Infiltrating Dinh Market (Nghe An): A 'paradise' of surprisingly cheap counterfeit and fake goods?

Dinh Market, located in Yen Thanh commune, is one of the largest rural markets in Nghe An province, holding three sessions per month and attracting thousands of people from many communes to buy and sell goods. However, alarmingly, this market is rife with counterfeit, fake, and unlabeled goods, openly sold at surprisingly low prices, posing many risks to consumers.

Clip: Van Truong

Dinh Market in Yen Thanh commune is held three times a month, on the 9th, 19th, and 29th. Each market day attracts thousands of buyers and sellers from many different localities. Photo: Van Truong

According to our reporter's observations, what is concerning is the abundance of unlabeled goods being sold at cheap prices, attracting many buyers. In the photo: Super cheap sandals, priced at only 20,000 - 35,000 VND/pair, without labels, are being sold at Dinh Market, Yen Thanh commune. Photo: Van Truong

Many items at this market are marked "clearance sale" with surprisingly low prices, such as four hats for only 100,000 VND. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Viet M., a small trader specializing in aluminum goods at Dinh Market, said: "We mainly import aluminum goods from production facilities in the northern provinces, without invoices. The prices are suitable for farmers." Photo: Van Truong.

Here, frying pans and stainless steel pots are sold without labels or markings, priced from 80,000 to 120,000 VND per piece. Photo: Van Truong

Household items such as spoons, forks, scissors, knives, etc., of unknown origin, are being sold at Dinh Market in Yen Thanh commune. Photo: Van Truong

Ms. Tran Thi Tam, a resident of Yen Thanh commune, shared: "Handbags that cost 300,000 - 400,000 VND elsewhere are only 100,000 VND each here, so I still choose the cheaper ones." (In the photo: People buying school bags and handbags of unknown origin at Dinh market). Photo: Van Truong

Clothing of all kinds was also on display with the promise of huge discounts, as low as 100,000 VND for 4 shirts, but without labels or information about their origin. Photo: Van Truong

A wide variety of bicycle and motorbike repair tools and electrical equipment are on display, advertised as used Japanese goods. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Tran Van Tam, a resident of Quan Thanh commune, said: "Previously, I bought wrenches and spanners at Dinh market. The sellers said they were used Japanese goods, but they broke after only a short time." (Photo: Van Truong)

Many types of counterfeit eyeglasses mimicking major brands are also openly sold at Dinh Market in Yen Thanh commune. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh – Director of Hoa Thanh Agricultural and General Services Cooperative (the unit managing Dinh Market) said: "We are only assigned to collect fees such as market entrance fees, space usage fees, environmental sanitation fees… Controlling the quality of goods is difficult due to a lack of manpower, funding, and the ability to identify counterfeit and fake goods is not easy. The involvement of state agencies and market management forces is needed." (In the photo: Various types of traditional Chinese and Vietnamese medicines are widely sold at cheap prices at Dinh Market, attracting many people who scramble to buy them). Photo: Van Truong

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