQLO US official online store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$32.76 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$17.14 | 34.4%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 ¥4,990, Taiwan NT$990. 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$33.25, still below the US by US$16.65.
- Break-even rate 0.0100 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 ↗04 GRAY official online store, list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-15
- 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. 487957; Japan color 04 GRAY; Japan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL; Taiwan sizes S/M/L/XL; Taiwan page color swatches 01 OFF WHITE/04 GRAY/08 DARK GRAY/09 BLACK; Japan page material body: 66% polyester, 28% rayon, 6% spandex (66% recycled polyester fiber used)/pocket fabric: 60% polyester, 40% composite fiber (polyester) (60% recycled polyester fiber used); Taiwan page material body: 66% polyester (recycled polyester), 28% rayon, 6% spandex/pocket fabric: 60% polyester (recycled polyester), 40% polyesterIn previous passes, searching the Taiwan site by item no. always came back as not found in Taiwan; this pass instead built a full Taiwan site index from the official sitemap, and found the same item no. 487957 directly on the product page for productCode u0000000054253. The Taiwan page's item no. is 487957, and the colour swatches include the Japan verified colour 04 GRAY. Both regions list the same material (66% polyester / 28% rayon / 6% spandex). On the day of verification, all sizes on the Taiwan page were sold out, so `availability` was truthfully logged as sold_out; this page does not turn up in the Taiwan official site's search (search only returns items currently for sale) — it was found by going directly to the product page listed in the official sitemap. US price 2026-09-18: US details API E487957-000 Smart Wide Straight Pants base $49.9 tax EXCLUSIVE
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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