I ordered a Kei (mini) truck from Japan in early May. It got to the Port of Tacoma last week. Today I took my bike on a bus from Seattle down to Tacoma, biked into the port, and then drove it up to the farm.

I bought it through Mitsui. Sound Brokerage helped me navigate the import process, and Tayler Lee who I found through the PNW Kei Owners FB Group, literally walked me through the process of getting it from the port, through Customs and Border Protection, to the Department of Licensing, plated and on my way. The total cost, which included so many people collecting their cut it got really hard to keep track, came in somewhere between $4,200 and $4,700

I highly recommend Mitsui, Sound Brokerage, and Tayler. If I did it again, I’d have Tayler to do what Sound Brokerage did. He’s ramping up an importing business, is super enthusiastic about it, and went far above and beyond expectations.