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SHIPPING REGULATIONS
2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory
LITHUANIA CONT’D
• If requested, permit will be sent back to you
by mail (provide self addressed stamped
envelope)
• Transportation of cremated human remains:
(a)Certificate of Death (or notarized copy)
with Apostille, issued by competent US
authorities. Document has to be
translated into Lithuanian, translation
certified (translation can be done in
Lithuania) (b)passport of deceased, if
available (will be returned), or other ID (or
a notarized copy) (c)certificate
regarding cremation, issued by funeral
home
LUXEMBOURG
(212)888-6664
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Letter from funeral home stating that place
of interment has been arranged in Grand
Duchy
• Letter from funeral home stating date &
place of departure/arrival; flight itinerary
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Above documents must accompany letter
from funeral home requesting permission
for remains to enter Grand Duchy
• No requirement on type of casket
• Zinc-lined shipping box
• Consul fee $10.00
• Normally takes 48-72 hours for permission
to be granted
MACEDONIA
(202)667-0501
• Macedonia passport
• Certificate of Death
• Disposition, Removal or Transportation
permit
• Physicians report stating cause of death
• Certificate for contagious diseases, issued
by Health Department
• Affidavit of contents (metal sealer casket)
• Airline carrier, flight # & point of entry in R.
Macedonia (itinerary)
• Processing fee of $28.00 payable by money
order to Embassy of Republic of
Macedonia
• Prepaid return envelope-express mail (2129
Wyoming Ave NW, Washington DC
20008)
• Please send originals of document (we will
return them to you)
MADAGASCAR
(212)986-9491
• ID of deceased
• Declaration of death made by family
• Death Certificate
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• Certificate of Burial or Cremation
(issued by Center of Cremation or Burial
in Madagascar)
MADAGASCAR CONT’D
• Authorization to transport ashes or remains,
signed by member of family
• Health Certificate & Transit passes issued
by Embassy (or consulate) of France, if
going through France
• Consular Section can assist in placing
deceased in coffin & obtaining Health
Certificate & authorization to transport
ashes
MALAWI
(202)721-0274
• Notarized embalmer’s affidavit
• Burial/Transit permit
• Death Certificate
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Statement from funeral home stating casket
contains only remains
• No requirement on type of casket
MALAYSIA
(212)490-2722
• Original Death Certificate
• Original certificate of Disposition of Human
Remains
• Original Cremation Certificate (if any)
• Name & address of mortuary
• Original passport of deceased
• Copy of passport for person accompanying
body/ashes
• Copy of flight itinerary/ticket
• For return of your documents, complete
mailing address information form &
provide one of the following options:
(a)USPS express mail only (b)money
order of minimum $25.00 payable to
FEDEX. No charge to credit card
MALTA
(212)725-2345
• Repatriation of human remains is carried out
according to international regulations,
under supervision of Port Health
authorities
• Remains must be contained in soldered
inner coffin of lead or zinc (if relatives
want to view corpse ideally glass window
is to be provided in inner lining), which in
its turn must be packed in wooden coffin,
latter is again packed to protect from
damage, in case and/or may be covered
up by canvas or tarpaulin so that
contents is not apparent
• Following documents must accompany
remains: (a)Certificate of Death
(b)Certificate of Identity (c)Certificate of
Embalmment (d)Burial permit issued by
police authority (e)document certifying
that human remains may be safely
transported without any danger or risk to
public health issued by health authority
concerned
• According to local practice, all original
documents are sealed in an envelope &
handed over to flight captain (if
transportation is by air) or master (if
transportation is by sea). Set of copies of
original documents is affixed to outer
covering of packaging
MALTA CONT’D
• Port Health Services is to be notified prior to
date of arrival of human remains in Malta
• Consul fee $72.15
• Repatriation/transportation of ashes of
human remains must be contained in
funeral urn, which is efficiently protected
against breakage by cushioning
packaging
• Following documents must accompany
ashes: (a)Certificate of Death
(b)Certificate of Cremation
(c)declaration indicating that ashes were
placed in urn
• Port Health Services is to be notified prior to
date of arrival of ashes in Malta
MAURITIUS
(202)244-1491
• Please be informed ‘Landing Permit of
Mortal Remains’/No Objection Certificate
for transportation of Ashes (whoever
applicable) must be obtained from
Ministry of Health & Quality of Life of
Republic of Mauritius, prior to repatriation
of body/transportation of ashes to
Mauritius
• Letter of request from funeral director/parlor
• Passport of deceased
• National identity card
• Birth Certificate
• Death Certificate mentioning cause of death
• Coroner’s Cremation Permit
• Order authorizing disposal of body
• Transit Certificate
• Non-infectious Certificate
• Certificate of Embalming
• Letter of undertaking from family of
deceased to cover costs of repatriation
MEXICO
(212)217-6400
• Original & one copy of Burial/Transit permit
(it does not have to be notarized nor
Apostilled)
• Certified copy of Death Certificate, notarized
& Apostilled
• Embalmer’s affidavit with license #, name of
deceased & treatment applied to body,
notarized & Apostilled
• Letter of non-communicable disease,
notarized & Apostilled
• All documents translated into Spanish
• Official Coroner’s statement with official seal
& stationary heading of his/her office
• Appropriate casket & outer shipping wooden
container
• Consul fee $26.00 if burial in Mexico City
216-2708
IF YOU WANT IT THERE
BERGEN FUNERAL SERVICE
1-800-262-7901
WILL GET IT THERE