Ashes transport guide

Bringing ashes home from Paraguay

You have ashes in Paraguay and need to bring them home. This page covers what Paraguay requires before they can leave.

Quick reference

What does Paraguay require before ashes can leave?

Cremation services are available in Asunción. If UK cremation is preferred, full repatriation is required. Ashes can also be repatriated; see the bringing ashes home guidance for Paraguay.

Routing from Paraguay: Repatriations route via Buenos Aires (Aerolíneas Argentinas or LATAM), São Paulo (LATAM/GOL), or via Miami. Buenos Aires Ezeiza is the most common connection point for UK routing.

Departure airports: Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (ASU), Asunción

Documentation language: Spanish; Guaraní

Authority that must release the case: Dirección General del Registro Civil del Estado Civil de las Personas, Ministerio del Interior

The rules that apply on any route, and what you may do with ashes once home, are covered in bringing ashes into the UK.

What are the airline rules for carrying ashes?

If you are connecting through a third country on this routing, that country's rules apply to the transit as well, and should be checked separately.

What does Paraguay require to export ashes?

Cremation availability

Cremation may be restricted or unavailable in Paraguay due to religious or legal reasons. If you are dealing with ashes from a previous cremation held elsewhere, the export rules may differ. Contact us for guidance specific to your situation.

What affects the cost?

Carrying ashes home yourself is the least expensive way to bring someone back from Paraguay, and for many families it costs little more than the return flight they are already taking. We do not publish a figure, because what you pay depends on the case.

What changes the cost	Why
Whether the cremation has already taken place	Arranging it locally adds funeral director and crematorium involvement
Where the death happened	Distance to the nearest crematorium changes local transfer
Carrying versus shipping	Hand luggage costs nothing extra; a specialist courier is a separate arrangement
Documentation Paraguay requires	Export permits and translation, where they apply

Send us the details of your situation and we will give you a figure, with no obligation.

Full repatriation guide

Complete guide: repatriation from Paraguay

Official support

British Embassy in Paraguay: contacts and what consular staff can do

Need guidance?

We can help with ashes transport

We deal with Dirección General del Registro Civil del Estado Civil de las Personas, Ministerio del Interior and the local crematorium directly.

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Further guidance

Sources: FCDO: death abroad · FCDO travel advice · Repatriation from Paraguay