austamck

Hi,

Looking for some help/guidance/advise on shipping our possessions over to the US.

We wont have too much, it will mostly be clothes, some photo frames, books, wedding album etc.

And I also have 2 urns with ashes (human remains) - are these ok to ship?

Im looking for the best company to use i.e. most efficient and most reasonable cost wise.

Any help, most appreciated.

Thanks

Joe_Lowry7

Hi Austamck, in regards to the urns I believe you need to check with the American embassy.

There maybe some issues involved in bringing cremated remains from...or taking them to...another country. For example, Germany requires that a licensed cemetery receive cremated remains sent to Germany...and that a licensed funeral director be involved in sending them to Germany. In addition to the steps outlined above, you should start by:
Contacting the Embassy(ies) for the country you are taking cremated remains to or from; identify their specific rules and legal requirements. NOTE: you can often find this information on the website for the country...but it may also require a call.
Some countries will have additional authorizations that are required. Your contact with the Embassy should be able to provide you with the forms, although you may need to involve a licensed funeral director or even legal counsel in order to complete the information required.
Allow time for the process -- two weeks at a minimum -- as there can be a number of steps involved.

I hope that has some sort of help for you.......

Carlisle401

Hi,

Aberdeen has many good shipping agents so they should be able to answer all these questions. They do a lot shipping because of Aberdeen being a "Oil City" and they do a lot of shipping to Houston.
Have a look at http://dfsmemorials.com/cremation-bl...mated-remains/

yukichon

I've just agreed a contract with 1st Move International. They are slightly more expensive but they collect the boxes then group them together, wrap up your pictures then shrink wrap it all together on a pallet. This means it all stays together, rather than all the others who get a 3rd party to collect the boxes all loaded individually with others, and the though of the boxes being thrown around troubles me so would rather pay a little more.