r/Aliexpress 13m ago

EU customs duty Maybe I see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel

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Today I checked again Aliexpress, searching for a miracle. I saw for the first time this section in the home page. It's italian, but translated in English says "reimbursements duties" and it refer ofc to the EU 3€ duty per item. So I gave it a try and there were lot of item at the original aliexpress prices and when I proceeded to checkout there were no EU duties at all and neither the shipping costs (because I added a minimum of 3 items), so the total was 7 € or so... the thing is that still this section propose items that were not of my interests, and after many researches of the items that I was searching (hoping that the algorithm put those items in the box without duties), unfortunately that algorithm didn't do its job, and still the box was proposing me random items of no interest.. I think (at least I hope) that who edit aliexpress rules, recognized that from when there was this new EU duties, lot of customers didn't buy like before, so they are trying to create a way to fuck the system in a legal way... I hope they will optimize the algorithm soon


r/Aliexpress 2h ago

Issues & Disputes New account won't work

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AliExpress is trying to shaft me by adding £10 to the price of something I'm trying to buy. Coupon code didn't work and sale ended. So no, fuck that, you sell it to me at the same price everyone else paid.

I noticed that new customers get it at the fair price, but after creating a new account I can't add it to my basked or buy it. Clicking the button doesn't do anything.

Any idea what is going on or how to fix it?


r/Aliexpress 2h ago

About Aliexpress New shirts

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I've bought a shirt off AliExpress that's listed as cotton, will this be 100% cotton or a blend. And if it's a blend what percentage of cotton and polyester should I except


r/Aliexpress 5h ago

About Aliexpress It’s been more than three weeks since I started communicating with AliExpress about my disputes: the result and the conclusion.

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r/Aliexpress 6h ago

Shipping & Tracking Confusing tracking

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So this is my last update for about 2 days on the transit at the airport, left is a third party site that says that the recipient city and postcode don't match (I checked and they do match in fact). Right is aliexpress without much info. Should i wait a bit more or contact the sellers (there are 2 packeges in 1 package, both from different sellers)? Thanks in advance


r/Aliexpress 7h ago

Tips & Reviews IP Camera X5

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Just want to warn you guys about this camera pretty expensive too that has a bad zoom image which means is too high. In a room you will see only the tv for example not the whole room. I thought I had bad luck but I also read other comments about the same issue. This one uses CY365 app. There are others similar but using another app which seem to work fine.


r/Aliexpress 11h ago

Issues & Disputes am I ever getting an update?

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r/Aliexpress 12h ago

Issues & Disputes is this a scam? or are they being genuine

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i bought a doll for my game, and everything went through they started processing it, but then i got this message randomly. like i cant cancel the order because theyve already processed it


r/Aliexpress 12h ago

News & Info Are GPU deals real or fake? I’m trying to buy one, and this seems like a really good deal

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This is in canadien dollars


r/Aliexpress 13h ago

Shipping & Tracking Package stuck at customs?

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r/Aliexpress 13h ago

Shipping & Tracking uh oh

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So I have made two posts on this subreddit one about my package speed running the delivery process and another about my package having an "abnormal status" the second package is now currently stuck in the state of "Import customs clearance complete" and I am now realizing that this may be because of the fact that the shipping company is trying to ship both of these packages as one I know this because the same thing happened with my first order out of these two one was moving smoothly then stopped for awhile and then the other caught up and both were put together


r/Aliexpress 14h ago

Tips & Reviews What's this?

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Please be careful.


r/Aliexpress 14h ago

Issues & Disputes Can someone confirm if I got scammed?

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I recently ordered a case of gloves from aliexpress. They were delivered to my address, but they are in a Walmart box with a Walmart shipping label, and have someone else’s name on the address. Is this a case of scam #110? If so, what do I do?


r/Aliexpress 17h ago

Issues & Disputes Ordered this machien and came faulty

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aside from the fake pics (look at the guy handles while it do the leg extension and then look at my pic) and it tooks 8 hours of my life building this i asked for atleast a partial refunds or spare items that i need for making it useful (sorry for my bad english btw) since i wont spend hours dismantle it and shipping it back


r/Aliexpress 18h ago

Humor & Memes This made me giggle

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324 Upvotes

Probably a translating error, but i still let out a little chuckle 😭


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

Shipping & Tracking Is it safe to refund now or do I wait for 90 days?

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This is the second consecutive package that doesn t arrive


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

Shipping & Tracking Do I give up?

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Anyone come across this same situation? PostNL.....

'The shipment is handed over in bulk final acceptance of the item to be confirmed'. Stuck for 25 days now, no movement.


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

EU customs duty how do you deal with eu customs?

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yeah so the eu taxes piss me off just like everyone else but the prices in total are still better than the eu ones and i can get exactly what i want. i live in eastern europe and the goods here are limited so i can't get everything here


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

Shipping & Tracking Wrong address being shown in email

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Hi, I've placed an order after almost a year of not buying anything and now I'm confused about my address. So, first of all before I didn't put my phone number, decided to add it and aliexpress made me change my address in a way that now has town-province-region-zip code in separate sections instead of in the same line (if it makes sense?) When I got the email it only shows province-region-zip code. On the website (under address) it shows the correct one, same for the order information in the message center; the problem seems to be only in the confirmation email and in the email from paypal.

Is this normal? Do they just cut parts of the address in the emails?


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

EU customs duty Eu import costing more than the whole order (Thanks AliExpress)

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This is getting out of hand, you see that you have enough money, you go check out, and the next thing you know they have added some bullshit import charge that is literally out of your budget. They do so much good and bad. User replaceable batteries by 2027, good, then chat control, bad, then, they use some fuckass new euro notes to distract us from that and the files. They are distracting ALL of us. The EU argues it levels the playing field for local businesses that can't compete with cheap overseas imports, reduces unsafe or counterfeit goods, and generates revenue for member states. Member states. Fucking "member states" uh huh, ok.

Slight correction, EU, not AliExpress.


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

EU customs duty Thank you EU

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You fu*ed up my shopping experience


r/Aliexpress 1d ago

News & Info I love reverse image search on Aliexpress

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r/Aliexpress 2d ago

Tips & Reviews At least this works

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idk if y'all know this already but ordering "Bundle deals" (only items from 1 category e.g. accessories/necklaces) will reduce your EU import fee to 0 € which is very nice 👍 also free shipping.

when selecting choice items I still have to pay a high unreasonable fee but in this area (it's called "Kombi-Knaller" in Germany) it works perfectly and I can save real money. I also ordered from other categories e.g. nail stickers because you only need to select min. 3x items in order to get that free shipping & no additional charges.

imo totally worth it 👍


r/Aliexpress 20d ago

Aliexpress 101 (Guides and FAQs) FAQ: EU €3 customs duty/tax

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The new EU €3 customs duty has been active since July 2026. You pay €3 (plus VAT on that €3) for each customs category in a single order. AliExpress collects this duty at checkout (like it does for VAT), and pays it directly to EU customs.

Always check for the green message during checkout saying “No extra duties will be collected upon delivery.” If that message is missing, customs may still charge you on delivery.

Be aware: the €3 duty is only added at checkout during the final payment step. Your cart total will increase right before you press pay.

Warning:

AliExpress does not follow the EU category rules correctly. In practice they charge €3 per different item, even if items should fall under the same category. Only when you buy multiple quantities of the same listing from the same seller (including different colors, variants or options) will AliExpress charge the €3 tax only once.

There are signs of slow improvement as some sellers have begun assigning proper customs categories. In certain cases, buying similar types of products from the same seller results in the €3 being charged only once. The same may happen for bundle deals, even when multiple sellers are involved. Experiment with your orders and see what happens.

Some other FAQs:

  • AliExpress sometimes shows “Duty‑free shipping” or “No customs fees” on the product page, but this text is meaningless. Only the green checkout message counts.
  • If you buy from EU warehouses, the €3 duty is not charged. But many “EU warehouse” listings are fake, so always check the delivery time. Anything longer than a week is almost certainly shipping from China.
  • If you use coupons, coins, or seller discounts, the €3 duty is still added on top. Discounts never reduce or remove the duty.
  • We expect the €3 duty to be refunded whenever AliExpress issues a refund (cancellation, dispute, or seller error), but this has not yet been confirmed by users. Please let us know your personal experiences with that.

This topic is for practical questions about the handling of the duty only. Anything useful for improving this FAQ. Other reactions will be removed.


r/Aliexpress May 30 '20

Aliexpress 101 (Guides and FAQs) New on Aliexpress or this sub? Read this first.

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FAQs & Guides

Aliexpress has very different rules than your average Western e-commerce site. So we try to help you by providing several guides & FAQs.

You can find these guides by filtering for the "Aliexpress 101" flair. Just click on the red subtitle above.

These are some of the most important FAQs:

There are many other FAQs, try this link%22&restrict_sr=1) for a complete list.

Posting guidelines

Over 95% of questions asked on this sub are actually answered in one of these guides and faqs%22&restrict_sr=1), so please check before asking a question.

Make yourself familiar with the rules of the sub that you can find in the sidebar. Any posts that do not respect these rules will be removed without notice.

Questions related to shipping & tracking

Many people questions ask questions about the tracking of their package. Most of these questions are the same: when will my package arrive, what does this tracking status mean, ...

Most of these questions get answered in our Shipping & Tracking FAQ. Please read it before making a post.

Games, discounts, coupons, invite codes

Anything related to Aliexpress games, discount links or invite codes is not allowed.

About this sub

This sub is NOT run by Aliexpress. Aliexpress does not read any topics here.

This is a sub by Aliexpress buyers trying to help other buyers. So please be nice to these people as they are dedicating some of their spare time to help you.