The European Commission said it fined Alibaba business 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.

“The fine issued today was calculated taking into account the nature of the infringements, their gravity in terms of affected EU users, and their duration, which ran at least until June 2025, when the Commission issued preliminary findings against AliExpress,” said the Commission.

“Failing to conduct proper risk assessments and to effectively mitigate systemic risks constitute particularly serious infringements of the DSA.

“However, in calculating the fine, the Commission also took into account mitigating circumstances that operate in favour of AliExpress, such as the novelty of the Digital Services Act.”

AliExpress now has until October 20, 2026, to submit an action plan to the Commission.

“The plan must set out measures to remedy the breach of its obligations to assess and mitigate systemic risks,” said the Commission.

“The European Board for Digital Services will have one month from the receipt of the plan to issue its opinion. The Commission will then have a further month to adopt its final decision and set a reasonable period for implementation.

“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.”