TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US34.4% cheaper in Japan
Is Women's Cotton Puff Sleeve Shirt (Long Sleeve) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$13.71 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$13.71 (34.4%): Japan ¥3,990 ≈ US$26.19, the US US$39.90.
01 · Verdict
34.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,990incl. tax · 39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$26.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$39.90excl. tax · UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E488560-000; color 39 DARK BROWN; size M; sales tax excluded · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$13.7134.4% · 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 2026-09-24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax | ¥3,990 | UNIQLO Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USUNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E488560-000; color 39 DARK BROWN; size M; sales tax excluded | US$39.90 | 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$13.71 | 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?
Compares the listed price for the same product number at the official UNIQLO online stores in Taiwan and Japan: Japan ¥3,990 and Taiwan NT$990. Store pickup is free in Taiwan, and home delivery is free on orders of NT$1,500 or more; Japan shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are excluded. U.S. UNIQLO checked list price: US$39.90, before sales tax.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$26.58, still below the US by US$13.32.
- 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 ↗39 DARK BROWN official online store, list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-15
- US price
- UNIQLO US ↗UNIQLO US official product page and commerce API price; item E488560-000; color 39 DARK BROWN; 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
- Item no. 491574; Japan color 39 DARK BROWN; Japan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL; Taiwan sizes XS/S/M/L/XL/XXL/3XL; Taiwan page color options 00 WHITE / 39 DARK BROWN / 60 LIGHT BLUE; Japan page material 100% cotton; Taiwan page material 100% cottonThis item's main item number on the Taiwan site is 488560, different from Japan's 491574, so searching the Taiwan site with the Japan item number will always return nothing; this round indexed the whole Taiwan site's product pages from the official sitemap and found the Japan item number 491574 listed alongside it on the page at productCode u0000000054332. The Japan product name is "Cotton Volume Sleeve Shirt," corresponding to Taiwan's Cotton Puff Sleeve Shirt (Long Sleeve). The three color swatches exactly match Japan's (00/39/60, including the verified color 39 DARK BROWN), both markets share the same material, 100% cotton, and the sizing is the same, XS-3XL.
- 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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