Is the DJI coming out of the US drone market? The company says no – but will not explain Stuffy What has changed in such a way that he cannot keep a single drone on the shelf?
When I went to my local Best Best Store today, June 24, zero DJI drones were available for purchase. There was not even empty space for every drone. Prices tags, lockers and products were cleaned throughout the DJI singer – a handful of motorcycle jambles, action camera, a single lonely RC controller, and almost empty premium and cap space where the flagship drone will usually go.
Here is the DJI section in my local buying. Photo for Holster / The Verge
So long, “Extensive flight experience.” Photo for Holster / The Verge
A store employee told me, “We are not really taking the DJI drone because of the American chain.”
The best buy is not lonely. DJI’s own US web store no longer has Anyone Drones in stock, like Dronedj Notified on Monday. Despite the official presence of DJI on Amazon, all the other drones there are sold by the third party, with low or unknown stocks. Nor will the Best Best website be more helpful than its physical store: By Tuesday, only its remaining DJI drone is the last gene mucus 3 Pro, which is cost 8 3,890, a renewed version of the same mico 3 Pro, and a renewed version of the 2022 DJI Owata. The DJI has already released successors for both.
Even Adorma and B&H, special camera stores, late Model DJI are running less on drone. By Tuesday, most of the current general drones were listed as “temporarily on the back order” or “temporarily out of stock”, save this specific model of DJI Air 3S, these two specific models of the DJI plot, and some variations of the budget DJI nine.
What’s going on? DJI spokesperson Gul Daudi Kang has shared the same explanation of the DJI for the past eight months, accusing US customs for unfairly examining its drone imports. Here is the latest version:
The DJI is determined to the US market. As we have shared before, DJI is working with the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to resolve the misunderstanding related to customs. Unfortunately, it has affected our ability to stock and import drones and parts. We understand the disappointment among our customers, but hope that the solution will be resolved.
When we asked the DJI if another factor could be responsible – such as US taxes on China, or China’s own export controls, who have allegedly seen three times the prices of drone components for US buyers – the company has no further comment. Companies like the DJI have been cautious to blame the leaders of any country.
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It is worth noting that we have ever heard of the DJI aspect of this story, though: According to our knowledge, American Customs and Border Protection has never commented on preventing DJI drone imports. CBP did not respond StuffyApplication for a comment last year, and no immediate response was received today.
Best by denoting Stuffy That it is no longer taking DJI drones without offering further explanation. A company spokesperson, giving anonymous response from Best Bay’s press email address, did not provide any name when we asked.
If the DJI decides to actively out of the US drone market, or if Best Bay decided to actively cut the relationship, it would not be surprising. The company has less than six months before D -facto ban on all its new products entering the United States, As long as It can persuade the US government to audit the company, and 2) Confirm this audit positively that the drone maker is not a threat to national security. This is a very high bar.
In February, the DJI chief public policy suggested that in the event of a US ban, DJI could continue to sell existing products in the United States while it offers new products somewhere, with which in an interview. Stuffy. But this is already happening before a possible ban. In May, the company has so far left the United States with its latest drone, Moyc 4 Pro.
In addition to itself, the DJI’s support website is now warning that it may take 60-90 days to repair it. And in May, we reported how DJI’s back -to -back prices increased the popular Osmo Pocket 3 camera from 9 519 to 9979 in just two months. There, the DJI was ready to say that US China’s prices were “key reservations.”
