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Mini trucks in Columbia County, Washington
Kei trucks in Washington work farms, orchards and timberland.
Columbia CountyWashington
Can I own one here
Owning one in Columbia 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 Columbia County.
To confirm. Under state law Columbia County's roads posted 35 mph or less are open to WATVs unless the county has named them unsuitable, and neither its off-road vehicle chapter nor the towns' codes could be read.
In town To confirm
No town street opening was found in the codes read.
County roads Open
This county has fewer than 15,000 people, so RCW 46.09.455(1)(c) opens its public roads posted 35 mph or less to WATVs unless the county designates a road unsuitable, and RCW 46.09.455(1)(c)(iii) has the county list any unsuitable road from the main page of its website. Unposted county roads carry the 50 mph limit of RCW 46.61.400, so they are not open. The county code carries Chapter 10.10 on off-road vehicles, seen in its table of contents and not read, so any unsuitable designation is unknown.
State highways Closed
Closed to OHVs.
Getting one here
From Japan to Columbia County.
The nearest ports with a sailing from Japan on record
- The Port of Tacoma, The Northwest Seaport Alliance South Harbor, about 250 road miles.
- The Port of Seattle, The Northwest Seaport Alliance North Harbor, about 250 road miles.
- The Port of Everett, about 300 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
Columbia County, counted.
Columbia County grows 362 acres of orchards and vineyards. Columbia County averages 16 inches of snow a year. Farms in Columbia County hold 21,394 acres of woodland.
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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