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Mini trucks in Houghton County, Michigan

Kei trucks in Michigan, on the road at 25 years and on the trail before that.

Open to road useOff highway vehicleAbout 1,300 road miles from the Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority
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Houghton CountyMichigan

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Can I own one here

Owning one in Houghton 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

Open to road use. Michigan's Department of State titles and registers a kei truck 25 years or older for on-road use when it was manufactured for on-road use. A truck never titled in the US brings its import papers.

A newer governed truck

Off highway vehicle. ORV title from the Department of State, required to sell it.

State rules

Getting one here

From Japan to Houghton County.

The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record

  • The Port of Savannah, Georgia Ports Authority, about 1,300 road miles.
  • The JAXPORT, Jacksonville Port Authority, about 1,500 road miles.
  • The Port of Everett, about 1,900 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

Houghton County, counted.

Houghton County averages 208 inches of snow a year. Houghton County is mostly urban, with 45 percent of its people outside urban areas. Farms in Houghton County hold 7,617 acres of woodland.

187farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202649cattle operationsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202625,808acres of land in farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202614acres of orchards, vineyards includedUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 202623operations with horsesUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 20267,617acres of woodland on farmsUSDA National Agricultural Statistics Serviceread 28 October 2026207.8inches of snow a year, the station meanNOAA National Centers for Environmental Informationread 28 October 202645percent of people outside urban areasUS Census Bureauread 28 October 202637,361people in 2020US Census Bureauread 28 October 2026

Areas

The areas Houghton County is part of.

Snow and ski countryUpper Peninsula

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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