The United States isn't the only country that imports food. Most countries do. In fact, in Japan, 60 percent of supermarket food comes from overseas. In the United Kingdom, some studies say that 40 percent of food is imported. The city of London alone imports 80 percent of its food from as close as Europe and as far away as South Africa and New Zealand. If your bananas traveled 5000 km to reach you. are they still ''fresh''