TravPriceProduct note · Japan × US12.6% cheaper in Japan
Is Sony α6700 APS-C Digital Camera, ILCE-6700M with SEL18135 Zoom Lens Kit (Authorized Import) cheaper in Japan? the US vs Japan, a US$238.53 gap | 2026 price check
Cheaper in Japan by US$238.53 (12.6%): Japan ¥253,100 ≈ US$1,661.46, the US US$1,899.99.
01 · Verdict
12.6% cheaper in Japan- Japan list price
- ¥253,100incl. tax · Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · Listed
- Converted US currency
- ≈ US$1,661.46JPY/USD 0.006564 · Bank of Taiwan board
- US list price
- US$1,899.99excl. tax · official list price · Listed
- cheaper in Japan
- US$238.5312.6% · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JapanJapan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) | ¥253,100 | ヨドバシ.com ↗ | incl. taxListed |
| USofficial list price | US$1,899.99 | Sony US official ↗ | excl. taxListed |
| Japan convertedJPY/USD 0.006564 (JPY/TWD 0.2076 ÷ USD/TWD 31.625) | US$1,661.46 | Bank of Taiwan rate ↗ | Spot sellingNot a card or cash rate |
| Gapcheaper in Japan | US$238.53 | 12.6%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 ¥253,100, Taiwan NT$46,981; 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$1,686.38, still below the US by US$213.61.
- Break-even rate 0.0075 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
- ヨドバシ.com ↗Japan chain retailer list price (Yodobashi.com product page list price incl. tax) · incl. tax · Listed · checked 2026-09-19
- US price
- Sony 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: SONY α6700, high-magnification zoom lens kit, ILCE-6700M [APS-C size mirrorless camera body + interchangeable lens "E 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 OSS"] (model ILCE-6700M)/Taiwan product page: ILCE-6700M + SEL18135 (18-135mm) high-magnification zoom lens kit, same modelThe Japan listing is model ILCE-6700M, configuration 「高倍率ズームレンズキット」(high-magnification zoom lens kit), JP price ¥230,091. The Taiwan page item no. 11642466 explicitly states 「ILCE-6700M SEL18135 變焦鏡組」; SEL18135 is the 18-135mm high-magnification lens, and the core model matches exactly. Opened the page and verified the limited-time discounted price NT$46,981, retail price NT$52,980. (Storefront: momo Shopping (authorized-import stock)) (Originally merged as the row tech-ilce-6700m, imported and tied to the original snapshot of the same model before the merge.) US price 2026-09-19: electronics.sony.com ILCE-6700M/B (α6700 + SEL18135 kit) product page HTTP 200, schema offer USD $1899.99, model ILCE-6700M matches.
- Official product page
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- Generated from the same checked data; it is recalculated when the data updates.
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