miercuri, 16 aprilie 2014

Facts About Using International Funeral Shipping Services

By Anita Ortega


Nowadays, many people move from their countries of origin for various reasons including work, recreation and service to their countries. Most people do not give much thought to what happens after someone passes away in a foreign country and how to bring a loved one back home following his or her death. The issue of transporting a corpse from one country to another is an added dilemma to planning a funeral. It can be distressing to deal with the authorities of a foreign country.

It is not easy to hold a funeral because of the costs involved and the legislation that governs a number of aspects of holding such an event. Not everyone knows about the process of transporting a corpse and it is not advisable to rely on a local mortuary that does not know how to carry out mortuary shipping. To avoid additional costs and unnecessary delays, grieving family members can utilize the services of companies or funeral homes that offer international funeral shipping services.

Firms that help the bereaved to ship the remains of their loved ones are able to coordinate everything on your behalf. With their contacts, expertise and knowledge, they can guarantee you the dignified and safe transportation of the remains of your relative at a fair price. The fees they charge include the costs of collecting and removing the deceased, embalming his or her body, filing relevant documents, delivering it to the airport and departure from the same.

Companies that ship corpses make the necessary arrangements to collect the body or a person from the hospital or other place where he or she passed on and move it to a mortuary. They then gather the materials required to transport corpses like shipping containers and sealer caskets. These firms coordinate the state, local and consulate paperwork of the country where the body will be shipped and book international flights.

People who want to ship the remains of their relative also need to work with a local funeral home. This mortuary will help them collect caskets, handle import procedures and manage ongoing funeral arrangements. It is wise to work with a well established mortuary that has adequate experience in shipping bodies internationally. Such mortuaries usually have important contacts in many nations.

The main factors that determine the cost of transporting human remains internationally are the form of transport chosen and the destination. People who have lost a loved one can choose to transport his or her remains by land or by air. The cost of transporting human remains also vary based on whether the remains are cremated or none cremated.

It can cost you up to 10,000 dollars to ship a corpse. Some funeral homes that specialize in transporting corpses may charge about 3,800 to 5,500 dollars depending on the country the remains are being shipped to. This does not include the fees charged by an airline, which may range from 1,200 to 4,500 dollars.

Most enterprises that ship human remains also assist their clients to arrange a basic cremation. They make arrangements for the body to be cremated in the country where a person died and ship the ashes to his or her country. The average cost of cremating a body is one thousand dollars. Shipping cremated human remains usually costs less than 1000 dollars.




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