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Mini trucks in Valencia County, New Mexico
Kei trucks in New Mexico earn their keep on farms, ranches and private land.
Valencia CountyNew Mexico
Can I own one here
Owning one in Valencia 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. New Mexico has no kei truck law. The MVD's written procedure for a vehicle built for sale abroad asks for conformity to federal safety and emission standards and a NHTSA bond release letter, and it has no lane for a vehicle imported at 25 years under the federal age exemption.
A newer governed truck
Private land only. The two statutory OHV definitions disagree on a governed work truck, so no OHV title path is settled.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Valencia County.
Towns only. Valencia County has no act opening paved county roads, while Peralta and Bosque Farms open their streets to side by sides and ATVs by day.
In town Some
- Closed Belen. The town's code on Municode was searched for off-highway, all-terrain, off-road and UTV and opens no street, so paved streets stay closed to OHVs except to cross, NMSA 66-3-1011. Its Uniform Traffic Ordinance 12-7-9.2 keeps paved streets closed except to cross. town code as published on Municode, no OHV act, read 28 October 2026
- Closed Los Lunas. The town's code on Municode was searched for off-highway, all-terrain, off-road and UTV and opens no street, so paved streets stay closed to OHVs except to cross, NMSA 66-3-1011. town code as published on Municode, no OHV act, read 28 October 2026
- Open Bosque Farms. All village streets are open to OHVs and ATVs except between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. State highways are closed except to cross at a village street. Read in the village's posted copy with blank signature lines. Its eCode360 code does not carry it. Ordinance No. 2020-01, dated as adopted 17 September 2020, read 28 October 2026
- Open Peralta. All town streets are open to OHVs and ATVs except between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. unless used for agriculture. State highways are closed except to cross at a town street. Ordinance No. 2022-001, adopted 29 December 2022, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Rio Communities. No online code or OHV act was found for the town in this pass, so whether it opens a street is not known.
County roads Some
No county act opens paved county roads, so they stay closed to OHVs, NMSA 66-3-1011(A). The Act closes only paved streets and highways, so a registered OHV is not barred from an unpaved county road the county has not closed. The county code on American Legal was searched and has no OHV act. none. The Department of Wildlife register of paved road acts, kept under 18.15.3.15 NMAC, lists no act for the county, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Valencia County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Los Angeles, about 800 road miles.
- The Port of Oakland, about 1,100 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 1,400 road miles.
How to import a mini truck, step by step.
A newer off road truck never lands in California. It comes in through Tacoma or by way of Houston.
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
Valencia County, counted.
7 active surface mines and quarries work Valencia County's ground. Valencia County grows 491 acres of orchards and vineyards. Valencia County has 978 farms and 354 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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