July 2025 Update
DJI is aware of the challenges our customers have been facing in obtaining some of our products and services in the U.S. market. We remain firmly committed to our U.S. customers and are actively exploring all avenues of engagement with the U.S. Government to demonstrate our compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The available evidence clearly supports DJI’s compliance, and we believe that - if judged on its merits - this matter should be resolved promptly.
We encourage readers who may be less familiar with this issue to read our article below, originally published in October 2024, and to make their voices heard. You can ask U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for clarity on this issue and urge the release of compliant shipments at: https://droneadvocacyalliance.com/take-action/.
A customs-related misunderstanding is currently affecting DJI's ability to import select drones into the United States. This appears to be part of a broader initiative by the Department of Homeland Security to scrutinize the origins of products, particularly in the case of Chinese made drones.
We want to take this opportunity to provide clarity on the issue and outline the steps we are taking to resolve it. To be clear: this is a customs matter and the evidence clearly demonstrates DJI’s compliance with existing laws. It is important to note that this is not a ban and does not appear to be linked to the proposed legislation against DJI in the U.S. Congress.
BACKGROUND
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has cited the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), as the reason for the current holdups. This assertion made against DJI, however, is entirely unfounded and categorically false. There is no reason for CBP to be detaining DJI’s drones.
GET THE FACTS
The UFLPA requires CBP to presume that all goods made “wholly or in part” in Xinjiang, and/or by certain listed entities, were made using forced labor and, therefore, are inadmissible into the United States. U.S. law allows the CBP to withhold goods even in the absence of tangible evidence. In contrast, DJI possesses substantial evidence proving its compliance with U.S. regulations, including the UFLPA, and is working to rebut :
WHAT WE’RE DOING ABOUT IT
DJI is actively working with the CBP to provide the necessary documentation demonstrating our compliance with the UFLPA.
The evidence clearly supports DJI’s compliance, while the claims of any violations are baseless and unfounded. We are confident that this issue will be resolved promptly if evaluated on its merits.
In the meantime, we remain committed to the U.S. market and will keep our partners, customers, and the wider public informed as the situation develops.