Can I own one here
Owning one in Steuben 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 Steuben County.
Towns only. Steuben County opens no county road, but Greenwood, Rathbone, Tuscarora, Woodhull, West Union and Hornellsville open every town road to registered and insured ATVs, which a kei truck cannot be.
This rests on New York law. No Steuben County ordinance or resolution was read.
In town Some
- Open Greenwood. Every town highway is open to ATVs and snowmobiles. Local Law No. 4 of 2005, filed with the Department of State 12 August 2005, read 28 October 2026
- Open Rathbone. Every town road is open to ATVs and snowmobiles. Local Law No. 2 of 2005, filed with the Department of State 7 February 2005, read 28 October 2026
- Open Tuscarora. Every town road is open to ATVs. Local Law No. 1 of 2009, filed with the Department of State 24 July 2009, read 28 October 2026
- Open Woodhull. Every town road is open to ATVs and snowmobiles. Local Law No. 3 of 2005, filed with the Department of State 30 November 2005, read 28 October 2026
- Open West Union. Every town road is open to limited use vehicles and ATVs. Local Law No. 1 of 2024, filed with the Department of State 12 August 2024, read 28 October 2026
- Open Hornellsville. Every town highway is open to limited use vehicles and ATVs. Local Law No. 1 of 2020, filed with the Department of State 30 January 2020, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Hartsville. By its title the law lets ATVs, UTVs, limited use vehicles and side by sides run on town roads. The text of the filed copy did not come through, so its terms were not read. Local Law No. 1 of 2020, filed with the Department of State 23 March 2020, read 28 October 2026
County roads Closed
No Steuben County local law opening a county road to ATVs was found in a full text search of every local law filed with the Department of State since 1998, so VTL 2403(1) keeps county roads closed to ATVs. Laws filed before 1998 and the county legislature's minutes were not read. none found, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Steuben County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority, about 900 road miles.
- The JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port Authority, about 1,000 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 2,600 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
Steuben County, counted.
Steuben County has 1,373 farms and 568 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Steuben County grows 1,587 acres of orchards and vineyards. Steuben County averages 53 inches of snow a year.
Areas
The areas Steuben 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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