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Mini trucks in Grafton County, New Hampshire

Mini trucks in New Hampshire, built for the farm, the woodlot and the camp.

Road use unclearUtility terrain vehicleAbout 1,200 road miles from the Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority
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Grafton CountyNew Hampshire

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Can I own one here

Owning one in Grafton County.

On your own land

On land its owner owns or leases a kei truck needs no OHRV registration, and a truck used only for work is not an OHRV.

A 25 year truck on the road

Road use unclear, to confirm. New Hampshire law does not name kei trucks. Its title rule for a used vehicle bought abroad asks for import papers such as the HS-7, and neither statute nor rule says how a 25 year exemption is read, so the DMV's Title Bureau decides truck by truck.

A newer governed truck

Utility terrain vehicle. New Hampshire does not title OHRVs.

State rules

Roads and towns

Roads and towns in Grafton County.

Towns only. Lisbon opens its town streets and low speed class VI roads to OHRVs riding to the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail from late May to early November, so a governed kei truck registered with Fish and Game as an OHRV can use them, crossing US 302 only at the painted crossing.

In town Some

  • Some Lisbon. Any locally maintained town street and any class VI road posted 35 mph or under, to reach the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail, a class IV road or a state approved OHRV trail. US 302 is crossing only, at a painted route from School Street to Hydro Boulevard in front of 6 South Main Street. Closed 4 November to 23 May and from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise. The board reviews the ordinance each year by press report. Ordinance, Operation of Off Highway Recreational Vehicles on Town Roads, approved 9 May 2022, effective 23 May 2022, read 28 October 2026
  • Some Haverhill. The Bureau of Trails describes a town road ride linking North Haverhill to the Ammonoosuc Rail Trail in Woodsville. The town's act was not read. Bureau of Trails advisory, read 28 October 2026, read 28 October 2026

County roads Closed

New Hampshire counties keep no public roads. Every local road, class IV to VI, belongs to a town, which opens it under RSA 215-A:6 IX. RSA 215-A:6 IX, read 28 October 2026

State highways To confirm

  • Grafton is one of two counties where the Bureau of Trails may open state highway segments with DOT and Safety approval, RSA 215-A:10 IV(a). The statute names none in Grafton and no designation was found. Lisbon's ordinance keeps OHRVs off US 302 but for one crossing. RSA 215-A:10 IV(a); Lisbon ordinance of 2022, read 28 October 2026

Getting one here

From Japan to Grafton County.

The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record

  • The Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority, about 1,200 road miles.
  • The JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port Authority, about 1,300 road miles.
  • The Port of Everett, about 2,900 road miles.

How to import a mini truck, step by step.

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

Grafton County, counted.

Grafton County averages 74 inches of snow a year. 4 active surface mines and quarries work Grafton County's ground. Grafton County grows 156 acres of orchards and vineyards.

496farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026102cattle operationsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202686,325acres of land in farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026156acres of orchards, vineyards includedUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202655operations with horsesUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202655,952acres of woodland on farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 20264active surface mines and quarriesMine Safety and Health Administrationread 28 October 202674.2inches of snow a year, the station meanNOAA National Centers for Environmental Informationread 28 October 202666percent of people outside urban areasUS Census Bureauread 28 October 202691,118people in 2020US Census Bureauread 28 October 2026

Areas

The areas Grafton County is part of.

White Mountains

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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