Can I own one here
Owning one in Boulder County.
On your own land, yes
Owning a kei truck and working it on a ranch, a farm, a mine or private property does not depend on a road title. Some states still ask for a title or an off road registration.
A 25 year truck on the road
Road use opens later. Colorado made kei vehicles a legal road class in 2025 and title and registration open on 1 January 2028.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. From 1 January 2028 Colorado names it a kei off-road vehicle, an off-highway vehicle under the Certificate of Title Act, titled at the county motor vehicle office.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Boulder County.
To confirm. No street or county road in Boulder County was found open to OHVs, Lyons and Nederland ban them and the codes of Jamestown, Ward and the county itself were not read.
In town To confirm
- Closed Boulder. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Boulder Municipal Code, Supplement 167, online 16 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Erie. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Erie Code of Ordinances, Supplement 21, online 10 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Jamestown. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
- Closed Lafayette. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Lafayette Code of Ordinances, Supplement 9 Update 1, online 3 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Longmont. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Longmont Code of Ordinances, Supplement 9, online 1 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Louisville. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Louisville Code of Ordinances, Supplement 85, online 12 May 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Lyons. Section 8-3-20 makes it unlawful to operate an ATV, UTV or any gas powered cart that is not a legal automobile on town streets. Lyons Municipal Code Chapter 8 Article 3, Ordinance No. 1132 of 3 October 2022, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Nederland. The town's Model Traffic Code amendment, section 8-3, makes it unlawful to operate an all-terrain vehicle on town streets. Nederland Code of Ordinances 8-3, Supplement 22, online 11 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Superior. The code was searched for off-highway, OHV, all-terrain, UTV, side-by-side and utility terrain. It opens no street to OHVs. Superior Municipal Code, Supplement 33, online 30 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Ward. No code published online was found, so the town's own code was not read.
County roads Closed
No county act opening a county road to OHVs was found, so county roads stay closed under C.R.S. 33-14.5-108 except for farm use and crossings. Boulder County's own code was not read.
State highways Crossings only
- No segment is open to travel along. Crossing only, under the statewide crossing rule. C.R.S. 33-14.5-108.5; no CDOT Transportation Commission resolution names a state highway in this county, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Boulder County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 1,000 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,100 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,200 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
A newer off road truck never lands in California. It comes in through Tacoma or by way of Houston.
Trucks travel in containers, one to a 20 foot box with room for parts or three to a 40 foot box.
Road miles are an estimate, the straight line times 1.2.
The ground
Boulder County, counted.
Boulder County averages 95 inches of snow a year. Boulder County has 826 farms and 132 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Boulder County is mostly urban, with 9 percent of its people outside urban areas.
Importing a kei truck
The essentials, in short.
A truck under 25 can come in only as governed off road equipment, and only if its engine family held an EPA nonroad certificate for that model year. No kei engine family was certified for mini trucks before model year 2010, so a truck built after 31 October 2001 and before model year 2010 has no federal door until its 25th birthday.
Two lanes
A road truck must be 25 years old by its own build date. A newer truck comes in only as governed off road equipment with a certified engine.
The 25 percent duty
Every kei truck pays the 25 percent truck duty at the port, whatever its age.
The paperwork
The customs entry and the two federal declarations, DOT Form HS-7 and EPA Form 3520-1, travel with the truck to your title office.
The title
Keep every stamped paper with the truck. Your state title office asks to see them.
News for Colorado Colorado's kei vehicle class, and the two dates that matter
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