We understand how difficult it can be when a loved one passes away. This can be even more difficult when a loved one passes away while away from home, or if there is a need to transport them from the Tampa Bay area back to their place of birth or former residence. We have the experience to handle all the details and arrangements involved with the dignified transfer of your loved one’s remains anywhere across the country or around the world.

Many families within our diverse community desire to have their deceased loved ones transported back to another state or repatriated to their native homeland. However, transferring or repatriating human remains requires special knowledge and expertise.

This cost DOES NOT include airfare, the cost of a casket, dressing, casketing or other preparation, or use of our facilities for a public viewing or funeral service.

The cost of these services is as follows:

• Airfare is based on weight in pounds or kilos, and there is no markup on this expense
• Caskets: starting at $1308.00 (20-gauge metal, non-gasketed)
• Dressing, casketing, cosmetics, and other preparation: $400.00
• Use of Facilities for public viewing: $775.00
• Use of Facilities for funeral service: $1205.00

This cost DOES NOT include the cost of airfare, a gasketed casket (required for most international destinations), special air trays (if desired), (wooden international boxes (if required), Zeigler cases (if required), dressing, casketing or other preparation, or use of our facilities for a public viewing or funeral service.

The cost of these services are as follows:

• Airfare is based on weight in kilos or pounds and there is no mark-up on this expense
• Caskets: starting at $1649.00 (20-gauge metal, gasketed)
• Dressing, casketing, cosmetics and other preparation: $400.00
• Use of Facilities for public viewing: $775.00
• Use of Facilities for funeral service: $1205.00

We provide any additional shipping supplies, including combination shipping containers, special air trays for casketed remains, wooden international boxes, and Zeigler cases, at cost.

Documents Required for International Shipment:

• Passport of the Deceased
• Certified Death Certificate from the Health Department
• Health Department Letter
• Burial Transit Permit
• Embalmers Affidavit
• Secured Consulate Paperwork

Some of the destinations we’ve shipped loved ones to include:

Albania, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma (now Myanmar), Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (formerly Burma), Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey, and the United Kingdom