TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US51.2% cheaper in Japan
Is MUJI Silicone Multi-Purpose Ties, Approx. 1.8x10.8x3.5cm, 4 Colors, 12-Pack cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$2.00 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$2.00 (51.2%): Japan ¥290 ≈ US$1.90, the US US$3.90.
01 · Verdict
51.2% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥290incl. tax · official article and product page consistently show the single-item price incl. tax (checked 2026-09-12, product page also showed 290 yen) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1.90JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$3.90excl. tax · official list price · In stock
- cheaper in Japan
- US$2.0051.2% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanofficial article and product page consistently show the single-item price incl. tax (checked 2026-09-12, product page also showed 290 yen) | ¥290 | MUJI ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$3.90 | MUJI USA ↗ | excl. taxIn stock |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1.90 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$2.00 | 51.2%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 ¥290, Taiwan NT$69; 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$1.93, still below the US by US$1.97.
- Break-even rate 0.0134 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
- MUJI ↗official article and product page consistently show the single-item price incl. tax (checked 2026-09-12, product page also showed 290 yen) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-12
- US price
- MUJI 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: Silicone Multi-Band; Item No. 84376368; 4 colors · 12-piece set/Taiwan product page: 12-pack, all 4 colorsFetched the product page and confirmed both the <title> and the price are NT$69; 「4色共12入」matches the Japan original's 「4色・12本組（商品番号84376368）」. (Storefront: momo Shopping) US price 2026-09-18: muji.us products.json SKU/JAN 4550584376368 → "Silicone Multipurpose Band" variant "Default Title" $3.90; available=true
- 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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