DJI Denies the Mavic 4 Pro to the U.S.

[The Droning Company]

DJI Denies Mavic 4 Pro to U.S.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Exactly as I predicted, while everyone else was more concerned about effect of tariffs on the price, ignoring the already existing import ban on DJI drones.

Since U.S. Customs holds on all DJI imports still haven't changed over the last 7 months, the price of the Mavic 4 Pro is completely irrelevant in the U.S., and so are the tariffs.

However, a quick trip to Canada or Mexico can still score you one, if you are willing to forgo the limited warranty, which is void in the U.S., as would be any claim under DJI Care Refresh.

DJI could certainly also prevent you from flying one in the U.S., if they chose to, but no mention in the press release of an NFZ covering the entire U.S. for the Mavic 4 Pro.

So, if you buy one elsewhere, you can still fly it and use it in the U.S., and will be only one of a handful of U.S. owners. This begs the question of whether it would be legal to fly a drone smuggled in from another country, and whether the FAA would allow registration of it. Hmmmm…

 

[GadgetGuy]

 

[BlueHeeler]

"DJI reported to The Verge that there is no timeline for bringing the drone to America"

DJI isn't going to ignore the US market by any means, but I can't blame them for not shipping any product only to be held up at US Customs, that's inventory that can be sold elsewhere, makes good business sense, they are playing the long game here while they will do very well on the global market.

Meanwhile, we will have see how well the M4 works out from our Friends in other places.

 

[JTorsrud]

While this DRONE is VERY Cool. I don't think it justifies the price.

I currently have 2 Air 3's including the 3S and enjoy them immensely and they were affordable.

It will be interesting to see how long before they are released to the US and what their cost will be.

 

[tstr14]

I expect the tariff fiasco to end soon.

 

[Douglas Peebles]

Changing from a 24mm equivalent on the 3 to a 28mm on the 4 is a big problem for me. Almost all my work is architectural so I may not be buying it anyhow.

 

[Split-Infinitive]

Changing from a 24mm equivalent on the 3 to a 28mm on the 4 is a big problem for me. Almost all my work is architectural so I may not be buying it anyhow.

Depends on usage. I absolutely hate the width of the standard lenses and always end up having to crop in.
Different usage. Nice to have a choice though.

 

[Douglas Peebles]

Depends on usage. I absolutely hate the width of the standard lenses and always end up having to crop in.
Different usage. Nice to have a choice though.

Well you can always crop inward, kind of hard to crop outward. I have had several clients ask for wider than 24mm but they were not paying enough for me to go out and buy the Inspire system. I don't want to deal with that anyhow.

 

[Split-Infinitive]

Well you can always crop inward, kind of hard to crop outward. I have had several clients ask for wider than 24mm but they were not paying enough for me to go out and buy the Inspire system. I don't want to deal with that anyhow.

Cropping inwards will reduce quality for many purposes. Far from ideal, especially when dealing with video.
Cant always fly closer, cant always fly backwards. Different usage and different requirements.

 

[mavic3usa]

I expect the tariff fiasco to end soon.

Perhaps but the tariff will always be at least 10%....for everybody including China. Maybe that means retailers and resellers and importers don't pass it along.

 

[mavic3usa]

Exactly as I predicted, while everyone else was more concerned about effect of tariffs on the price, ignoring the already existing import ban on DJI drones.

Since U.S. Customs holds on all DJI imports still haven't changed over the last 7 months, the price of the Mavic 4 Pro is completely irrelevant in the U.S., and so are the tariffs.

However, a quick trip to Canada or Mexico can still score you one, if you are willing to forgo the limited warranty, which is void in the U.S., as would be any claim under DJI Care Refresh.

DJI could certainly also prevent you from flying one in the U.S., if they chose to, but no mention in the press release of an NFZ covering the entire U.S. for the Mavic 4 Pro.

So, if you buy one elsewhere, you can still fly it and use it in the U.S., and will be only one of a handful of U.S. owners. This begs the question of whether it would be legal to fly a drone smuggled in from another country, and whether the FAA would allow registration of it. Hmmmm…

As you have probably heard, apparently a few M4P drones were sold here in America already so those will have warranties and you should also be able to take out DJI Care Refresh.

So far I do not see an FAA RID DoC on the M4P but that's not surprising.