Tuesday, March 24, 2015

International Mortuary Shipping Companies Shipping And Funeral Services

By Lelia Hall


Globalization has made it easier for family and friends to travel to different areas of the world to work, for further studies or just to enjoy a vacation. In an unfortunate case where death strikes in foreign lands, it is normally very hectic to bring the body back for a burial. There is a long process in clearing with the home country embassy and burial plans for the deceased. This does not need to be a real hustle with the presence of international mortuary shipping solutions.

These companies have a wide network of offices and have appointed representatives in other regions to work with them. This enables give their services to as many areas of the world as possible. When you hire an international shipping company, it checks the home regulations on transportation of human remains and complies with them before transporting the body.

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.

Several international, mortuary shipping companies give a whole solution that encompasses the cost of removing the body where it is located, preservation of the body awaiting transport, compliance to legal requirements, licensing and delivery of a body to the nearest airport. Others may charge a little more to bring the remains to nearest town or local morgue or to have the remains of your loved one further prepared.

You may sit and decide to have the body of your loved one cremated. This practice is gaining popularity among different societies around the world. There is also some regulations that have to be complied to before this is done. This may also delay the delivery of cremated remains to home. Cremation will cost you a little cheaper than bring the body home.

You could pick a graveside service provider from nearby. However, you may stand to save something by buying the service as part of the whole solution from the international shipping company. Most of these firms cost disinterment as a separate service.

It is good to compare services offered by several international shipping companies before settling on one of them. Ask for quotes and evaluate services and costs allocated You may also ask for the cost of add on services. Finally pick the service provider with local presentation.




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