Buy a Nitecore charger from Aliexpress?

I thought Nitecore was company based in US or Europe, and I thought companies like that typically don’t sell on Aliexpress? I wanted to buy this UM2 charger, and it’s a lot cheaper on Ali than anywhere else.

Is it fake? Would it be easy to check if it’s a fake? Should I avoid?

Edit: This one specifically saids they’re 100% authentic and seem to have good ratings?

Straight up Chinese flashlight manufacturer like almost all the rest. Some of them have a US presence (or did). Nitecore tries really hard to guard their territories and pricing but there are some legit sources on Ali. I’m not familiar enough with their products or packaging to take a guess, and yeah, apparently there are lots of fakes out there. I think they do have an official ali store but also some unofficial stores using the name and trying to sound official. Also, I don’t know how much of a concern it is really because if it’s fake or if it’s defective it’s hard to get solid resolution when you’ve bought it on ali.

As I’m seeing your link for shipping to the US, you could spend about $2-$3 more and buy it from a known legit US source like 18650batterystore or imrbatteries. You have assurance of genuine product and easier returns or warranty that way, plus much faster shipping if that matters. On ali I see $18.24 plus $1.67 shipping, so call it a little over $21 with tax.

$16 at either with about the same $7 shipping cost:

I’m all about saving money on aliexpress but that’s been harder to do the last few years so sometimes the accompanying risks aren’t worth it for just a couple bucks, imho.

That charger has been around a long time now and that ali store only shows 35 orders with 8 reviews, only two of which look helpful. But maybe it’s legit. That store has been around for a decade and even though ali games the ratings and such they still have a pretty high satisfaction percentage, so that’s a good sign. Reviews on ali drop off after about six months it seems so if there were past buyers who thought they got fakes, that’s all gone to the wind now for that seller’s listing.

Nitecorestore.com is a legit US Distributer if you want to buy in the US. They are in Texas. I’ve ordered from them before and they shipped quick.