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Mini trucks in Pend Oreille County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
Pend Oreille CountyWashington
Can I own one here
Owning one in Pend Oreille 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 Pend Oreille County.
Roads open. Pend Oreille County opens its county roads posted 35 mph or less to WATVs along with faster stretches that only link ORV roads and trails and keeps them off SR 20, SR 211, SR 31 and US 2 outside towns.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Newport. The city code carries Chapter 10.30 on wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Its text was not read.
County roads Open
Every county road posted 35 mph or less, and only those sections of faster county roads that connect to other ORV roads and trails, at 35 mph or the posted limit, whichever is less. The ordinance does not allow travel on State Highways 20, 211, 31 or 2 except where a city ordinance does. The county is under 15,000 people, so state law would open the slower roads even without this ordinance. Ordinance 2006-2 separately governs off-road vehicles on county roads and defines them as vehicles manufactured primarily for recreational non-highway all terrain use. Ordinance No. 2013-2, adopted 23 July 2013 and effective 28 July 2013, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Pend Oreille County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Everett, about 250 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 300 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, 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
Pend Oreille County, counted.
Pend Oreille County averages 55 inches of snow a year. 1 active surface mine or quarry works Pend Oreille County's ground. Farms in Pend Oreille County hold 12,096 acres of woodland.
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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