TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US9.7% cheaper in Japan
Is Ricoh ScanSnap iX2500 Wi-Fi Shared Scanner, 1-Year Warranty (White) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$38.79 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$38.79 (9.7%): Japan ¥55,024 ≈ US$361.20, the US US$399.99.
01 · Verdict
9.7% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥55,024incl. tax · price incl. tax shown on the source ranking page (JPY) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$361.20JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$399.99excl. tax · Official promotional price (ScanSnap iX2500 White; was $596) · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$38.799.7% · 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) | ¥55,024 | Bic Camera ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USOfficial promotional price (ScanSnap iX2500 White; was $596) | US$399.99 | Ricoh ScanSnap US official store ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$361.20 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$38.79 | 9.7%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 ¥55,024, Taiwan NT$17,900; 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$366.62, still below the US by US$33.37.
- Break-even rate 0.0073 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
- Ricoh ScanSnap US official store ↗Official promotional price (ScanSnap iX2500 White; was $596) · 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: RICOH document scanner, ScanSnap iX2500, white, FI-IX2500W [A4 size/Wi-Fi/USB] | original product name RICOH document ScanSnap iX2500 white FI-IX2500W [A4 size/Wi-Fi/USB] scanner/Taiwan product page: ScanSnap iX2500, A4, Wi-Fi/USB, white, matches the Japan spec FI-IX2500WThe product page's title is "ScanSnap iX2500...(White)," priced at NT$17,900 (retailer: PChome 24h Shopping). The same product also has a 3-year-warranty version (NT$19,900); both share the same unit specs and differ only in warranty length, so the 1-year-warranty version was used as the baseline price.
- 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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