EU fines AliExpress US$630 million over illegal products

AF Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-20 · 11:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The European Union has fined online retailer AliExpress €550 million (US$630 million) for allowing the sale of illegal products. The EU stated that AliExpress failed to adequately prevent the sale of counterfeit goods and that detected illegal items often remained online for weeks. An investigation launched in March 2024 found that some products sold on the platform did not meet the EU's strict environmental and safety standards. The illegal products included unsafe toys and cosmetics.

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The EU launched an investigation into AliExpress in March 2024.

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Products sold on AliExpress did not meet the EU's environmental and safety standards.

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AliExpress did not do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit products.

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AliExpress was fined for selling unsafe toys and cosmetics.

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The EU fined AliExpress €550 million (US$630 million) for allowing the sale of illegal products.

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The EU on Monday slapped a €550 million (US$630 million) fine on online retailer AliExpress for allowing the sale of illegal products, including unsafe toys and cosmetics.The European Union said AliExpress also did not do enough to stop the sale of counterfeit products and that when the platform detected illegal goods were on sale, many remained online for several weeks.The EU found some of the products sold on the platform did not meet the bloc’s strict environmental and safety standards during its investigation into AliExpress launched in March 2024.

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