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Nintendo Switch 2: cheapest way to get one in the United States
Cheapest way to get a Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States: buy it in Japan for ¥59,980 and carry it home in your luggage.
About $379 with duty, which is $121 less than buying it in the United States ($499.99).
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 $379 | $379 | $379‡ | $121 less |
| Canada | CA$679.99†about $484 | $484 | $484‡ | $16 less |
| Australia | A$769.95about $538 | $538 | $538‡ | $38 more |
| New Zealand | NZ$969.95about $551 | $551 | $551‡ | $51 more |
| United Kingdom | £419.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Ireland | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Germany | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| France | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Italy | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Spain | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Netherlands | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| Finland | €499.99about $561 | $561 | $561‡ | $61 more |
| South Korea | ₩758,000about $571 | $571 | $571‡ | $71 more |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 1,899about $6,973 | $7,003 | $6,973‡ | $6,503 more |
Amounts in USD are approximate. Tap a country to open it in the import calculator; tap a column to sort.
The customs rules used
Allowance used: $800 per traveller, with duty and tax only on the amount over it.
| Rate | In your luggage | By courier |
|---|---|---|
| Duty (%) | 3 | 0 |
| VAT, GST or sales tax (%) | 0 | 0 |
- Returning US residents: $800 duty-free (once every 31 days), then a flat 3% on the next $1,000 (family members living and travelling together can combine theirs on a joint declaration), then the item’s own rate (consoles are normally duty-free).
- There is no federal sales tax on imports.
- Parcels: the $800 duty-free limit for shipments has been suspended, so mailed or couriered devices can owe duty and extra tariffs depending on where they were made.
- Check with U.S. Customs and Border Protection before a large purchase.
- Rules checked 19 October 2026.
- Luggage: the device is your only new item and you declare it at customs.
- *Courier: before shipping costs.
- The $800 duty-free limit for shipments has been suspended, so mailed or couriered devices can owe duty and extra tariffs depending on where they were made.
- Check with U.S. Customs and Border Protection before a large purchase. ‡Plus any duty or tariffs on the parcel, which we cannot work out here.
- †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 USD 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 120 V in the United States.
Other countries
Common questions
Is it cheaper to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 abroad and bring it to the United States?
Yes.
Bought in Japan for ¥59,980, it costs about $379 in the United States with duty and tax, about $121 less than the $499.99 it costs in the United States.
How much duty do I pay on a Nintendo Switch 2 brought into the United States?
Bought in Japan for ¥59,980 (about $379), you pay no duty or tax in your luggage, because it is within the $800 allowance, and no duty or tax under these rules by courier, plus any tariffs on the parcel.
Rules checked 19 October 2026.
How much can I bring into the United States without paying duty?
Returning US residents: $800 duty-free (once every 31 days), then a flat 3% on the next $1,000 (family members living and travelling together can combine theirs on a joint declaration), then the item’s own rate (consoles are normally duty-free).
Above the allowance, you pay duty and tax only on the amount over it.