Can I own one here
Owning one in Franklin County.
On your own land
On private land closed to public traffic a kei truck needs no registration, because VTL 401(1)(a) requires registration only on public highways and the rules of the road in Title VII reach only highways, private roads open to public motor vehicle traffic and parking lots, VTL 1100(a).
On the farm
New York gives farm vehicles three exits from the registration rules, and none names a kei truck. Whether a farm kei truck fits one is not settled and is a question for the DMV before anyone drives one on a road.
To confirm.
No DMV page applying VTL 125 or 401(13) to a kei truck by name was found. Federal import terms for a truck brought in as off road equipment still apply.
A 25 year truck on the road
Closed to road use. The New York DMV will not title or register a Kei-class vehicle for the road unless it has been brought into full compliance with federal safety and emissions standards.
A newer governed truck
Private land only. None. The DMV does not title Kei-class vehicles without federal compliance proof.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Franklin County.
Towns only. Franklin County opens no county road since its 1998 law fell in court, but Bangor, Bellmont, Duane, Moira and Waverly open named town roads to registered ATVs, and Constable closed its roads in 2013.
This rests on New York law. No Franklin County ordinance or resolution was read.
In town Some
- Some Bangor. Avery, Bake, Bowen, Brockway, Cemetery, Dickinson and Brandon town line, Dyke, Elbow, Gallop, Garvin, Harvey, Joetown, Lee, Martin, McGowan, Mill Street, Muller, Perry, Premo, Spaulding, Taylor, Uno Street, VanDeusen, Wagner and White Roads. Local Law No. 2 of 2002, filed with the Department of State 22 November 2002, read 28 October 2026
- Some Bellmont. Atwood, Barnesville, Blair Kiln, Brown-Benoit, Bryant Siding, Bunker Hill, Chase, Cromp, East, French Settlement, Frenette, Indian Lake, Lake, Merrill, Mill, Moody, Pinnacle, Ragged Lake, Trail and Wolf Pond Roads and Mt. View Lane, among others. Local Law No. 1 of 2002, filed with the Department of State 29 November 2002, read 28 October 2026
- Some Duane. Ayers Road, California Road, Cold Brook Road, Old Hogsback Road, Old Meacham Road and Studley Hill Road. Local Law No. 2 of 2002, filed with the Department of State 16 October 2002, read 28 October 2026
- Some Moira. Alburg, Barrett, Best, Brigham Hill, Chandler, Clark, Dow, Elmer, Finnegan, John Hill, Mahoney and North Wood Roads and Mill Street, among others, each with its mileage. Local Law No. 1 of 2001, filed with the Department of State 18 June 2001, read 28 October 2026
- Some Waverly. Blue Mountain Road, South and North River Roads, Lake Ozonia Road, Howe Road, Trim Road, Trim Hill Road, Cook Road, Palmer Drive and streets in St. Regis Falls. Local Law No. 2 of 2003, filed with the Department of State 24 April 2003, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Constable. ATVs may not use town highways except to cross them. This repealed the 2002 law that had opened a dozen town roads. Local Law No. 1 of 2013, filed with the Department of State 26 March 2013, read 28 October 2026
County roads Closed
No county road is open to ATVs. The county's 1998 law opening thirteen county roads to ATVs and snowmobiles was declared invalid by the Franklin County Supreme Court in January 1999, as the Tug Hill Commission's case review reports, and no later county law was found in the Department of State record. Local Law No. 3 of 1998, filed 23 September 1998, held invalid in 1999, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Franklin County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority, about 1,100 road miles.
- The JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port Authority, about 1,300 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 2,700 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
Franklin County, counted.
Franklin County averages 98 inches of snow a year. Farms in Franklin County hold 38,362 acres of woodland. Franklin County has 575 farms and 206 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
Areas
The areas Franklin 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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