TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US47.5% cheaper in Japan
Is Women's Gathered Long Skirt cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$23.71 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$23.71 (47.5%): Japan ¥3,990 ≈ US$26.19, the US US$49.90.
01 · Verdict
47.5% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,990incl. tax · snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$26.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$49.90excl. tax · UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E487995-000; color 09 BLACK; size M; sales tax excluded · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$23.7147.5% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansnapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page | ¥3,990 | UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USUNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E487995-000; color 09 BLACK; size M; sales tax excluded | US$49.90 | UNIQLO US ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$26.19 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$23.71 | 47.5%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?
The same UNIQLO item is ¥3,990 in Japan and NT$790 in Taiwan. The product numbers differ between markets because of different production batches, but the style and specifications are the same. U.S. UNIQLO checked list price: US$49.90, before sales tax.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$26.58, still below the US by US$23.32.
- Break-even rate 0.0125 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
- The Taiwan page's item number differs from Japan's, indicating a different production batch.
- Color and size availability may differ between the two markets.
- Price and stock follow the official 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
- UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- UNIQLO US ↗UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E487995-000; color 09 BLACK; size M; sales tax excluded · excl. tax · 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 item no. 489549; Taiwan page main item no. 487995; Taiwan sizes not listed; Taiwan page material fabric: 100% polyamide/ lining: pocket fabric: 100% polyesterJapan is UNIQLO's official product page for the 'Nylon Gathered Skirt' (item no. 489549), ¥3,990 incl. tax; the Taiwan official site has the 'Gathered Long Skirt,' listed at NT$790 (regular price NT$990). Both sides are the same nylon (polyamide) gathered long skirt; the Taiwan page lists the material as 100% polyamide. The Taiwan page's item number differs from Japan's due to a different production batch; under the site's 2026-09-12 standard, items with different model strings can still be paired once confirmed to be the same product.
- 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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