Requirements For Shipping Human Remains From Abroad

By Iva Cannon


Many families have loved ones living abroad or in other states. Most of them are there for study, business, or employment. A good number of other could be there for vacation. If unfortunately any of your loved ones pass on abroad, you would have to bring their body back home so that they can be accorded a burial. This requires fulfillment of laid down procedures and acquiring the right documentation for the shipping to be affected. Shipping Human Remains is done by special means for utmost dignity and respect.

There are several human remain shipping companies that you can choose from to accomplish the task. However, you should be sure that they have offices in your country. You may have local mortuary companies with links to international mortuary shipping firms. You can use such firms, as they are aware of the local regulations and other important factors.

The home embassy has to go through all requests to transport the remains back home. You mat first apply for a death certificate and file it at the embassy together with permits and passports. If any inquiry to the death is pending, you may be required to wait for conclusion of such investigations. The consulate at the embassy checks on the documents and allows you to transport the body if they are correct.

Cremation is an option that your family may consider. The trend is rising and becoming accepted in many quarters. Cremation is a cheaper option compared to bringing the body home. Less space is required for the cargo. Furthermore, if your country has so many requirements for transporting human remains, you can go around by having cremated remains instead. Cremation also removes the urgency common in transporting human bodies due to deterioration.

If your culture allows for sharing out of cremated remains to close members, . You will have to plan for transport of the remains to family members that are far from home. You may also decide to have the remains preserved in a closed vase or made to jewelry. This would mean transporting the remains to a designer for such.

Transporting cremated remains should be done within the set regulations. Most countries are very specific ion this. Cargo of this nature is not transported like normal cargo. Special packaging and priority express mails are used to send these remains. This may be more expensive that normal mail charges but ensures that the remains are transport with the dignity that they deserve.

You can choose to transport the remains in all manner of packages from glass to wooden boxes to funeral urns. You may also need to pad the package if you are transporting the package over long distances. Padding can be done with foam of airbags and placed between an inner and an outer container. The Inner container should be well handled to avoid breakage.

The cremated remains are only transported internationally if they are not prohibited in individual country. The package is sent as priority or express mail to the destination. In addition, the packaging should be done according to regulations that may be in place in the destination country and sent in a funeral urn.




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