Cremated Remains Transport for Funeral & Bereavement Professionals
Extend the international service you can offer families — without having to become an international logistics specialist.
SpeedLink Repatriation works with funeral directors, funeral homes, crematoria, probate professionals and other bereavement organisations to provide specialist cremated remains transport throughout the UK and worldwide.
From straightforward international movements to countries with complex postal, customs or import requirements, our team can manage the logistics on your behalf.
You retain the relationship with your family. We provide the specialist international logistics behind the scenes.
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An Extension of Your Own Service
When a family asks whether ashes can be sent overseas, the answer is rarely as simple as arranging a courier.
Postal rules vary between countries. Commercial carriers may refuse cremated remains. Customs requirements differ according to destination, and some movements require specialist routing or additional documentation.
For funeral professionals, managing an unfamiliar international case can quickly become time-consuming.
That is where SpeedLink can help.
We work alongside funeral and bereavement professionals as a specialist logistics partner, allowing you to offer families an international solution while retaining the relationship and level of care they expect from your organisation.
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How Can We Help You?
I’m Arranging Repatriation for My Family
Moving the ashes of someone you love internationally can feel daunting. We make the process as straightforward as possible.
We can help with international transport, documentation, customs formalities, secure handling and final delivery — while keeping you informed throughout the journey.
Whether ashes need to travel from the UK, United States, Australia or elsewhere in the world, our team can explain the options available and provide a clear quotation.
You don’t need to understand the logistics before contacting us. That is our job.
I’m a Funeral or Professional Partner
SpeedLink works with funeral homes, funeral directors, probate professionals and other organisations that need a dependable solution for international cremated remains movements.
Our services can complement your existing arrangements, particularly where a destination cannot be served through the normal postal system or where additional customs, handling or international transport support is required.
Professional partners can use SpeedLink on an individual case basis or speak to us about an ongoing relationship, trade support and regular international movements.
Why International Ashes Transport Can Be Complicated
Cremated remains cannot simply be treated like an ordinary parcel.
Rules vary considerably between countries. Some national postal systems accept cremated remains while others prohibit or restrict them. Commercial courier networks may also refuse them, and customs or airline procedures can create additional complications.
That can leave families and funeral professionals trying to piece together several different services just to complete one journey.
SpeedLink provides the link between those systems.
We plan the routing, manage the transportation and help ensure each consignment follows an appropriate route for its destination.
A Global Network Built Around Cremated Remains
Our international network is supported by SpeedLink gateways serving key regions around the world:
London
UK, Ireland and international connections
New York
United States, Canada and transatlantic movements
Zürich
European and international connections
Perth, Western Australia
Australia, New Zealand and international movements
These gateways allow us to combine different transport methods and routes depending on where the ashes are travelling from and where they ultimately need to go.
From Scheduled Economy Services to Personal Hand-Carry
Not every family needs the same service.
For some journeys, our scheduled international services provide a more economical solution.
For urgent, particularly complex or highly personalised movements, SpeedLink can also provide expedited and hand-carry services.
We have personally accompanied cremated remains to destinations across six continents and can manage the complete journey from origin to destination.
The objective is always the same: find the most appropriate, compliant and practical way to bring someone home.
For Funeral Professionals: Extend the Service You Can Offer Families
International cases can consume considerable time — particularly when postal restrictions, customs requirements or unusual destinations are involved.
SpeedLink can act as an extension of your own service.
You retain the relationship with your family; we provide the specialist international logistics behind the scenes.
Speak to us about:
- Individual international repatriation cases
- Countries where postal transport of ashes is restricted or unavailable
- UK, US, Australian and European movements
- Scheduled economy services
- Expedited and hand-carry options
- Customs and import support
- Trade and professional arrangements
One Journey. One Point of Contact.
International repatriation can involve transportation companies, customs authorities, postal operators, airlines and final-mile delivery providers.
Families should not have to coordinate all of them.
Neither should funeral professionals.
SpeedLink Repatriation provides a single point of contact to manage the journey and keep the people who entrusted the ashes to us informed.
We Never Forget What We Are Carrying
Every consignment entrusted to SpeedLink represents somebody’s parent, partner, child, relative or friend.
That understanding has shaped the company from the beginning.
And it continues with every family we help.
Trusted by families and funeral professionals worldwide
NAFD Supplier Member | SAIF Associate Member | NFDA Member
How Can We Help?
Request a Family Quote
If you need to transport cremated remains internationally, tell us where the ashes are now and where they need to go.
We’ll explain the options and help you decide what happens next.
Contact our Professional Team
If you have an international case, would like to discuss trade arrangements, or simply want to understand how SpeedLink could support your organisation, talk to our team.
SpeedLink Repatriation
Making worldwide cremated remains transport simpler and more affordable.