TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US47.8% cheaper in Japan
Is Polyester Reversible Laundry Bag, Round Type, Small cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.34 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$2.34 (47.8%): Japan ¥390 ≈ US$2.56, the US US$4.90.
01 · Verdict
47.8% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥390incl. tax · official online store single-item list price incl. tax · In stock
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$2.56JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$4.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$2.3447.8% · 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 online store single-item list price incl. tax | ¥390 | MUJI Japan official online store ↗ | incl. taxIn stock |
| USofficial list price | US$4.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$2.56 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$2.34 | 47.8%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?
Same-day listed prices for the same barcode item on MUJI's official online stores in both markets; Japan shipping, tax refund, and card fees are not included, and the Taiwan page does not state its tax basis.
- With a 1.5% foreign card fee: Japan comes to about US$2.60, still below the US by US$2.30.
- Break-even rate 0.0126 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
- Verify both official pages show the same barcode 4550583932350 and spec (Japan ポリエステル両面使える洗濯ネット 丸型 小 約幅３６．５×奥行２５×高さ２５ｃｍ, item no. 83932350)
- The Taiwan price is MUJI Taiwan's official online store list price; the page does not state whether tax is included.
- Being listed on the official online store does not mean it is in stock at a given physical store; check availability again before buying.
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
- MUJI Japan official online store ↗official online store single-item list price incl. tax · incl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- MUJI USA ↗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
- Japan: Polyester Reversible Laundry Net, round, small, approx. width 36.5 x depth 25 x height 25cm; Item No. 83932350/Taiwan: approx. width 36.5 x depth 25 x height 25cm; Taiwan page country of manufacture Vietnam; both official pages share barcode 4550583932350MUJI's Japan official product page's JSON-LD on 2026-09-12 showed ¥390, with the spec line 「ポリエステル両面使える洗濯ネット 丸型 小 約幅３６．５×奥行２５×高さ２５ｃｍ 商品番号 83932350」. An exact-JAN search on the Taiwan side (shop.muji.tw's V2/Search?q=4550583932350) matched a product page with the same barcode; the Taiwan page's JSON-LD barcode field is likewise 4550583932350, and the spec 「約寬36.5x深25x高25cm」matches the Japan page item for item. We already confirmed the Japan page is not a Taiwan-market-only listing (the product name has no "（台湾）" prefix, and the page has no "台湾内販" or "ネットストアお取り扱いなし"). US price 2026-09-18: muji.us products.json SKU/JAN 4550583932350 → "Polyester Reversible Laundry Net - Round - Small" variant "Default Title" $4.90; available=true
- 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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