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]. </p>
<p>"The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has cited the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), as the reason for the current holdups," the DJI ViewPoints team wrote. "This assertion made against DJI, however, is entirely unfounded and categorically false."</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Calling the situation a "misunderstanding," 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 "undergoes rigorous due diligence by respected US retailers." 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. </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=rssSource:
DJI confirms that US customs is holding up its latest consumer drone
