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Commission fines AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act

AliExpress fell short of its obligation under the DSA to diligently assess the risk of dissemination of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products through its services in multiple ways and it failed to take effective measures to reduce the risk of dissemination of illegal products.

Failure to comply with the non-compliance decision may lead to periodic penalty payments. The Commission continues to engage with AliExpress to ensure compliance with the decision and with the DSA more generally.

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 Shaping Europe’s digital futureCommission fines AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act
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Mon, 07/20/2026 – 10:22

Today, the European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) to diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. The Commission has ordered the platform to take action.

AliExpress fell short of its obligation under the DSA to diligently assess the risk of dissemination of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products through its services in multiple ways and it failed to take effective measures to reduce the risk of dissemination of illegal products.
Failure to comply with the non-compliance decision may lead to periodic penalty payments. The Commission continues to engage with AliExpress to ensure compliance with the decision and with the DSA more generally.
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