Summary: Products labelled Our store are sold directly by ZS Trader. Products labelled AliExpress are affiliate links: ZS Trader is a participant in the AliExpress Affiliate Programme (AliExpress Portals), and when you click one of those links and make a purchase we may receive a commission from AliExpress. You never pay more because of this.
Which products are affiliate links?
Every product card and product page carries a label. Our store means we stock, sell and ship the item ourselves and you pay us directly at checkout — there is no affiliate relationship involved. AliExpress means the "Buy on AliExpress" button is an affiliate link as described below.
What is an affiliate link?
Every "Buy on AliExpress" button takes you to the product's page on AliExpress.com. The link includes a tracking code that tells AliExpress the visit came from us. If you complete a purchase within AliExpress's tracking window (usually up to 30 days for most categories), AliExpress pays us a small percentage of the sale as a referral fee.
Affiliate links are marked with the rel="sponsored" attribute in our HTML, which is the industry standard for identifying paid or commercial links to search engines.
Does it cost you anything?
No. The price you pay on AliExpress is identical whether you arrive from ZS Trader or type the address in yourself. The commission is paid by AliExpress out of their own margin. In some cases our links may even carry a coupon or promotional price that isn't available elsewhere.
How commissions affect what we recommend
They don't decide it. Commission rates vary slightly between product categories, but we choose products based on seller reliability, review quality, and value for money — not on which category pays us more. We regularly feature low-commission items because they're genuinely the best choice.
We don't accept payment from sellers for placement, and we don't accept free products in exchange for a listing. If a seller ever sends us a sample, we'll say so on the product page.
Who you're buying from
For AliExpress picks, ZS Trader is not the seller. Your contract of sale is with the individual AliExpress seller, and your purchase is protected by AliExpress Buyer Protection. Refunds, disputes and delivery problems are handled through your AliExpress account.
Prices, ratings and availability
Prices, discounts, ratings, review counts and order counts shown on ZS Trader are collected from AliExpress at the time the product was added or last updated. Sellers change prices and run promotions frequently, so the figures here are a guide, not a guarantee. The price shown on AliExpress at checkout is always the final price.
Other relationships
Apart from selling our own products, ZS Trader currently earns affiliate income only through the AliExpress Affiliate Programme. If we join other programmes in future, this page will be updated to list them.
Legal basis
This disclosure is provided in accordance with the US Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255), the UK Advertising Standards Authority's CAP Code, and equivalent consumer-protection rules in other jurisdictions.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, contact us and we'll be happy to explain.
Last updated: 19 September 2026