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Mini trucks in Walla Walla County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
Walla Walla CountyWashington
Can I own one here
Owning one in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County.
To confirm. Walla Walla County points to a WATV roads list that does not open and its code could not be read, so its county roads stay unconfirmed while the city is reported to allow WATVs on its slower streets.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Walla Walla. A 2019 news report says the city passed an ordinance allowing WATVs on public roadways posted 35 mph or less. The ordinance was not read. not read, read 28 October 2026
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). The county's website carries a menu item named Wheeled All Terrain Vehicle Roads List that leads back to its home page, which suggests an ordinance and a list exist. The county code sits on Municode, which this reader could not open.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Walla Walla County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 250 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 250 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
Walla Walla County, counted.
Walla Walla County grows 13,983 acres of orchards and vineyards. Farms in Walla Walla County hold 8,905 acres of woodland. Walla Walla County has 894 farms and 150 cattle operations, by the 2022 Census of Agriculture.
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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