Can I own one here
Owning one in Lander 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 Lander County.
Roads open. Lander County opens every road and unincorporated town street it maintains, Battle Mountain and Austin included, to registered OHVs at 25 mph or less and 15 mph in town, and state highways are crossing only.
In town Open
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
Every way, trail, street, road and highway Lander County recognises or maintains, unincorporated town streets included, at 25 mph or less unless posted lower, 15 mph in Battle Mountain, Austin, Gilman Springs, Kingston and recorded subdivisions, near homes and on designated exit and entry routes. A large all-terrain vehicle registered under NRS 490.0825 and equipped under NRS 490.120 may travel the posted speed. The commission is to adopt route maps by resolution, which were not read. Lander County Code 10.10, Ordinance No. 2022-01 of 12 May 2022, Municode version of 11 July 2025, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- No segment opened. Lander County Code 10.10.050(E) says the county will seek NDOT permission to add state highway stretches to its routes, and none was found. NRS 490.090 and 490.100, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Lander County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Oakland, about 350 road miles.
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 500 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 700 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
Lander County, counted.
2 active surface mines and quarries work Lander County's ground. Lander County averages 42 inches of snow a year. Lander County has 87 farms and 43 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Areas
The areas Lander 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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