Can I own one here
Owning one in Grant 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
Closed to road use. Oregon does not register kei trucks for the road. The DMV says kei class vehicles cannot be titled or registered because they were not built for US highways. The 2025 and 2026 bills to change that ended in committee.
A newer governed truck
Off highway vehicle. The DMV titles ATVs. A governed road-built truck falls in Oregon's Class II ATV definition when operated off highway, because Class IV requires a vehicle originally manufactured for off-road use only.
Roads and towns
Roads and towns in Grant County.
To confirm. John Day opens its streets to ATVs by day with a licensed driver 18 or older and the State Parks Department lists Grant County's roads as widely open, but the county's own ordinance was not found and a kei truck is not one of the ATV classes these routes admit.
In town Some
- Open John Day. Every street, road and alley in the city other than state highways and two lane gravel roads, by daylight only. US 395 on South Canyon Boulevard and US 26 on Main Street are crossing only. The ordinance covers Class I, II and IV and defines Class II as a street legal registered vehicle. Ordinance No. 13-156-01, adopted 12 March 2013 by a 4 to 1 vote, read in the city's copy with the minutes of that meeting, read 28 October 2026
- To confirm Canyon City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Dayville. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Granite. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Greenhorn. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Long Creek. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Monument. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Mount Vernon. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Prairie City. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Seneca. The town's code was not read in this pass.
County roads Open
The State Parks page names Grant County among four counties with ATV routes on most county roads and a few closed for heavy traffic. The county's ordinance was not found online. A newspaper reported in 2012 that the county court voted to pursue one. none read, read 28 October 2026
State highways Crossings only
- US 395 and US 26 through John Day are crossing only under the city ordinance. John Day Ordinance No. 13-156-01 Section 4 with ORS 821.200(1), read 28 October 2026
Getting one here
From Japan to Grant County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 300 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 350 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 350 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
Grant County, counted.
Farms in Grant County hold 93,485 acres of woodland. Grant County averages 21 inches of snow a year. Grant County has 374 farms and 201 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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