EU Imposes Heavy Penalty on AliExpress Under DSA Legislation
The EU has imposed a heavy fine on AliExpress based on the Digital Services Act (DSA), citing insufficient controls against illegal and counterfeit products, marking a further escalation of the EU's regulatory oversight of compliance for cross-border e-commerce platforms.
What are the key facts?
- 1Penalty basis Digital Services Act (DSA)
- 2Penalty reason Insufficient control of counterfeit products
What happened?
EU regulators believe AliExpress has regulatory gaps in handling counterfeit products. This penalty aims to strengthen platforms' compliance responsibilities toward third-party sellers. The fine is imposed under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to urge major e-commerce platforms to strictly control product quality and protect consumer rights. Cross-border e-commerce sellers' compliance responsibilities are expected to rise, necessitating high attention to product compliance issues.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Cross-border sellers operating in the EU market must strictly comply with intellectual property protection regulations and ensure product compliance, or they risk facing platform penalties. Top priority action: Audit the compliance of all listed products this week to ensure alignment with relevant regulations.