Can I own one here
Owning one in Klamath 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 Klamath County.
To confirm. The State Parks Department says Klamath County has opened individual county roads to ATVs to make connections, but no county order naming them was found and a kei truck is not one of the ATV classes they admit.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Bonanza. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Chiloquin. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Klamath Falls. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Malin. The town's code was not read in this pass.
- To confirm Merrill. The town's code was not read in this pass.
County roads Some
The State Parks page names Klamath County among counties that have designated individual county road routes to make connections, without listing them. No county order naming them was found. none found, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Klamath County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 350 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 400 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 400 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
Klamath County, counted.
Klamath County averages 192 inches of snow a year. Farms in Klamath County hold 47,577 acres of woodland. 4 active surface mines and quarries work Klamath County's ground.
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 30 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.
Contact
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