TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US13.1% cheaper in Japan
Is Collagen Plumping Lip Serum cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$0.98 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$0.98 (13.1%): Japan ¥990 ≈ US$6.50, the US US$7.48.
01 · Verdict
13.1% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥990tax basis not stated · LIPS product page reference price · Stock not stated
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$6.50JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$7.48excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$0.9813.1% · 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.
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 2026-09-18. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanLIPS product page reference price | ¥990 | LIPS product data ↗ | tax basis not statedStock not stated |
| USofficial list price | US$7.48 | Torriden USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$6.50 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$0.98 | 13.1%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 ¥990, Taiwan NT$237; 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$6.60, still below the US by US$0.88.
- Break-even rate 0.0076 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
- LIPS product data ↗LIPS product page reference price · tax basis not stated · Stock not stated · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Torriden 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 ranking listing: Cell Imaging Collagen Lip Essence/Taiwan product page: 11ml, single unitThe Japanese product name 「セルメイジング コラーゲン リップエッセンス」= collagen (コラーゲン) lip essence (リップエッセンス); the Taiwan official direct storefront's product description reads 「5D 膠原蛋白 × 雙效勝肽，蘊含維生素 B12」, matching both the ingredient claims and the product name. The 11ml capacity is also consistent with the common size for Korean brand Torriden's lip essences, not a 2-piece set. root re-check: momo Torriden official direct storefront product page re-check: Collagen Plumping Lip Essence 11ml NT$237. US price 2026-09-18: torriden.us CELLMAZING Lip Essence 1ea SKU S_8809784605515 barcode 8809784605515 $7.48.
- 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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