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Mini trucks in Adams County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
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Can I own one here
Owning one in Adams 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. Washington has no kei truck law. The DOL titles a vehicle from another country on its ownership document and a US Customs entry summary and asks nothing about federal standards, while its rules define a not eligible for road use comment for vehicles that do not meet federal safety standards as the State Patrol adopts them. No source says how either reaches a kei truck.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. An off-road vehicle title from the DOL. That title does not qualify it for road registration. RCW 46.09.320
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Adams County.
To confirm. No Adams County ordinance opening county roads to WATVs was found, so state law keeps them closed, and the towns' codes were not read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Closed
Washington law keeps WATVs off this county's roads unless the county approves them by ordinance, because the county has 15,000 people or more, RCW 46.09.455(1)(c)(i). The county code as archived in 2023 had no WATV chapter in Title 10 or Title 12, so no ordinance opening county roads was found. A later ordinance could not be ruled out.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Adams County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 200 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 200 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 250 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
Adams County, counted.
Adams County grows 6,138 acres of orchards and vineyards. Adams County has 558 farms and 95 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Adams County averages 15 inches of snow a year.
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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