Popular Vietnamese products sold on Amazon at exorbitant prices

VOV.VN - Popular Vietnamese products are being sold in many Japanese supermarkets and on websites at prices which are several times higher than in Vietnam.

Jackfruit nuts are thrown away in Vietnam but are quite a popular product in Japan. A pack of jackfruit nuts is sold at VND200,000 per kilo in Japanese supermarkets.

A 10cm chunk of banana trunk costs VND280,000 in some Japanese supermarkets.
Tam bop (Japanese name Sutoroberi tomato) (English name Strawberry Tomato) grows wild in Vietnam but a kilo of Strawberry Tomatoes can cost VND700,000 in Japan.
Japanese people think the “Strawberry Tomato’ fruit has many health benefits.

A box of Hao Hao instant noodles (30 packs) is sold for VND500,000 on Amazon’s Japanese website, five times higher than their price in Vietnam.

A bottle of Nam Ngu fish sauce is VND140,000, 6 times higher than the price in Vietnam.

Dried jackfruit costs VND160,000 per pack, 3-4 times higher than in Vietnam. 

A fresh banana leaf is for sale at VND500,000 on Amazon’s Japanese website, while they are often thrown away in Vietnam.
A bottle of Chinsu soya sauce costs VND160,000, 8-9 times higher than the cost in Vietnam.

Eggplant has become a Japanese specialty, and a tin can set buyers back by nearly VND200,000. 

Vietnamese coffee is more expensive in foreign markets. A box of coffee G7 (16 packs) becomes quite expensive at VND200,000. 

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