Nevada: titling an imported car

Nevada's DMV guide brands gray-market vehicles' titles 'Non-US Vehicle' and lists HS-7, EPA 3520-21 and CBP 7501.

Sources checked 2026-10-17. Not legal advice; rules change.

At a glance

• Import ease (where verified): Process documented; 25-year treatment not stated in the sources read. Industry guide brands foreign/gray-market titles 'Non-US Vehicle' and does not address the 25-year exemption; it says such vehicles must be brought into compliance, exported or destroyed.
• Kei / mini-truck: No kei or mini-truck rule found in the sources read. No kei or mini-truck rule found in the official pages read.

What the official sources say

1. Nevada DMV Registration and Title Guide (revised April 2025): a foreign or gray-market vehicle is one made for sale in another country that may not meet U.S. safety or environmental standards and is not imported through the manufacturer's U.S. distribution system. 'Once in the United States, these vehicles must be brought into compliance, exported back out, or destroyed.'
   Source: Nevada DMV Registration and Title Guide, Section 4 (Non-U.S. Vehicles)
2. Same guide: all of the following are required to register and title a gray-market vehicle: the foreign MCO/MSO or outstanding title (or a manufacturer statement that none was issued, or one saying to whom the manufacturer assigned its interest), bills of sale showing the chain of ownership, Vehicle Inspection Certificate VP-15, DOT Form HS-7, EPA Form 3520-21, an odometer disclosure for 2011-and-newer model years until the vehicle is 20 years old (unless exempt under 49 CFR 580.17), Statement of Facts VP-22 if there is no MCO/MSO or title, and CBP Form 7501.
   Source: Nevada DMV Registration and Title Guide, Section 4
3. Same guide: the Nevada title is branded 'Non-US Vehicle'; the guide defines this as a vehicle manufactured outside the U.S. that was not provided with a U.S. warranty ('gray-market vehicle'). Kilometers on the odometer are converted to miles at 0.6214.
   Source: Nevada DMV Registration and Title Guide, Section 4 and brand definitions

Not verified (do not rely on ImportClock for these)

• The guide is written for the motor-vehicle industry and says nothing about the 25-year exemption; its 'brought into compliance, exported or destroyed' sentence may not be written with exempt vehicles in mind. Confirm with Nevada DMV before buying.
• NRS 482.040 ('foreign vehicle') and emissions rules were not read; kei vehicles are not addressed.
• Fees and taxes were not verified.

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