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Mini trucks in Chelan County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
Chelan CountyWashington
Can I own one here
Owning one in Chelan 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 Chelan County.
Some routes. Chelan County opens a long list of named county roads to WATVs at 35 mph or less and lets other off-road vehicles use only its primitive roads, and the towns' codes were not read.
In town To confirm
- To confirm Wenatchee. The city code carries Chapter 8.08 on off-road vehicles and wheeled all-terrain vehicles. Its text was not read.
County roads Some
Only the county roads and segments listed in Appendix 1 of Chapter 9.38, several hundred named roads with mileposts, among them Chiwawa River Road, Icicle Road, Chumstick Highway near Plain, Eagle Creek Road and Cedar Brae Road, at the lesser of 35 mph or the posted limit. Separately, Section 9.38.020 lets an off-road vehicle that is not a WATV use only the county roads designated primitive in Section 9.09.010(a), except Downie Road from milepost 0 to 6. The primitive road list was not read. Chelan County Code Chapter 9.38, Resolution 2013-82, Exhibit A, 15 October 2013, read 28 October 2026
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Chelan County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Everett, about 100 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 100 road miles.
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 100 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
Chelan County, counted.
Chelan County grows 21,883 acres of orchards and vineyards. Chelan County averages 97 inches of snow a year. 3 active surface mines and quarries work Chelan County's ground.
Areas
The areas Chelan County is part of.
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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