TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US40.4% cheaper in Japan
Is d program Moisturizing Emulsion EX for Sensitive Skin, Fragrance-Free, Full Size 100mL / Refill 88mL (Japan Direct Ship) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$16.16 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$16.16 (40.4%): Japan ¥3,630 ≈ US$23.83, the US US$39.99.
01 · Verdict
40.4% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥3,630incl. tax · source reference price incl. tax · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$23.83JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$39.99excl. tax · Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$16.1640.4% · 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 2026-09-22. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japansource reference price incl. tax | ¥3,630 | @cosme product page ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USCurrent US retailer price; may vary by delivery area | US$39.99 | Weee ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$23.83 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$16.16 | 40.4%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 ¥3,630, Taiwan NT$1,060; 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$24.19, still below the US by US$15.80.
- Break-even rate 0.0110 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 page ↗source reference price incl. tax · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Weee ↗Current US retailer price; may vary by delivery area · excl. tax · In stock · checked 2026-09-22
- 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: d program/Moist Care Emulsion EX (100ml)/Taiwan product page: 100mL full size/88mL refill, fragrance-free, corresponds to the Japanese "Moist Care Emulsion EX" moisturizing emulsion EXThe momo product page "[d program] [Direct from Japan] Sensitive Skin Moisturizing Lotion EX, Full Size 100mL / Refill 88mL, Fragrance-Free" has four spec options in its spec field; the page's embedded data shows "Full size 100ml / 1 piece" at NT$1,230 and "Refill 88ml / 1 piece" at NT$1,060. Japan's listing is the full-size 100mL, so NT$1,230 is used, not the refill price. The storefront is momo's cross-border goods section (direct from Japan). Re-verified by the lead distributor on 2026-09-13.
- 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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