TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US26.6% cheaper in the US
Is Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (X230), 11-inch Tablet (6GB+128GB/Wi-Fi) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$66.42 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in the US by US$66.42 (26.6%): Japan ¥48,200 ≈ US$316.41, the US US$249.99.
01 · Verdict
26.6% cheaper in the US- Japan list price
- ¥48,200incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$316.41JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$249.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in US
- US$66.4226.6% · 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 2026-09-19. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanprice incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) | ¥48,200 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$249.99 | Samsung US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$316.41 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in US | US$66.42 | 26.6%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 ¥48,200, Taiwan NT$8,888; 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$321.15, above the US by US$71.16.
- Break-even rate 0.0052 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
- Bic Camera ↗price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-11
- US price
- Samsung US official ↗official list price · excl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- 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: GALAXY Android tablet, Galaxy Tab A11+, gray, SM-X230NZAAXJP [11-inch/Wi-Fi model/storage: 128GB]/Taiwan product page: X230, 6GB+128GB, Wi-Fi version, awakening grayThe Japan listing: GALAXY Androidタブレット Galaxy Tab A11+ グレー SM-X230NZAAXJP [11-inch / Wi-Fi model / storage: 128GB]. In Samsung's model naming, SM-X230N is the device model, ZAA is the color code (gray), and XJP is the Japan region code; the device model core X230 matches the Taiwan momo page. The Taiwan page is likewise X230, 128GB storage, Wi-Fi version, with a color option "New-Creation Gray" corresponding to the Japan-spec gray, promotion price NT$8,888. (Storefront: momo (Samsung Authorized Distributor)) JP ¥43,818 (tax included) converts to a tax-free price of about NT$9,097, almost matching the Taiwan promotion price of NT$8,888, a normal retail price between the two markets. US price 2026-09-19: samsung.com/us Tab A11+ 128GB Gray Wi-Fi buy page HTTP 200; the US-spec SM-X230NZAIXAR corresponds to the Japan-spec SM-X230NZAAXJP, same Gray 128GB Wi-Fi, schema Offer USD $249.99.
- Official product page
- Brand product page ↗Product images on this site are redrawn illustrations; use the official page for appearance, extras and packaging.
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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