TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US26.1% cheaper in Japan
Is AQ Radiance Brightening Body Lotion cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$23.01 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$23.01 (26.1%): Japan ¥9,900 ≈ US$64.99, the US US$88.00.
01 · Verdict
26.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥9,900incl. tax · @cosme product page reference price incl. tax · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$64.99JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$88.00excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$23.0126.1% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan@cosme product page reference price incl. tax | ¥9,900 | @cosme product data ↗ | incl. taxStock not stated |
| USofficial list price | US$88.00 | DECORTÉ USA ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$64.99 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$23.01 | 26.1%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 ¥9,900, Taiwan NT$2,600; 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$65.96, still below the US by US$22.04.
- Break-even rate 0.0089 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
- @cosme product data ↗@cosme product page reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- DECORTÉ USA ↗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 ranking listing: AQ Radiance Smooth Brightening Body Milk/Taiwan product page: DECORTE AQ series (page does not list a capacity figure; Japan original is 350mL)The Japan product 『AQ ラディアンス スムース ブライトニング ボディミルク』has the official URL code JQUO (decorte.com/site/gJQUO); the Taiwan Decorté official site's product page URL is cosmedecorte.com.tw/product/aq/JQUO — both regions share the same product code, confirming this is the official rename 『煥妍潤白身體乳』. root re-check: Decorté Taiwan official site product catalog re-check: AQ 煥妍潤白身體乳 NT$2,600; both regions share the product code JQUO. US price 2026-09-18: decortecosmetics.com AQ Radiance Smooth Brightening Body Lotion SKU JQUO $88.00, matching the Japan/Taiwan product code JQUO.
- 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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