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Requirements When One Wants To Ship Cremains

By Barbara Anderson


The act of cremation has lasted for a very long time be it as a religious practice, personal preference or even as a cultural practice. Cremains are the remains of the cremated human body and they are very sensitive and emotion filled. To Ship Cremains successfully there are considerations one has to put in place like the fact that the process involves real people faced with real tragedies.

The first requirement when shipping cremains is packaging and it ought to be done correctly and precisely. Choosing the type of package to send the remains is not that big of an issue as others may choose simple and vintage wooden boxes whereas others will choose decorative urns. However, a mandatory requirement is the inclusion of sifting proof to avoid any leakages whatsoever.

Now that packaging of choice has been used, it must be labelled with several details being compulsory for all packages, domestic or international. Name of the sender and their complete address, the relationship one has with the deceased, the phone number of the sender and the recipient and if one has special requests of delivering the package it should all be included on the package.

This type of shipping is available both domestically and internationally and a company that excels in this is United States Postal Service and they send cremains using priority mail under Label 139. When shipping domestically a guarantee of two days maximum is assured given that the sender identified the contents to avoid mix-ups and they also gave correct details and addresses.

Just describing the process may make it sound easy and straight forward but on the contrary, it is a very tricky process especially if airlines are involved. The rise of terror attacks almost in every country has to be the biggest source of concern and has seen many policies being put in place. This concern saw a policy put in place in 2004 that cremation containers be X-rayed and scanned before shipping.

It even becomes harder if the shipment is to be internationally delivered considering that almost all country have their demands on the issue. Some even demand that the Embassy be directly informed first before so as the sender can be equipped with all the rules and regulations to follow. For ease with this, a trusted international funeral service should be consulted.

To avoid unnecessary screening and stops, it would be best if standard packaging urns are used instead of heavily decorated ones. Most airlines still remain not familiarized with this type of shipments and for such reason, they may even see it is a threat and involve authorities in trying to decipher the product. Standard urns will cause no concern and they do they are easy to handle.

A company like USPS provides the best of services to their clients and if one is looking for an easier way to send Cremains this should be their number one choice. The company has a Priority Mail unit where you can boat Cremains under a special Label 139.




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