Requirements:

Transport of Human Remains

1. Certified copies of Death certificate (2)
2. Burial/Transit Permit (notarized by County Clerk office)
3. Passport of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit (notarized)
5. Letter of non-contagious disease from the attending physician
6. Funeral home letter stating: 1) only remains are inside the casket; 2) flight itinerary; 3) consignee's name, address, and telephone number;
7. A steel casket with a wood outer shipping container is preferred but a wood casket is acceptable if a steel screw-down liner is used for sealing purposes and the wood outer box

Consulates: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/164199.htm#eritrea

Embassy: http://www.embassyeritrea.org/