New Hampshire: titling an imported car

New Hampshire's rule Saf-C 1906.04 lists the documents for a used vehicle purchased outside the U.S., including an HS-7.

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. Rule lists import documents including HS-7; the age rules for titles were not verified from an official NH page.
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.

N.H. Admin. Code Saf-C 1906.04(c): for a used vehicle purchased in a foreign jurisdiction the applicant furnishes TDMV 23 or 23B (prepared by the town or city clerk or lienholder); the seller's original or certified copy of the registration; TDMV 22A Report of Sale (or similar form) from the foreign jurisdiction if applicable; TDMV 19A Verification of Vehicle Identification; import documentation 'such as the declaration form HS-7, that verifies federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention standards'; and the RSA 261:20 fee.
Source: N.H. Admin. Code Saf-C 1906.04 (Cornell LII copy; rule amended 4/25/2023)
Saf-C 1906.04(b): for a new vehicle purchased in a foreign jurisdiction and never registered: TDMV 23 or 23B, the properly assigned manufacturer's certificate of origin, and the fee.
Source: N.H. Admin. Code Saf-C 1906.04

The rule was read on Cornell LII's copy; NH DMV's own pages returned HTTP 403 or 404 on 2026-10-17 and stayed unreachable.
Whether New Hampshire requires a title at all for a 25-year-old vehicle (RSA chapter 261 was not read), and its treatment of the 25-year exemption, emissions inspection and kei vehicles, were NOT verified.