AliExpress (Ali) recently announced on the 21st that, as a result of safety inspections conducted in cooperation with the Korea Importers Association on 258 domestic distribution products, 220 items met domestic standards.
Based on this result, Ali aims to further accelerate securing consumer trust and creating a safe distribution environment.
Ali has been conducting voluntary safety inspections in cooperation with five major domestic testing institutions every month, according to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with the Importers Association in September of last year.
Products that do not meet domestic Korea Certification (KC) standards are immediately removed from sale, and measures are taken to block their redistribution. Based on this, the distribution management on the Ali platform is continuously being advanced.
This inspection was conducted on a total of five categories, targeting 258 items. The categories included infant and children's products (70 items), clothing and cosmetics (69 items), sports and winter products (27 items), daily necessities (46 items), and kitchen items (46 items).
Among these, 220 items (85.3%) met the domestic safety standards, but the remaining 14.7% still pose a challenge that Ali must address.
Moon Wan-sik, a professor at Konkuk University, noted, "It is commendable that foreign corporations voluntarily conduct safety inspections to meet domestic consumers' expectations and actively improve identified issues," adding, "If such efforts accumulate, they could establish themselves as a more trustworthy platform in the domestic market."
Ali plans to strengthen pre-inspections and post-monitoring for products with high seasonal demand, focusing on children's products in May, water play and vacation items in July, and camping and ceremonial products in September.