1. Basic knowledge of chargeback
Chargeback refers to the cardholder's application for refusal to pay a certain transaction on the bill within the specified time limit (generally 180 days after the transaction date or the date of delivery of the goods, some payment institutions can extend to 540 days). Chargeback is a right granted to cardholders by relevant financial institutions.
When a chargeback request occurs, we will send you a notice in the form of a notification (and your registered mailbox also receives an email), and freeze the corresponding order and payment during the processing of Chargeback . If you need to appeal, please submit relevant appeal materials as required within the specified time. We will negotiate on your behalf with relevant financial institutions.
2. Appeal of chargeback
Different reasons for chargeback need different evidence for appeal. The relevant financial institutions will make a final ruling based on the materials you provide, so the completeness and richness of the materials you provide will affect the outcome of your appeal.
The main evidence to be submitted for appeal for various reasons is as follows:
1) Unauthorized transaction
If you have already shipped the goods before the chargeback occurs but have not filled out the shipping notice in the AliExpress system, please submit relevant evidence. We will determine whether you are eligible for compensation and process the funds.
2) Goods Or Services Not Received/Provided
· Please indicate whether the buyer has feedback the problem of not receiving the goods before filed chargeback;
· Please provide the estimated delivery time as published on the order details page to prove that the goods are delivered within the specified time limit;
· Please provide the packing list and proof of delivery, such as the logistics statement (as shown below) and the actual pictures at the time of delivery;
· Please provide proof of proper delivery. It is recommended to use the delivery records on the carrier’s official website and the documents signed by the buyer (as shown below), or use the logistics records on AliExpress website.
· If your goods are in the customs of the destination country, please provide a screenshot of the logistics record to show that the buyer needs to clear and the documents required by the buyer for customs clearance.
· If there is a refund for your transaction, please provide proof of refund, including time and amount (as shown below).
3) Goods Not As Described
· Please indicate whether the buyer has reported any product problems before filed chargeback;
· Please provide a packing list (as shown in the figure below), and proof that the physical object matches the description of the product.
· Please provide the refund and return rules published on the website for the product , and indicate whether the transaction allows returns and refunds, and whether the buyer's return has been received
· If there is a refund for your transaction, please provide proof of refund, including time and amount (as shown below).
· Please provide a quality inspection certificate or authorization certificate from a third-party authority, such as CE certification;
4) Refund Not Received
· Please provide the refund and return rules published on the product details page of the product at the time of the transaction, and indicate whether you agree to refund to the buyer.
· Please provide the content of the communication with the buyer before chargeback was filed, indicating whether the buyer canceled the order or you received the buyer's return;
· Please provide proof of proper delivery. It is recommended to use the delivery records on the carrier’s official website and the documents signed by the buyer, or use the logistics records on AliExpress website.
5) Duplicate Processing
· Please check whether the buyer has 2 or more orders with the same or similar transaction amount/product/transaction date.
A. If yes: Please list detailed information of these orders one by one and explain the buyer's repeated deductions;
B. If not: Please provide transaction details such as the shipping list, logistics number, and proper delivery information of the declined order, and explain that no repeated deduction was found.
· If there is a refund for your transaction, please provide proof of refund, including time and amount.
6) Incorrect Transaction Amount
· Please indicate that the price of the goods/services is equal to the payment amount;
· If there is a price change after the order is placed, please provide evidence to prove that the price change is approved by the buyer;
· Please provide proof of proper delivery. It is recommended to use the delivery records on the carrier’s official website and the documents signed by the buyer, or use the logistics records on AliExpress website.
7) Paid via other method
· Please indicate that no payment other than the current payment method of the order was received during the transaction, such as Western Union, etc.;
· Please provide proof of proper delivery. It is recommended to use the delivery records on the carrier’s official website and the documents signed by the buyer, or use the logistics records on AliExpress website.
Remarks:
· Please provide corresponding evidence as required; please do not upload the same evidence repeatedly;
· All the materials you submit will be submitted to the relevant institutions. Please fill in the appeal materials in English, and the proof of the picture format you submitted must also be in English.
· If the appeal materials are submitted after the deadline or the appeal materials do not meet the requirements, the relevant institutions may make a ruling in favor of the buyer, and the payment will be refunded to the buyer.
· If the buyer has initiated a dispute on AliExpress before the chargeback, even if you win the dispute, you still need to submit evidence to appeal.
· Buyers who do not approve of your submitted materials can initiate a second chargeback. If you decide to appeal the second chargeback, you may need to pay a handling fee in accordance with the regulations of the relevant institutions.
· If the logistics shows that the package has not been properly delivered and the estimated time has passed when the chargeback is filed, it is recommended that you verify the delivery status with the logistics carrier and the buyer as soon as possible.
3. How to reduce buyer's chargeback
In order to avoid chargeback and reduce losses, we have the following suggestions:
· Reasonably set the delivery time and the expected deadline for delivery of your products.
· Fair disclosure of information: Describe the items you are selling as detailed and accurate as possible.
· Strengthen communication with buyers, reply in time and solve buyers' problems wholeheartedly.
· Keep communication records: Please give priority to using the communication tools on AliExpress.
· Correct delivery: deliver the items to the buyer's order address or an address approved by risk control, and keep the delivery certificate that can be tracked online.
· Properly set return and refund rules: Clearly publish return and refund rules on order detail pages. Please note that certain laws and card issuer policies give the right to buyers to file chargeback for any unshipped or defective goods, even if you have stated in advance that all transactions cannot be reversed and returns are not allowed.
· In order to ensure the safety of both buyers and sellers and maintain a safe and orderly trading environment on AliExpress, it is recommended that you do not refund buyers through other offline methods (paypal, Western Union, etc.).