In order to reduce the store opening and operating costs and waiting time for merchants in the wig and clothing accessories categories, and actively help the prosperity of the industry ecosystem, AliExpress has adjusted the category qualification requirements and deposit amounts. The following are the core changes in this optimization:
1. Category qualification requirements adjustment:
Business category – chemical fiber hair:
Before adjustment: Review system recruitment, conditions include core chemical fiber hair products and high-increase chemical fiber hair products.
After adjustment: Open recruitment, no qualification review is required.
Business category – black human hair:
Before adjustment: Closed recruitment, involving human hair traders and human hair factory-trade integrated factory entry requirements.
After adjustment: Open recruitment, no qualification review is required.
Business category – white human hair:
Before adjustment: Closed recruitment.
After adjustment: Open recruitment, no qualification review is required.
Business categories – Apparel fabrics and accessories:
Before adjustment: Open to investment, no qualification review required.
After adjustment: Closed to investment.
2. Adjustment of deposit amount for cross-border self-operated merchants:
Black real hair:
Before adjustment: 50,000 RMB.
After adjustment: 30,000 RMB.
White real hair:
Before adjustment: 50,000 RMB.
After adjustment: 10,000 RMB.
This series of adjustments aims to provide merchants with a more convenient entry channel, reduce operating costs, speed up the entry review process, and better serve global sellers. AliExpress hopes to promote the healthy development of the industry and create a more favorable business environment for merchants through these optimizations.