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Believe it or not? DJI rep says they pay all tariffs.

That source doesn't seem to provide anything in addition to what I shared. Am I missing something important?
Well, your source is whitehouse.gov which has taken quite a turn toward Fox News these last few months. So it's best to reach out to independent news sources. Remember one of the first admin actions was to remove all the inspectors general. Not a great look for transparency.
 
Well, your source is whitehouse.gov which has taken quite a turn toward Fox News these last few months. So it's best to reach out to independent news sources.
So your advice is that everything released on whitehouse.gov cannot be trusted? That's a rather confusing take, especially since the numbers they've provided in the linked announcement match other sources reporting the same news.
 
So your advice is that everything released on whitehouse.gov cannot be trusted?
That's not what I said. But I do stand by that the admin needs to be watched. For example, what did whitehouse.gov say about the sec-defense illegally using a commercial chat app to discuss imminent attack plans? Was it the same as most media outlets?

the numbers they've provided in the linked announcement match other sources reporting the same news.
Then great! Most things the admin reports are quickly debunked by other sources. It's nice they nailed this one!
 
So your advice is that everything released on whitehouse.gov cannot be trusted? That's a rather confusing take, especially since the numbers they've provided in the linked announcement match other sources reporting the same news.
Ordinarily I tend to rely on sources from many places including Whitehouse.gov but lately it is apparent that Whitehouse.gov has been compromised and the people who admin that website run everything by one individual for approval. At that point you may as well click on TS since it says the same things. I mean, they literally scrubbed the website and removed anything they disagreed with whether it is factual or not and they also removed/altered historical references (facts) in an attempt to either erase it or hide it....among other things. Not saying they don't get things right sometimes but how will we ever know for sure if there is no transparency and/or accountability?
 
but how will we ever know for sure if there is no transparency and/or accountability?
A great approach is to start at the source, rather than first relying on the many so-called "fair and balanced" news outlets that interpret what they think the White House is saying (the good old telephone game). Without a baseline, I don't know how you'd ever determine if said transparency and/or accountability isn't there.

Or, I suppose, you could just skip the White House altogether, go straight to your preferred news source, and hope for the best. I think this is most certainly the favorite approach of most Americans. Because nobody has time to research.
 
A great approach is to start at the source, rather than first relying on the many so-called "fair and balanced" news outlets that interpret what they think the White House is saying (the good old telephone game). Without a baseline, I don't know how you'd ever determine if said transparency and/or accountability isn't there.

Or, I suppose, you could just skip the White House altogether, go straight to your preferred news source, and hope for the best. I think this is most certainly the favorite approach of most Americans. Because nobody has time to research.
I have enough experiences with my own sources to rely on them....for years now; and they haven't let me down. I don't need to start fresh with every instance (or term) but I do recognize when sources go sour or turn biased. For me personally, I get alot of my info directly from the executive branch in other ways such as the gaggles in the Oval Office and sometimes even the spokesperson or press secretary briefings and other meetings and updates. Unfortunately at this point, wh.gov is a propaganda website with an agenda no different from the CCP so they are off *my* list; not saying others may enjoy it, good luck with that. But not for me. In particular, this "blog" is ripe for brainwashing the American public, it's not quite there yet, but at any point, it has the will and the propensity and the wherewithal to turn a corner and do more harm than it has. I see "historic trade win" and "promises kept" and "Unleashing..." and "common sense...." it reads like a exaggarated political ad: News

WH.gov is not the people's website, it doesn't belong to the American public anymore. No one has any say in what gets published there except for one person and he own's it. That's what I mean about transparency and accountability; all you have to do is ask are there any articles there that he didn't personally approve of and has he taken down anything that someone else put there. Anyone else you ask can simply deny and deflect and go along with whatever it says, you just need to ask the leader and that's not the American way to simply go along with whatever he says. He's treating the people's office as his own and as if he is accountable to no one despite his continued claims about the different states he "won."
 
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WH.gov is not the people's website, it doesn't belong to the American public anymore. No one has any say in what gets published there except for one person and he own's it.
Sure, if you have a more reliable official government source that isn't from mainstream media, feel free to share it. For now, I'll stick with the posted numbers, as no one seems to be questioning their accuracy.
 
That sounds like a good start, since it's shown over and over again to be a house of lies.

You need to include some reliable sources in your "research" rather than blatant propaganda.
Feel free to point out which numbers you believe are propaganda.
 
It should be obvious that I wasn't talking about numbers.
It's not obvious at all, especially since many of your statements are vague and lack supporting context. My apologies for not being able to read between the lines.
 
There's an interesting thread here watching Bambu Lab (another Chinese company) prices as the tariffs change. For their latest 3D printer, the US price progressed as follows:

$3,499 (original price) --> $4,399 (with 145% tariff) --> $3,649 (with current 30% tariff)

That's an increase of $150 on a $3,499 product. That might give us an idea of what to expect when DJI figures out their pricing in the US DJI Store.
 
Leica have also announced new pricing for the US after raising prices for the tariffs between 75% and 90%, the new reduced values are around 20% higher than the original selling price:


The Osmo Pocket 3 is still sitting at the increased $799 price but when reduced may give an indicator to Mavic 4 pricing.
 
What is ignored by our corrupt corporate media is that enacting tariffs is to be done by Congress and not someone in the executive branch. I have dealt with tariffs for the past 15 years with my company and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule was changed once each year and not on a daily basis as it is now.

We paid for the tariffs to get our products released by U.S. Customs and then we paid for the products to be shipped to a warehouse and distribution center. All the costs add up to the landed cost of goods and this became a key factor in the prices we needed to receive from dealers for us to be profitable.

Most tariffs for products we had manufactured in Asia were around 5% and nothing like the Trump tariffs being arbitrarily and illegally imposed by this man. Our government people no longer even pretend to follow the laws.
 
What does all this have to do with DJI or them paying the tariffs?
They might pay them but they're passing the extra cost onto the buyers.

It's always been that way and always will.
And even if the tariffs got set to zero, the price won't come down proportionately.
It's always been that way and always will.
 
What is ignored by our corrupt corporate media is that enacting tariffs is to be done by Congress and not someone in the executive branch. I have dealt with tariffs for the past 15 years with my company and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule was changed once each year and not on a daily basis as it is now.

We paid for the tariffs to get our products released by U.S. Customs and then we paid for the products to be shipped to a warehouse and distribution center. All the costs add up to the landed cost of goods and this became a key factor in the prices we needed to receive from dealers for us to be profitable.

Most tariffs for products we had manufactured in Asia were around 5% and nothing like the Trump tariffs being arbitrarily and illegally imposed by this man. Our government people no longer even pretend to follow the laws.
The framers probably did not understand that there would come a day when one branch (congress) would completely cede power to the other (executive). And the third (courts), while not happy, have no enforcement capability. Wild rides ahead.
 
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