Can I own one here
Owning one in Clark 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 unclear, to confirm. Nevada has no kei truck law. The DMV's title guide lists the documents to register and title a gray market vehicle with a Non-US Vehicle brand, while DMV compliance staff told a state advisory committee in April 2025 that kei vehicles should not be registered.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. Nevada titles and registers off-highway vehicles through the DMV. NRS 490.060 counts any motor vehicle used on public lands for recreation as an off-highway vehicle.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Clark County.
Roads open. Clark County opens every unpaved county road unless signed closed and only the paved roads on its own list for trips to riding areas, Mesquite opens its streets to equipped OHVs with a licensed and insured driver, Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and Boulder City open none and state highways are crossing only.
In town Some
- Closed Las Vegas. No street is opened to OHVs. Chapter 11.26 governs driving off the road on land with permission, not street routes. In a city of 100,000 or more NRS 490.110 keeps OHVs off every highway the city has not designated, and none is. Las Vegas Municipal Code Title 11, codified through Ordinance No. 6937, passed 21 January 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Henderson. No street is opened to OHVs. Chapter 10.58 prohibits off-road use of motor vehicles and Chapter 10.62 covers golf carts only. In a city of 100,000 or more NRS 490.110 keeps OHVs off every highway the city has not designated. Henderson Municipal Code Title 10, Municode version of 15 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed North Las Vegas. No street is opened to OHVs. Title 10 has no OHV chapter. In a city of 100,000 or more NRS 490.110 keeps OHVs off every highway the city has not designated. North Las Vegas Municipal Code Title 10, Municode version of 25 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Boulder City. No street is opened to OHVs. Title 10 was read in full and names no OHV route, so OHVs may only cross. Boulder City Code Title 10, Municode version of 2 September 2026, read 28 October 2026
- Open Mesquite. Every public street, road and highway in the city is open to an OHV that meets the city's operator and equipment rules, apart from Interstate 15, sidewalks, marked pedestrian and bike paths and any street the council's travel map closes. An OHV that does not meet them must be trailered to a staging area. Section 6-7-3(E) still limits a designated street to trips to and from riding areas, and no more than 2 miles may be on a state highway. Mesquite City Code 6-7, Ordinance 415 of 9 December 2008, effective 1 January 2009, amended by Ordinance 506 of 25 October 2016 and Ordinance B22-006 of 2022, read 28 October 2026
County roads Open
Every unpaved county road is open to OHVs unless the county has posted signs closing it (14.65.055). Paved county roads are open only where they appear on the county's list of designated roads, which is kept with the County Clerk and Public Works and changed by commission resolution. On those roads OHVs may travel only to and from riding areas and no more than 2 miles (14.65.030 and 14.65.040). The list itself is not published in the code and was not read. Large all-terrain vehicles keep their NRS 490.105 right to general and minor county roads, which 14.65.040 leaves in place. Clark County Code 14.65, Ordinance No. 4274 of 17 February 2015, definitions amended by Ordinance No. 5241 of 6 May 2025, code codified through Ordinance No. 5387 of 3 June 2026, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- No segment opened and Interstate 15 is closed. Mesquite's code says its OHV chapter does not allow OHVs on Interstate 15. No NDOT approval of any OHV segment in the county was found. NRS 490.090 and 490.100, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Clark County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 300 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 500 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,100 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
Clark County, counted.
36 active surface mines and quarries work Clark County's ground. Clark County has 164 farms and 56 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Clark County is mostly urban, with 1 percent of its people outside urban areas.
Areas
The areas Clark County is part of.
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.
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