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Nintendo Switch 2: cheapest way to get one in the United Kingdom
Cheapest way to get a Nintendo Switch 2 in the United Kingdom: buy it in Japan for ¥59,980 and carry it home in your luggage.
About £284 with duty, which is £136 less than buying it in the United Kingdom (£419.99).
The price in Japan is for the Japan-only Japanese-language model.
Prices checked 19 October 2026. Customs rules checked 19 October 2026.
Every country you can buy it in
| Japan CheapestJapan-only Japanese-language model | ¥59,980about £284 | £284 | £341 | £136 less |
| Canada | CA$679.99†about £363 | £363 | £435 | £57 less |
| United States | $499.99†about £375 | £375 | £450 | £45 less |
| Australia | A$769.95about £403 | £493 | £484 | £64 more |
| New Zealand | NZ$969.95about £413 | £505 | £495 | £75 more |
| Ireland | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| Germany | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| France | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| Italy | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| Spain | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| Netherlands | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| Finland | €499.99about £420 | £514 | £504 | £84 more |
| South Korea | ₩758,000about £428 | £524 | £513 | £93 more |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 1,899about £5,225 | £6,395 | £6,270 | £5,850 more |
Amounts in GBP are approximate. Tap a country to open it in the import calculator; tap a column to sort.
The customs rules used
Allowance used: £390 per traveller, with duty and tax on the full value once you go over it.
| Rate | In your luggage | By courier |
|---|---|---|
| Duty (%) | 2 | 0 |
| VAT, GST or sales tax (%) | 20 | 20 |
- £390 allowance when arriving by air or sea (£270 by private plane or boat).
- Go over it and you pay on the total value, not just the part over.
- Consoles fall under “all other goods” in the simplified rates: 2% duty, then 20% VAT.
- Parcels: 20% VAT; consoles carry no customs duty.
- Rules checked 19 October 2026.
- Luggage: the device is your only new item and you declare it at customs.
- *Courier: before shipping costs.
- 20% VAT; consoles carry no customs duty.
- †Before sales tax, which is added at the till in the US and Canada.
- Card fees for foreign purchases are not included.
- Manufacturers usually only repair under warranty in the country of purchase.
- Prices checked 19 October 2026; converted at exchange rates from 20 October 2026, so amounts in GBP are approximate.
Before you buy abroad
- Region lock
- Switch 2 game cards are region-free on international consoles.
- Language
- The cheaper Japan-only, Japanese-language Switch 2 is limited to Japanese and Japanese Nintendo Accounts. The multi-language Japanese model is ¥69,980 and is sold only on Nintendo’s own store in Japan.
- Voltage
- Check the voltage on the label or power brick before plugging it into a socket in another country. Mains power is 230 V in the United Kingdom.
Other countries
Common questions
Is it cheaper to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 abroad and bring it to the United Kingdom?
Yes.
Bought in Japan for ¥59,980, it costs about £284 in the United Kingdom with duty and tax, about £136 less than the £419.99 it costs in the United Kingdom.
How much duty do I pay on a Nintendo Switch 2 brought into the United Kingdom?
Bought in Japan for ¥59,980 (about £284), you pay no duty or tax in your luggage, because it is within the £390 allowance, and about £57 by courier.
Rules checked 19 October 2026.
How much can I bring into the United Kingdom without paying duty?
£390 allowance when arriving by air or sea (£270 by private plane or boat). Once you go over it, you pay duty and tax on the full value.