Why does shipping cost way more for sending a package compared to when ordering something?

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So if I am ordering something across the ocean, compared to me sending something to a friend across the ocean, I pay more than 5 times more for sending a package than just ordering something from the same place, and it’s always like that. Do businesses get some special deal or something?

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Businesses tend to ship in bulk. Even things like Amazon or Alibaba, which appear to be shipping just one item to you, are usually placing bulk shipping orders (if they don’t have a standing contract with the shipping company) to send your package and the other 10,000 items that are ordered from one continent to another.

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