Alibaba and AUS agree to pay $600 million over illegal goods sales

The US Justice Department announced a $600 million resolution with Alibaba Group and AUS Merchant Services over illegal drugs, controlled substances and pill-making equipment sold through Alibaba.com and AliExpress. Alibaba admitted it failed to stop about 80,000 sales of unlawful imports between January 2016 and December 2024. The agreements are non-prosecution agreements, and the companies agreed to strengthen compliance for merchants selling into the US.

• Total of $600 million: Alibaba pays $125 million penalty and $200 million forfeiture
• AUS Merchant Services pays $85 million penalty and $190 million forfeiture
• About 80,000 sales of unlawful imports, January 2016 to December 2024
• Combined gross merchandise value of those sales exceeded $200 million