TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US34.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Logitech HD Webcam C270n cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$10.44 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$10.44 (34.8%): Japan ¥2,978 ≈ US$19.55, the US US$29.99.
01 · Verdict
34.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥2,978incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$19.55JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$29.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$10.4434.8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥2,978 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$29.99 | Logitech US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$19.55 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$10.44 | 34.8%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 Japan price is from the Bic Camera ranking page; the Taiwan price is the same-day price from momo Shopping. Both are same-day snapshots at the time checked, excluding shipping, tax refunds, and card fees.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$19.84, still below the US by US$10.15.
- Break-even rate 0.0101 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 model, capacity, and accessory contents on both sides; color and retailer can differ, but a different spec means it is not the same product.
- Price and stock follow the product page on the day of purchase; both the ranking page and the Taiwan storefront change prices.
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 ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Logitech US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · 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
- Japan page spec: Logicool HD webcam, C270n | original product name Logicool HD webcam C270n webcam; Taiwan page spec: 720p/30fps, built-in noise-canceling microphoneC270n is the name Logitech gave the C270 after updating its packaging and logo. Japanese unboxing posts (macruby.info, beiznotes.org) and the official product page both note the lens/motor/720p 30fps specs are identical between the two — only the outer packaging and logo version differ, making it a renamed revision of the same lens rather than a spec change. What Taiwan momo currently sells is the version without the "n" suffix, plain "C270," which is the same product. root 2026-09-15 re-check: re-read the price via the Taiwan retail product page or momo product-search JSON to confirm it is a single-SKU amount and not a multi-configuration price range. US price 2026-09-18: logitech.com C270 HD Webcam 960-001063; schema USD 29.99. The Japan page is for the C270n, logged as exact/same spec as the same C270 series sold in Taiwan/the US.
- 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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