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DJI confirms that US customs is holding up its latest consumer drone

<p>Many of DJI's drones including its latest consumer products are being held up at the US border, the manufacturer said in a <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="https://viewpoints.dji.com/blog/navigating-u.s.-customs-demonstrating-djis-commitment-to-ethical-production-labor-practices">blog post[/url] today. It appears to be a customs matter and not related to proposed US legislation to ban DJI products (the <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2864">Countering CCP Drones Act[/url]) currently in US Congress. However, the holdup means that sales of DJI's latest <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-air-3s-review-lidar-and-improved-image-quality-make-for-a-nearly-faultless-drone-130002876.html">Air 3S drone[/url] will be delayed, the company told <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24272188/dji-blames-us-customs-block-import-some-drones">The Verge[/url].&nbsp;</p>
<p>&quot;The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has cited the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), as the reason for the current holdups,&quot; the DJI ViewPoints team wrote. &quot;This assertion made against DJI, however, is entirely unfounded and categorically false.&quot;</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Calling the situation a &quot;misunderstanding,&quot; DJI said it's sending documentation proving it complies with the UFLPA. It added that it has no manufacturing facilities in and doesn't source materials from Xinjiang, the region that's a red flag for the US in terms of Uyghur forced labor violations. It also noted that it's not a listed entity under UFLPA and that its supply &quot;undergoes rigorous due diligence by respected US retailers.&quot; US Customs and Border Protection has yet to comment on the matter.</p>
<p>While the US House of Representatives did pass the a bill to block DJI's drones, the Senate removed that clause from the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. It was later re-introduced as an amendment, though, and could still make it into the final bill. If so, imports of new DJI drones could be blocked, but a ban wouldn't likely prohibit current owners from using them. DJI has a massive share of the worldwide drone market upwards of 70 percent as of 2021, according to <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254982/global-market-share-of-drone-manufacturers/">Statista[/url]. including as much as <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="https://dronecenter.bard.edu/files/2020/04/CSD-Public-Safety-Drones-3rd-edition.pdf">90 percent[/url] by public safety officials.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cameras/dji-confirms-that-us-customs-is-holding-up-its-latest-consumer-drone-123007447.html?src=rss

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