Human Remains Shipping

Shipping human remains is a highly regulated and logistically demanding process, essential for the repatriation or final disposition of the deceased across significant distances. For a full, casketed body, this process necessitates professional preparation, including thorough embalming and secure crating, which must conform to stringent airline and transportation security standards for air cargo—the dominant method for long-haul transit. Conversely, cremains (cremated remains) face different but equally specific packaging and documentation requirements to ensure security screening is successful. Regardless of the form, every shipment requires meticulous paperwork, coordinating federal, state, and often international regulations to ensure the respectful and legal transit of the deceased from the point of death to the final resting place.