The chinese postal system offers extremely low government subsidized rates. This isn't just Alibaba, almost everybody shipping out of china offers free shipping

The chinese postal system offers extremely low government subsidized rates. This isn't just Alibaba, almost everybody shipping out of china offers free shipping. http://www.ems.com.cn/mainservice/ems/e_guo_ji_e_you_bao.html http://www.ems.com.cn/mainservice/ems/e_guo_ji_e_you_bao.htm... for reference 6RMB=0.91 USD Larger parties are able to obtain even lower rates.