Integrates CS-Cart with the AliExpress Dropshipping API: import products with variants, sync price and stock, place paid orders, get tracking back.
Tested on 3 buildsUpdated Nov 8, 2026Version 1.0.0CS-Cart, Multi-Vendor 4.17.2 – 4.21.x No core file edits
Built for
AliExpress Dropshipping: Import AliExpress products by link, apply price rules and place paid orders once1 of 8
What it does
For stores and marketplaces that sell products from AliExpress sellers. The add-on integrates your CS-Cart admin panel with the official AliExpress Open Platform Dropshipping API through your own developer app (AliExpress reviews the profile and the app category; the docs walk you through it): import products, sync them and place the AliExpress orders from your order statuses. Multi-Vendor: one account for the marketplace or one per vendor. Built for 4.17.2 to 4.21.
How it works
Enter the App Key and App Secret of your AliExpress app, authorize your AliExpress account and test with any product link. Paste product links on the Import page; the shopper sees one option with the AliExpress variants and, if you add the AliExpress shipping method, the AliExpress delivery fee. When an order is paid, its AliExpress products are ordered on AliExpress. Tracking numbers come back as shipments linked to the tracking page you chose.
Features
Import by AliExpress link or id, up to 50 at a time, with variants, product images copied into the store and a cleaned description
Preview of every variant with the AliExpress cost, your price and the stock before you import
Price rules: markup, fixed amount, endings, minimum price, list price, USD conversion, overrides per category and product
Stock, price and off-sale sync on a schedule, products taken off sale are disabled
Paid orders placed on AliExpress at most once automatically, recorded before the call; an order whose answer was lost waits for you
Delivery option per line (cheapest or fastest, tracked only) and a checkout shipping method with the AliExpress delivery fee
Tracking numbers become CS-Cart shipments with a link to Cainiao global tracking, 17TRACK, the carrier or your own tracking page
Multi-Vendor: one account for the marketplace or one authorization per vendor, strictly separated data
App Secret and tokens stored encrypted, token refreshed automatically, job queue with retries, log with CSV export
What you get
Package
kv_aliexpress_dropshipping-1.0.0.zip, installed through Add-ons → Manage add-ons
Updates & support
12 months included. Download new versions from your account and install them in Add-ons → Manage add-ons or the Upgrade Center.
License
1 production installation. Staging, dev and localhost are free and unlimited. The add-on keeps working after the update period ends. How licensing works
Compatibility
We list only the builds we install and test on. “Tested” means the full test plan was run on that build; “Supported” means the build is inside the supported range and uses the same hooks.
CS-Cart version and edition compatibility
CS-Cart version
CS-Cart
CS-Cart Ultimate
Multi-Vendor
Multi-Vendor Ultimate
4.22 and later
Testing next
Testing next
Testing next
Testing next
4.21.2
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
4.20.x
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
4.19.x
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
4.18.x
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
4.17.2
Tested
Supported
Tested
Supported
Before 4.17.2
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Not supported
Last tested build: Multi-Vendor 4.17.2, Nov 8, 2026Tested on: Multi-Vendor 4.17.2, CS-Cart 4.17.2
Requirements
Platform
CS-Cart (Ultimate) or Multi-Vendor 4.17.2 – 4.21.x (tested on CS-Cart Ultimate 4.17.2 and Multi-Vendor 4.17.2 against a local mock of the AliExpress Open Platform gateway; 4.21: template compile only; not run against the live AliExpress service)
Requirement
Administrator access to the store's admin panel, and HTTPS on the storefront (AliExpress sends the authorization back to it)
Requirement
An AliExpress account that buys the orders (with a payment method if you want AliExpress to pay automatically)
Requirement
An AliExpress Open Platform developer account with a Dropshipping app (below). We were not charged for registering; AliExpress reviews the profile and the app category
Connection to the official AliExpress Open Platform with the merchant's own free Dropshipping app: App Key and App Secret (secret stored encrypted), authorization of the AliExpress account (OAuth "code for token" through a one-time state, manual code as a fallback), signed requests (HMAC-SHA256), access token refreshed 30 minutes before it expires under a lock, account paused when AliExpress refuses the token.
Import by AliExpress product link or id (up to 50 at a time) with all SKUs as one option of real combinations, images copied into the store, weight and a cleaned description; a preview shows each SKU with its cost, your price and stock; importing again updates the same product.
Price rules: percentage markup, fixed amount, endings (x.99, x.95, x.90, whole number), minimum price, list price, USD conversion, overrides per AliExpress category and per product; stock buffer and cap.
Stock, price and off-sale sync on a schedule; products taken off sale or gone are disabled and enabled again when they come back.
Orders: the AliExpress products of a paid CS-Cart order are placed on AliExpress at a chosen status (or by hand) at most once: the out_order_id is recorded before the call, a lock per order, an atomic claim; an order whose answer was lost is never resent automatically, the administrator links the AliExpress order id or sends again with the same out_order_id; pay in AliExpress or let AliExpress try to pay at once.
Delivery option per line from aliexpress.ds.freight.query (cheapest or fastest, tracked only by default) and a checkout shipping method with the AliExpress delivery fee plus a markup.
Tracking: AliExpress order status, amount and tracking numbers polled and stored; every tracking number becomes a CS-Cart shipment whose link opens the tracking page you choose (Cainiao global tracking, 17TRACK, the carrier's site or your own page); optional order status changes and customer e-mail.
Multi-Vendor: one AliExpress account for the marketplace or one authorization per vendor through the owner's app; every record scoped by company_id; queue-wide actions and the app credentials administrator-only.
Uninstall keeps the order and product links, the connection, the rules and the settings unless "Permanently delete AliExpress order and product links on uninstall" is ticked, so a reinstall never buys an order twice or imports a product twice.
Job queue with retries and back-off, cron (command line and secret address), log viewer with CSV export, Upgrade Synchronizer and domain-bound licence client.
Tested on Multi-Vendor 4.17.2, CS-Cart 4.17.2. First release.
Does it work with CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor?
Yes, in CS-Cart, CS-Cart Ultimate, Multi-Vendor and Multi-Vendor Ultimate. In Multi-Vendor the marketplace owner can use one AliExpress account for everyone or let each vendor authorize their own; vendors only ever see their own products and orders.
Which CS-Cart versions are supported?
4.17.2 to 4.21.x, PHP 7.4 to 8.3.
Why do I need my own AliExpress developer app?
AliExpress gives API access only to registered apps. You register on the AliExpress Open Platform, choose the Dropshipping app category and AliExpress reviews it. Using your own app means your data and limits are yours, and nothing passes through our servers. The steps are in Installation.
Is it the official AliExpress add-on?
No. It is made by Kavio Labs and integrates with the official AliExpress Open Platform API. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by AliExpress.
Where are my App Secret and tokens stored?
In your store's database, encrypted with AES-256-GCM and a key derived from your store's own secret. They are never shown again and never written to the log.
Can a paid order be bought twice on AliExpress?
The add-on never places an order twice on its own: the reference is recorded before the call, a lock per order and an atomic state change stop parallel runs, an order is placed automatically only while it is at the push status (or Complete), and an order whose answer was lost is never sent again automatically (see Usage, "When AliExpress did not answer"). If you send such an order again by hand, the same reference is used; AliExpress is expected to refuse a duplicate, but its documentation does not promise it, so check AliExpress first.
Does it pay AliExpress automatically?
Only if you choose "Ask AliExpress to pay at once" in the rules; AliExpress then tries to pay with your AliExpress account. By default orders wait for your payment in AliExpress.
Can it cancel an AliExpress order?
No. The Dropshipper API has no cancel call, so a placed order that is canceled in the shop is flagged for you to cancel in AliExpress.
What tracking link do customers get?
The page you choose in the rules: Cainiao global tracking (default), 17TRACK, the carrier's website as reported by AliExpress, or your own page.
Are product images hotlinked?
No. Product images are downloaded over HTTPS from AliExpress image hosts only and stored in your store. Images inside descriptions stay hosted by AliExpress unless you switch them off.
What happens if I uninstall?
The order and product links, the connection, the rules and the settings are kept unless you tick "Permanently delete AliExpress order and product links on uninstall" first. Imported products stay in your catalogue.
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What stands behind your license
Tested builds
This product was tested on these builds. Builds we did not test are not listed.
Multi-Vendor4.17.2
unit 171 (PHP8.1PHP 8.1, 8.3
AliExpress API mock.4.21
12 months of updates
Updates and support are included in the price. The product keeps working afterwards; renewing is optional.