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Mini trucks in Asotin County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
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Can I own one here
Owning one in Asotin 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 Asotin County.
To confirm. No Asotin County act on WATVs was found, while Clarkston has a WATV chapter and the town of Asotin is reported to open its streets to off-road vehicles, neither read.
In town Some
- To confirm Clarkston. The city code carries Chapter 10.70 on wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Its text was not read.
- Open Asotin. The city code is reported to designate city streets for off-road vehicle traffic and to keep every street open to ORVs unless posted closed, under the small town power of RCW 46.09.360. Chapter 10.32 was not read.
County roads To confirm
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). No county ordinance was found on the county's own site.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Asotin County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 300 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 300 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 300 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
Asotin County, counted.
Asotin County has 144 farms and 71 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Asotin County is mostly urban, with 7 percent of its people outside urban areas.
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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