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02/19/2025
New Shipping Requirements for Shipping Cremated Remains
NEW USPS SHIPPING REQUIREMENT FOR SHIPPING CREMATED REMAINS
The United States Postal Service is the only shipping company that ships cremated remains. To increase the visibility of packages containing cremated remains and to ensure those packages are more secure for processing and a timely delivery, effective March 1, 2025, customers will be required to use USPS Priority Express Cremated Remains boxes (BOX-CRE) for ALL cremated remains shipments. This includes remains shipped as jewelry, blown glass, or other artisan works of art.
We recommend that you order a few cremated remains kits to keep on hand to serve your families. Please go to the Postal Store® by clicking on the link below:
If you do not have any kits in stock, please inform the families you serve that they must order the kits online from the Postal Store® if they are going to ship remains, post offices will only have a limited number of kits in stock.
If you need information about how to ship cremated remains, please review:
For questions on shipping cremated remains go to USPS.com, Frequently Asked Questions.
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