The statement came in "submitted comments" to the U.S. Trade Representative in response from trade groups to put Alibaba on the government's "notorious markets list" for offering pirated goods.
Alibaba denied in its submission Wednesday that it is a marketplace for counterfeit goods.
"We routinely collaborate with brands, associations and regulators to maintain the integrity of our marketplaces. Our recent USTR [United States Trade Representative] submissions describe our steadfast efforts to fight counterfeiters online and the sources of such production offline. It also reflects our very strong commitment towards intellectual property rights protection," the statement said.
Rick Helfenbein, the head of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, said the Chinese retail giant must "clean up their image."
Helfenbein told CNNMoney that Alibaba, one of the world's largest online retailers, doesn't do enough to police counterfeit goods sold on its sites.
"They are the bad boys of retail right now, and we need to clean that up," Helfenbein said.
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