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DJI says US customs is blocking its drone imports

“A customs-related issue is hindering” drone shipments, DJI claims.

DJI recently sent a letter to distributors with one possible reason why DHS is stopping some of its drones: the company says US Customs and Border Protection is citing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) as justification for blocking the imports. In a just-published official blog post, DJI is calling this all a “misunderstanding,” and writes that it’s currently sending documentation to US Customs to prove that it doesn’t manufacture anything in the Xinjiang region of China where Uyghurs have been forcibly detained, that it complies with US law and international standards, and that US retailers have audited its supply chain. Last we checked, the Senate had removed the DJI ban from its version of the must-pass 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (though it did get reintroduced as an amendment and could potentially still make it into the final bill).

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