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  "use_case_id": "parcel-sortation",
  "use_case": "Parcel sortation robots",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "robot per month",
  "country": "JP",
  "currency": "JPY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 40000,
    "high": 40000,
    "currency": "JPY",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches JP.",
    "All matching prices are older than 18 months.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 robot per month.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
  "basis": [
    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Plus Automation t-Sort robot sorter, apparel package plan: ¥40,000 per robot per month, from ¥600,000 per month, 6-month minimum contract (IPROS listing, last updated 2022-12-14)",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 40000,
        "high": 40000,
        "currency": "JPY",
        "unit": "per robot per month"
      },
      "region": "JP",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://mono.ipros.com/en/product/detail/2000776249/",
      "as_of": "2022-12-14",
      "older_price": true,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 40000,
        "high": 40000,
        "currency": "JPY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "robot per month"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-26"
}