Cremated Remains
Transport Services
Overseas ashes repatriation
At Cremated Remains Transport Services, our team in Bognor Regis offers overseas ashes repatriation services for families across the UK. Rest assured, we will handle every detail with care and professionalism.
Contact us to discuss your overseas ashes repatriation needs
Over 20 years' experience in transport & logistics
We can write to customers in any language
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​Australia
Our most popular route – Air Freight prices starting at £895.00 to the nearest airport, with door-to-door options available, including customs clearance, from £1400.00.
We also offer door-to-door service from Australia to the UK, starting at £1095.00, with customs clearance included.
New Zealand
We also work with service partners in New Zealand, offering door-to-door service starting at £1425.00, or delivery to the nearest international airport from £925.00.
For shipments from New Zealand to the UK, we offer door-to-door service starting at £1150.00, including customs clearance.
USA & Canada
We frequently handle air freight for cremated remains to the United States and Canada, delivering to many international airports, with rates starting at £875.00.
We also offer services from the USA to the UK, using the US Postal Service for domestic delivery, with door-to-door service starting at £1350.00, including customs clearance.
South Africa
Cremated remains can be delivered to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, and Port Elizabeth airports, with rates starting at £975.00.
For shipments from South Africa to the UK, we offer door-to-door service through our partner, with customs clearance included, starting at £1450.00.
Rest Of The World
While the destinations listed above are among our most popular, we have extensive experience in air freighting cremated remains worldwide, including to Canada, Japan, India, Thailand, the Philippines, and most of continental Europe. Feel free to give us a call or send an email to inquire if we can assist with your specific destination. Rates start from £795.00 (Europe) and £995.00 (Rest of World).
For cremated remains being sent from the Rest of the World to the UK, it may not always be possible depending on the location of the collection. However, in some cases, it can be arranged, so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any specific queries.
Accompanied Courier
Our most personal and dignified service, conducted by Director Peter Kersley, involves collecting the ashes and personally flying them as hand luggage to the destination.
The recipient can meet Peter at the airport, or we can arrange car hire (for an additional fee) to deliver the ashes directly to their door.
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Peter has traveled over the years to locations including Ireland, France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Malta, Serbia, Switzerland, Gibraltar, and Madeira.
Prices start at £895.00, with costs subject to flight availability and fluctuations.
Arranging transport of ashes overseas
To ship cremated remains overseas via our services, under international law you will require the following:
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3 x photocopies of the death certificate
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3 x photocopies of the cremation certificate
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1 x Declaration of Contents (A company or personal headed letter stating the urn contains the ashes of the named deceased person only)
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1 x photocopy of deceased photo page of passport. (If unavailable, any other photographic ID. If still unavailable, please add another statement to the declaration of contents – “The deceased held no form of photographic ID at time of death”)
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All the above documents should be placed into an envelope marked ‘documentation’ and firmly affixed to the outside of the box. If you are sending any original documents, please ensure these are placed inside the box. The remains will require a customs presentation document for transportation, this is something we create using the details you provide to us. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Variations
China - Customs in China now require original death and cremation certificates; photocopies are no longer accepted.
Germany - Cremated Remains can only be received by funeral directors or persons linked to the funeral industry (Member of clergy or bereavement council for example). It is illegal for a member of the general populous to have cremated remains in their possession.
India - No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.) is required on all shipments of cremated remains and can be obtained from the Indian consulate.
Italy - Shipments of cremated remains must be approved by Italian consulate officials. Only hardwood caskets will be accepted, must be wax sealed by consulate and port (airport) of entry must be agreed with consulate. Copy of regulations applicable from Italian Consulate is available from us on request. The whole process can take in excess of 3 months.
Poland - To transfer ashes to Poland you need to obtain a certificate which allows you to do so, issued by the consulate. You will need the following documents:
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Burial permit issued by the relevant authorities in Poland (City Council/City Mayor or District Government – Polish: Starostwo). The authorities should send this permit directly by email: manchester.prawny@msz.gov.pl in order for the permit to be accepted
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​Copy of the death certificate or other document confirming the death – in original; photocopy will be not accepted, unless it’s the coroner’s certificate of death
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​Cremation certificate if available.
Consular fee for this service is £44/per certificate.
Imports
Our service partners in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada & United States (exception, see below) continue to remain active with regular door-to-door shipments to UK. Other worldwide imports are available from other locations on application.
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Import Variations
Southeast Asia - For example Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan are fraught with cultural issues with regards to handling cremated remains. Imports of cremated remains from this region prove problematical. Contact us for advice and guidance.
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USA - Due to USA ‘Homeland Security‘, shipments of cremated remains can only be received by our USA Partners from a funeral home
"I instructed Advances Sales Services UK Limited to repatriate my partner's ashes from England to Australia, in accordance with his wishes. It is difficult entrusting a loved one's ashes to a third party especially over such a long distance, but I am pleased to say that they arrived safely in Australia and there were no issues at all."
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