Ordering & Logistics
Direct factory shipping to your US jobsite — 3–4 weeks door-to-door
JARA supplies PLYCEM fiber-cement panels container-direct from manufacturing plants in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Honduras. We coordinate ocean freight, US customs clearance, and final-mile trucking — you get a single point of contact from PO to delivery.
How a JARA order moves from PO to jobsite
Four stages, single point of contact. Typical end-to-end timeline is 3–4 weeks from confirmed PO; specific timing depends on manufacturer production schedule, port routing, and final-mile distance.
1. Quote & order confirmation
You share project specs (panel type, thickness, edge profile, square footage, jobsite location, target construction date). We return a quote within 1 business day. On PO + deposit, we schedule the container at the manufacturer.
2. Manufacturing & ocean freight
PLYCEM manufactures or pulls from finished-goods inventory in Costa Rica, El Salvador, or Honduras under ISO 9001/14001/45001 quality systems. The container is loaded and routed via ocean freight to a US port of entry — typically Long Beach, Houston, Miami, or New York/New Jersey depending on jobsite proximity.
3. US customs clearance
Our customs broker handles entry filing, HTS classification, and duty payment at the US port of entry. We carry insurance through the supply chain. You receive a customs-cleared notice the day the container is released.
4. Final-mile trucking to jobsite
Flatbed or container chassis dispatched from the port to your jobsite, scheduled to your project window. Tailgate or forklift unloading per site requirements. Certificate of insurance provided on request.
Regions we serve
Continental US. Port routing is selected per project to minimize final-mile distance from port of entry to jobsite — typical US ports of entry are Long Beach, Houston, Miami, and New York/New Jersey.
- California
- Pacific Northwest
- Mountain West
- Arizona & Nevada
- Texas
- Southeast
- Florida
- Midwest
- Northeast
- Mid-Atlantic
Outside continental US (Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean, Mexico)? Contact us — we coordinate cross-border container routing on a case-by-case basis.
Submittal & code support included
Every JARA order includes the documentation needed for AHJ submittal and project closeout:
UL R15140 Classification
Fire-rated floor/ceiling assembly references (H502, H504, H511, U449, U487).
IAPMO ER-360
IBC/IRC alternative-material evaluation report. Current edition valid through 2026-07-31.
ASTM C1186 / E-84 / E-136
Fiber-cement panel standard, Class A surface burning, non-combustibility.
IBC 2021 + CBC Chapter 7A
Type I/II construction references and wildfire-region (WUI) compliance.
NFPA 285 eligibility
For exterior wall assemblies >40 ft (Exterior Cement Board, assembly-tested).
Manufacturer ISO certificates
ISO 9001:2015 (quality), 14001:2015 (environmental), 45001:2018 (safety).
Ready to scope a project?
Send us your project location, target square footage, and construction date. We will return a quote with port routing, lead time, and a submittal package ready for AHJ within 1 business day.