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Mini trucks in Pierce County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
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Can I own one here
Owning one in Pierce 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 Pierce County.
Some routes. Pierce County opens its slower county roads in the south and east of the county to licensed and insured WATVs, along with short stretches of SR 7 and SR 706 at Elbe and Ashford.
In town Some
- Some Roy. The county's WATV page says some roads in this town allow WATVs. The town's own ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
- Some Buckley. The county's WATV page says some roads in this town allow WATVs. The town's own ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
- Some Carbonado. The county's WATV page says some roads in this town allow WATVs. The town's own ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
- Some Wilkeson. The county's WATV page says some roads in this town allow WATVs. The town's own ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
- Some Eatonville. The county's WATV page says some roads in this town allow WATVs. The town's own ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
County roads Some
Every unincorporated county road posted 35 mph or less south of Joint Base Lewis McChord, south of 224th Street East between SR 7 and the Orting-Kapowsin Highway, south and east of the Orting-Kapowsin Highway to Orting, south and east of SR 162 between Orting and SR 165, south and east of SR 165 to Buckley and east of Buckley south of the White River. Also roads with a posted WATV speed and a named chain near Kapowsin and Orting, from Alder Cutoff Road to the Eatonville limits to Leach Road East. Closed: primitive roads, roads posted over 35 mph, Carbon River Forest Reserve Road, Crystal Mountain Boulevard, Fairfax Forest Reserve Road, Kolisch Road and Manley Moore Road. Pierce County Code Chapter 10.26, Ordinance 2020-90s as amended by Ordinances 2022-35s and 2022-64, code current through Ordinance 2026-545 of 25 August 2026, read 28 October 2026
State highways Segments open
- SR 7 from milepost 16.82 to 17.18 near Elbe PCC 10.26.040(D), Ordinance 2022-64 of 2022, read 28 October 2026
- SR 706 from milepost 0.00 to 0.06 near Elbe PCC 10.26.040(D), Ordinance 2022-64 of 2022, read 28 October 2026
- SR 706 from milepost 7.26 to 7.94 near Ashford PCC 10.26.040(D), Ordinance 2022-64 of 2022, read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Pierce County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 0 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 50 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 50 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
Pierce County, counted.
11 active surface mines and quarries work Pierce County's ground. Pierce County has 1,347 farms and 507 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Pierce County averages 38 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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