TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.7% cheaper in Japan
Is A1653 5000mAh 22.5W Direct-Plug Power Bank - White cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$3.80 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$3.80 (12.7%): Japan ¥3,990 ≈ US$26.19, the US US$29.99.
01 · Verdict
12.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,990tax basis not stated · price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$26.19JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$29.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$3.8012.7% · 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.
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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) | ¥3,990 | Bic Camera ↗ | tax basis not statedListed |
| USofficial list price | US$29.99 | Anker US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| 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$3.80 | 12.7%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 ¥3,990, Taiwan NT$690 — both are list-price snapshots as of the check date; shipping, tax refunds, and card fees are not included.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$26.58, still below the US by US$3.41.
- Break-even rate 0.0075 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source page (JPY) · tax basis not stated · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Anker US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: mobile battery, Nano Power Bank (22.5W Built-In USB-C Connector), white, A1653N21 [1 port]/Taiwan product page: Anker Nano Power Bank 22.5W built-in USB-C; white A1653BigGo https://biggo.com.tw returned Access denied this round; per the rule, switched to WebSearch + Yahoo / brand official site / momo, without retrying with a different UA. Opened https://www.anker.tw/ANKER/moreinfo_209464.htm, titled A1653 White, single price NT$690. (Storefront: Anker Taiwan official site) US price 2026-09-19: anker.com A1653 product JSON: Model A1653; variant A1653021 Shell White $29.99 availableForSale true; 5000mAh 22.5W built-in USB-C.
- 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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