AliExpress Contests Record €550 Million EU Penalty

The company issued a statement on Monday expressing deep dissatisfaction with the ruling, which represents a significant escalation in the EU’s crackdown on marketplace safety. AliExpress maintains that it has proactively implemented robust systems to police its platform, suggesting that the regulatory assessment fails to acknowledge the scale of these internal compliance efforts.

Management is currently reviewing the legal grounds of the decision to determine its next steps. By labeling the fine excessive, the company signals a readiness to pursue a protracted legal battle to overturn or reduce the penalty, which ranks among the largest ever levied against a retail platform in the region.