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The all-in-one tool for AliExpress dropshipping
Import · Price · Sync · Fulfill — all from one dashboard
Build the Drop connects directly to AliExpress so you can import products to your Shopify store in seconds, set smart pricing formulas that protect your margins, and fulfill customer orders without ever logging into AliExpress manually.
1-click
product import
Auto
stock sync
0 manual
order processing
Everything you need for AliExpress dropshipping
One dashboard to import, price, sync and fulfill — no browser extensions, no spreadsheets.
Import AliExpress products in 1 click
Browse AliExpress, click Import, and the product lands in your Shopify store with all variants, images and descriptions — already mapped and ready to sell.
Smart pricing formulas that protect your margins
Define formula-based price rules: add a fixed markup, a percentage margin or a tiered multiplier. Prices update automatically when AliExpress changes its costs.
Automatic stock synchronization
Build the Drop checks AliExpress stock levels automatically, on a schedule set by your plan. When a product goes out of stock, your Shopify listing is updated on the next sync — no more selling products you can't ship.
One-click order fulfillment
When a customer places an order, fulfill it on AliExpress in a single click from your Build the Drop dashboard. Tracking numbers sync back to Shopify automatically.
How it works
1
Connect your AliExpress account
Authorize Build the Drop with your AliExpress credentials via secure OAuth. Takes 30 seconds.
2
Import products to your store
Search AliExpress inside Build the Drop, select products and push them to Shopify with one click. Edit titles, descriptions and pricing rules before publishing.
3
Sell — we handle the rest
Orders come in on Shopify. Fulfill them to AliExpress in bulk from your dashboard. Tracking updates automatically.
Related guides
AliExpress Shipping Times: Every Option ExplainedHow long does AliExpress shipping take? Shipping methods, typical delivery times by region and how to set customer expectations in dropshipping.Read guide How AliExpress Orders Are Fulfilled Through Build the DropStep-by-step walkthrough of what happens between a customer placing an order in your Shopify store and AliExpress shipping it out — including the role of auto-place, manual placement, and the order status timeline.Read guide How to Enable AliExpress Auto-PayStep-by-step: upgrade your plan, enable Auto-place orders in space settings, link PayPal on AliExpress, and refresh the status to start auto-paying new orders.Read guide How to Do Dropshipping on Shopify with AliExpress [2026 Tutorial]Complete tutorial to connect your Shopify store with AliExpress in 2026: finding suppliers, importing products and automating prices and order fulfillment.Read guide
Frequently asked questions
Build the Drop offers a free plan that lets you import up to 50 products and manage basic AliExpress dropshipping. Paid plans unlock unlimited products, automated price rules and bulk order fulfillment.
Unlike DSers (AliExpress-only, limited pricing logic) or AutoDS (complex, expensive), Build the Drop focuses on clean UX, powerful formula-based pricing, and multi-supplier support — so you're not locked into AliExpress long-term.
Currently Build the Drop supports one AliExpress connection per workspace. You can create multiple workspaces on PRO and BUSINESS plans to manage separate stores.
Yes. Your price rules are formula-based (e.g. cost × 2.5 + €2). When AliExpress updates the supplier cost, your retail price recalculates automatically, maintaining your margin.
Build the Drop detects the stock change during its next sync cycle and automatically sets the Shopify product quantity to 0, preventing overselling.
This is a limitation of the AliExpress affiliate API itself, not of Build the Drop. AliExpress access tokens expire 60 days after they are issued, and the platform does not support silent token refresh. Once the token expires, any action that needs to talk to AliExpress — placing orders, checking stock, importing products, syncing tracking — stops working until you re-authorize the connection. To renew, go to Integrations in your space, click 'Connect AliExpress' again, and complete the OAuth flow. The whole process takes about 30 seconds and keeps the connection valid for another 60 days. We send an email reminder a few days before the token expires so you do not get caught off guard.
Auto-pay needs three things to be true at the same time: (1) your plan is PRO or BUSINESS, (2) the 'Auto-place orders' toggle is on in your space settings, and (3) AliExpress confirms auto-pay is enabled for your account. The status badge on the AliExpress supplier card reflects AliExpress's side — if it says 'Auto-pay not active', it means the connection has not been set up on AliExpress's end. Log in to AliExpress, enable auto-pay in your account, link PayPal as a payment method, then go back to the supplier card and click 'Refresh status' to re-check. Build the Drop will only auto-place and auto-pay orders when all three conditions are met.
Four steps: upgrade your plan to PRO or BUSINESS, open the space settings dropdown and toggle 'Auto-place orders' on, link PayPal to your AliExpress account on AliExpress's website, and finally go to Dashboard → Suppliers → AliExpress and click 'Refresh status' on the supplier card to confirm AliExpress has auto-pay enabled. See the full guide 'How to enable AliExpress auto-pay' for the full walkthrough.
These are two independent switches on opposite sides of the integration. 'Enabled in AliExpress' reflects what AliExpress reports about your account — specifically, that PayPal is linked and auto-pay is turned on in your AliExpress payment settings. 'Enabled in Space' reflects what Build the Drop has been told about your space — namely, that the 'Auto-place orders' toggle is on in your space settings. Orders will only be auto-placed and auto-paid when BOTH are enabled at the same time. If either is off, the integration will not place orders automatically.
The status on the supplier page is a snapshot, not a live feed — it reflects the last time Build the Drop asked AliExpress. After changing auto-pay on AliExpress's website, come back to the AliExpress supplier page and click 'Refresh status' to ask AliExpress again. The badge will update within a few seconds.
No. The auto-pay flag lives on AliExpress's side (it's tied to your PayPal linkage) and is independent of the OAuth token that Build the Drop uses to talk to AliExpress. Renewing the connection only refreshes the token; it does not touch the auto-pay flag. You should only need to set up auto-pay on AliExpress once.
Yes. The 'Auto-place orders' toggle lives in each space's settings, so you can mix and match: leave a space in passive mode while auto-placing in another. The AliExpress side is shared across spaces because it depends on a single PayPal linkage on your AliExpress account, but the Build the Drop switch is per-space.
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