TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US43.8% cheaper in Japan
Is SWITCH Immersion Coffee Dripper 02 cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$19.73 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$19.73 (43.8%): Japan ¥3,850 ≈ US$25.27, the US US$45.00.
01 · Verdict
43.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,850incl. tax · official store list price · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$25.27JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$45.00excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$19.7343.8% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial store list price | ¥3,850 | HARIO Japan official store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$45.00 | HARIO US official store ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$25.27 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$19.73 | 43.8%US list price as denominator | Extra fees not includedCard fee, shipping and tax-free extra |
To use your own FX, fees and shipping, open the Price calculator.
Is it worth buying in Japan?
The SWITCH unit itself is the same model, but the included consumables are still worth checking separately: the Japan page states 40 filter papers are included, while the Taiwan page doesn't state the count. This comparison is for the dripper set's listed price and does not discount for the unknown value of the filter papers.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$25.65, still below the US by US$19.35.
- Break-even rate 0.0117 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 capacity and color against the full model number.
- In-store packaging and accessories follow the retailer's own description.
- Domestic shipping, payment processing fees, and luggage cost are calculated separately.
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
- HARIO Japan official store ↗official store list price · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- HARIO US official store ↗official list price · excl. tax · In stock · 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
- SSD-200-B · 200mL · black baseBoth the Japan and Taiwan official pages list the same model SSD-200-B. The number of filter papers included in the Taiwan box is unknown; this does not claim the consumable quantity is identical. US price 2026-09-18: HARIO USA V60 SWITCH 02 SKU HR-SSD-200-B, US$45.00; the 03 model HR-SSD-360-B was not used.
- 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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