Movement of coffins with bodies (remains) and urns with ashes (ashes) across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union
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In accordance with Article 343 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2017 "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan", when moving coffins with bodies (remains) and urns with ashes of the deceased across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union, an application in any form submitted by the person accompanying the coffin may be used as a passenger customs declaration. with the body (remains) or an urn with the ashes (ashes) of the deceased.
During the customs declaration of coffins with bodies (remains) and urns with ashes of the deceased exported from the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, the following documents are submitted:
1) a death certificate issued by the civil registration departments in accordance with the procedure established for civil registration in the Republic of Kazakhstan, or a medical death certificate, or notarized copies of these documents, and in the absence of such documents due to the prescription of burial – other documents that identify the remains being exported;
2) an arbitrary conclusion by local state sanitary supervision authorities on the possibility of exhumation in case of reburial;
3) an act (certificate) in any form of a specialized organization that performed funeral services for sealing zinc coffins, indicating that there are no extraneous attachments in them, and attaching an inventory of the deceased's belongings and valuables if they are sent along with the body (remains) of the deceased.
During the customs declaration of coffins with bodies (remains) and urns with ashes (ashes) of the deceased imported into the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union, the following documents are submitted:
1) a death certificate issued by an authorized institution of the country of departure, or a medical death certificate, or copies of these documents, and in the absence of such documents due to the prescription of burial, other documents allowing identification of imported remains.;
2) an act (certificate) in any form of a specialized organization that performed funeral services for sealing zinc coffins, indicating that there are no extraneous attachments in them, and attaching an inventory of the deceased's belongings and valuables if they are sent along with the body (remains) of the deceased.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-vko/press/news/details/1065258?lang=kk