Product note · Japan × US47.6% cheaper in Japan

Is Baby/Toddler Leggings, Full Length (Ribbed Print) 489438 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$4.71 gap | 2026 price check

Cheaper in Japan by US$4.71 (47.6%): Japan ¥790 ≈ US$5.19, the US US$9.90.

Prices checkedSeptember 10, 2026September 23, 2026FX 2026-09-10 · JPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)Method

01 · Verdict

47.6% cheaper in Japan

Japan list price: ¥790tax basis not stated · snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · Listed
Converted US currency: ≈ US$5.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
US list price: US$9.90excl. tax · UNIQLO US official product page and API price · In stock
cheaper in Japan: US$4.7147.6% · US list price as denominator

Japan convertedUS$5.19

US list priceUS$9.90

Note

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 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

Baby/Toddler Leggings, Full Length (Ribbed Print) 489438 · レギンス/10分丈/レギュラーフィット；商品番号481881；80(18ヶ月)-120(6-7歳)；查核顏色代碼10
Market	List price	Source · checked	Tax basis · stock
Japansnapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page	¥790	UNIQLO JP ↗2026-09-11	tax basis not statedListed
USUNIQLO US official product page and API price	US$9.90	UNIQLO US official online store ↗2026-09-24	excl. taxIn stock
Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625)	US$5.19	Bank of Taiwan rate ↗2026-09-10 23:22:00 (Taiwan time)	Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate
Gapcheaper in Japan	US$4.71	47.6%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 ¥790, Taiwan NT$249; 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$5.26, still below the US by US$4.64.
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

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: UNIQLO JP ↗snapshot of the price incl. tax from the official real-time ranking page · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
US price: UNIQLO US official online store ↗UNIQLO US official product page and API price · 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 ranking listing: Leggings/full length/regular fit; Item No. 481881; 80 (18 mo)-120 (ages 6-7); verify color code 10/Taiwan product page: color swatches 10 PINK (also available in 01 OFF WHITE); sizes 80/90/100/110/120cmJapan lists product number 481881, verified color 10 PINK. The JP details' l1Ids includes 489438; the Taiwan page u0000000054846 has item number 489438, with 10 PINK among the color swatches, list price NT$249. The material, 95% cotton/5% spandex, matches Japan's composition. (Storefront: UNIQLO Taiwan official online store) Two other baby/kids'-wear rankings for the same SKU were matched after import.
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: September 23, 2026Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.

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