Retailer affiliate programs · Independent option
AliExpress Portals
Research AliExpress Portals for your store. Approved editorial commerce, comparison or curated recommendation site. Check program-specific rules before using a storefront layout.
Marketplace affiliate program
Where this option fits
Approved editorial commerce, comparison or curated recommendation site. Check program-specific rules before using a storefront layout.
International marketplace, with campaign target countries and product shipping eligibility varying by offer.
Connection model: Approved outbound links / licensed feeds
This is an affiliate referral route: visitors buy from the retailer. The publisher may earn qualifying commissions and does not acquire a supplier fulfilment contract through a referral link.
Merchant / publisher eligibility
No explicit current Pakistan publisher acceptance and payout route confirmed. Shipping to Pakistan, where offered, does not establish publisher eligibility.
Customer delivery countries, business residence, account acceptance and payment or payout access are separate checks.
Documented platform and connection details
Official-source research checked 2026-10-15. Documentation is not a claim that BrownBag has built or tested a client integration.
- Shopify
- Manual approved outbound links; native publisher product importer not verified. Review each program and theme/app separately.
- WooCommerce
- External/affiliate product type is supported by WooCommerce; links may be entered manually. Product feeds, images and automated imports require program approval and a separate reviewed integration.
- OpenCart
- Manual/custom outbound affiliate catalog; native provider integration unverified.
Publisher tools and permitted data
Affiliate links and designated affiliate APIs
Official agreement permits program-supplied content and designated APIs. Alibaba's reference documents product-query/details and promotion methods.
Research status: supported
Current API application / WordPress importer
Some public developer setup documentation is marked deprecated. Confirm current application flow and approved API availability before promising automation.
Research status: unverified
WooCommerce external products
Use approved affiliate links and licensed content; affiliate APIs must not be confused with AliExpress dropshipping/order APIs.
Research status: manual
Retail checkout & commissions
The customer checks out with the retailer. The affiliate publisher does not collect COD or fulfil the order through this referral model.
Program and commission conditions
- Products, commission eligibility and target countries change. Use current portal terms; do not assume all catalog items are commissionable.
- The retailer handles the retail order and its return policy. Reversed, rejected or refunded purchases can affect commissions.
What a scoped engagement should establish
Confirm the approved publisher account, permitted websites, target markets and usable payout method. Select authorized links or product data, place disclosures next to recommendations and define how prices, images and expired offers are maintained. Review reporting and commission reversals separately from retail fulfilment.
Agree build deliverables, client-owned accounts, third-party subscriptions and ongoing support separately. Do not send account passwords or API keys in the public enquiry form.
Official sources
- Official reference 1 https://cdn.contract.alibaba.com/terms/b_platform_service_agreement/20240912121955398/20240912121955398.html?lng=en ↗
- Official reference 2 https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/api.htm?apiId=45803 ↗
- Official reference 3 https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/doc.htm?articleId=118193&docType=1&treeId=674 ↗