By Lelia Hall


The world has become a global village with friends and family traveling overseas for leisure, work, or study. In the unfortunate occurrence of a death, it is normally such a struggle to bring the loved one back home. The hustle of clearing with the embassy and planning for the funeral may take a toll on the family. Luckily, there is international mortuary shipping services that can be by your side as you bid your loved ones goodbye.

International mortuary companies are made of experienced members and a network of representatives that provide national and international shipping for the remains of the deceased. Shipping requirements for human remains vary from country to country. Before the remains are shipped, several details have to be fulfilled to the letter.

Around the world, most systems require you to have signed death certificate and file the information with the relevant authorities before a burial can be held. It is important to ensure accuracy of information written in those documents to prevent hitches in the system. The documents are the gone through by the consulate that sits at the home country embassy before the body is okay for shipping.

Furthermore, there are countries that require special units to be employed to ship human remains. The shipping company goes through the specific regulations using their representative on the ground and communicates the part that need to be fulfilled by the company. After 9/11 attacks in USA, several regulations have been placed on flights between certain cities. Furthermore, there are certain times where it is not allowed to transport cargo to certain destinations. Thus, when planning for the funeral, you should consider possible flight delays.

Most mortuary shipping companies cater for all the services including removal of a body, its embalming, filling of the necessary documents, obtaining of the required licenses and delivery to the airport. Others provide delivery to the resident town, delivery to a local mortuary and further preparation of a body at an extra fee.

Rather than have the body delivered for burial, you may decide to have it cremated. In fact, most cultures around the world are considering cremation as an option. Again, there are different regulations from country to country regarding cremation. You may have to wait a little while before the cremated remains are delivered home. Cremation costs are also a little cheaper since it takes less cost to transport cremated remains.

You can hire graveside service providers from your locality. However, it is a little cheaper if you hired the shipping company as part of this whole package. The cost of disinterment also varies and you should inquire before picking up the service.

When looking for the shipping company, it sis good to approach a few mortuary shipping firms and look at their offers. Ask for a quote and evaluate what other added services that they offer. It is also important to ask if they have office in your country or state.




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