Entry fees charged by U.S. customs Korea Mavic 4 Pro?
- Thread starter offtheback
- Start date
I agree! How don't know how they do it, but shipping is way too fast for the distance travelled.
wailermon
Active Member
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2018
- Messages
- 33
- Reactions
- 24
- Age
- 72
Customs busts $400M trade duty-evasion ring involving China and others
In a FOX Business Exclusive: U.S. Customs and Border Protection uncovers network evading $400 million in tariffs, some of which involved Chinese shell companies.
www.foxbusiness.com
aksdroneworld
Member
Is your Korean drone in FCC mode or CE mode? I have one arriving tomorrow and it is my understanding it should auto switch between the two but there is a warning on the description that says Korean models are CE only?I bought my M4P/RC2 Pro out of Korea on eBay and had it in FOUR days! FEDEX brought it through Memphis hub and it blew right through Customs there. I took it to State Farm and insured it for $75/year. If it goes down, I'm covered. I've been flying it for about 10 days now and it is head and shoulders above everything I have flown so far. **** near bullet proof if you have any experience. I don't shoot vertical, so I couldn't care less about the gimble range issue. Other than that, it is absolutely a dream to fly. Great range, even in urban areas and has ADS-B which alerted me of an aircraft (low flying helo) approaching at my altitude. Pop-up map with his location, direction of flight, altitude and my location and altitude. I got about 30 seconds of warning! Plenty of time to drop 100' near the bridge I was flying and that was pretty cool I had NO idea this would have ADS-B, but it does! LOVE this thing! Got it for about $1K lower than Adorama or B&H. Bought it with the RC2 Pro which I can't say enough good things about! And I LOVE that I can charge three batteries in about 90 minutes. I got a small power inverter for the car to charge while traveling between launch locations. I still have a Mini 4 Pro and Avata 2 for other types of flying and convenience. If you can afford it, get one and don't look back! You'll be glad you did!
K-Wave is a very good seller on eBay. They were incredibly responsive. Check out more about K-Wave in the link to another thread below.
Info On K-Wave
Mine arrived today from Korea with no fees. I ordered a 240watt charger from Japan on Monday but sadly they will not be able to ship until next week. So there should be a small fee on that one, will see when it arrives
Just an FYI, according to the FAA, the Mavic 4 Pro has an approved DOC for standard RID.
Please check here:
Creator Combo with serial number range:
1581F986000000000000-1581F986ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
All other:
1581F8LQ000000000000-1581F8LQZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Please check here:
Creator Combo with serial number range:
1581F986000000000000-1581F986ZZZZZZZZZZZZ
All other:
1581F8LQ000000000000-1581F8LQZZZZZZZZZZZZ
According to the FAA it has it:
UAS Declaration of Compliance
I have posted the question on the DJI site.
EDIT: Mavic3USA was faster than me....
UAS Declaration of Compliance
I have posted the question on the DJI site.
EDIT: Mavic3USA was faster than me....
Straight from DJI:
[td]Hi there, the Mavic 4 Pro has a RID. RID is the identification and location information provided by the drone in flight that can be received by third parties. In order to better monitor and manage drones, the US government requires drones to have RID functionality in FAA regulations. Thanks![/td]
Thanks for checking. RID along with FCC/CE are the first two issues I've heard about recent DJI drones being different based on where they are purchased. Obviously RID and FCC are software dependent and should switch on and off depending on geography but you wouldn't suspect the drone to be fully incapable (which would basically create a whole different sku or model number). Perhaps the latest M4P software update turned ON both these capabilities (once DJI started to realize their drones were showing up in America and had to respond) so it's not out of the question this is what we could be facing. My M4P is still new in the box but it would be nice if anyone who is currently flying one in America could please verify RID if possible?
PyroProdigy
Well-Known Member
Only if your Mavic 4 Pro is sourced from Canada, as DJI considers Canada and USA as one market, and does not want to limit Canadians to only using their Mavic 4 Pro's in Canada. Therefore, even though Canada has no RID requirement, and is CE only, drones shipped by DJI to Canada will also support FCC and RID in the United States
However, other International versions, such as South Korea, will not.
Last edited:
They are different model numbers, with the Korean units also labelled (KR) on the serial numbers label. My second S. Korean purchase matches the UPC of the first S. Korean unit.
According to "Freddy" in DJI International Support, who I spoke to at length on the phone this evening, the Korean sourced Mavic 4 Pro units have no RID and are CE only. No change in GPS coordinates or DJI FW updates can change that. It is not FW, but a deliberate hardware limitation.
South Korea has no RID requirements and is CE only. By removing FCC capability, it prevents hacking CE into FCC, and removing RID saves DJI money.
The only reason any Mavic 4 Pro has FCC and RID capability is because DJI initially intended to sell it in the U.S. and got compliance approval, based upon the Global Version of the Mavic 4 Pro, which has been sold by Adorama in the U.S.,when stock is available, which is sourced from DJI Canada, with every possible international AC plug adapter included inside the DJI box.
The Korean units only come with a Korean AC plug, which is why some Korean sellers include a separate converter from Korean to US AC plug separately in the shipping box, outside of the sealed DJI box.
The Korean versions also clearly state "(KR)" on the DJI box serial number label, while the Global Versions have no specification at all, and their serial numbers are then also listed on DJI USA's list of approved serial numbers for warranty purposes, while the Korean versions are found not on that list.
However, effective July 28, 2025, DJI USA has suspended all warranty and repair service on all Mavic 4 Pro units, regardless of where they were purchased from, that require replacement refurbs (anything other than a FW or software glitch that they can help diagnose and fix without a replacement unit)) because they are unable to now successfully ship the refurbs from DJI Canada into the U.S..
U.S. Customs is placing holds on all DJI shipments into the U.S. from Canada. However, individual shipments of DJI aircraft by owners may still make it through.
Therefore, if you can provide a Canadian address (for a Refurb repair replacement), DJI Canada will still accept submissions for repair at your expense, have you pay the repair bill, and will then ship a Refurb replacement to your Canadian address, but the burden and expense of retrieving the Refurb from your Canadian address (think Reship.com) and getting it from your Canadian address to you, inside the U.S,. is now your problem, not theirs, as it was initially.
DJI is doing the best they can, with the hand they have been dealt, still trying to help us, but their hands are still tied, with little hope of it improving, given the current anti DJI congressional stance.
South Korea has no RID requirements and is CE only. By removing FCC capability, it prevents hacking CE into FCC, and removing RID saves DJI money.
The only reason any Mavic 4 Pro has FCC and RID capability is because DJI initially intended to sell it in the U.S. and got compliance approval, based upon the Global Version of the Mavic 4 Pro, which has been sold by Adorama in the U.S.,when stock is available, which is sourced from DJI Canada, with every possible international AC plug adapter included inside the DJI box.
The Korean units only come with a Korean AC plug, which is why some Korean sellers include a separate converter from Korean to US AC plug separately in the shipping box, outside of the sealed DJI box.
The Korean versions also clearly state "(KR)" on the DJI box serial number label, while the Global Versions have no specification at all, and their serial numbers are then also listed on DJI USA's list of approved serial numbers for warranty purposes, while the Korean versions are found not on that list.
However, effective July 28, 2025, DJI USA has suspended all warranty and repair service on all Mavic 4 Pro units, regardless of where they were purchased from, that require replacement refurbs (anything other than a FW or software glitch that they can help diagnose and fix without a replacement unit)) because they are unable to now successfully ship the refurbs from DJI Canada into the U.S..
U.S. Customs is placing holds on all DJI shipments into the U.S. from Canada. However, individual shipments of DJI aircraft by owners may still make it through.
Therefore, if you can provide a Canadian address (for a Refurb repair replacement), DJI Canada will still accept submissions for repair at your expense, have you pay the repair bill, and will then ship a Refurb replacement to your Canadian address, but the burden and expense of retrieving the Refurb from your Canadian address (think Reship.com) and getting it from your Canadian address to you, inside the U.S,. is now your problem, not theirs, as it was initially.
DJI is doing the best they can, with the hand they have been dealt, still trying to help us, but their hands are still tied, with little hope of it improving, given the current anti DJI congressional stance.
Last edited:
Is it true that the South Korean units do not have remote ID and are CE only? Should I send this unit back if that is the case? My box does have a KR next to the serial number on the box. Everything I am reading says that RID is definitely enabled and that the combination of software, firmware, and GPS coordinates determine whether it operates in FCC or CE mode.
That is my current understanding, based upon all available reliable information. One of my two Korean eBay sellers openly disclosed the CE only in his ad. In the video in Post #28 above, at the designated time of 8:52, all three of the "well-informed" panel confirmed that there is no RID on the Korean sourced drones, which was then corroborated by an escalated telephone call to a supposedly knowledgeable DJI rep last night. It also makes sense. Once the decision was made not to sell in the U.S., other than those units sold to Canada, why continue to install RID in every drone and enable FCC capability, when those two features are uniquely American? My Korean units were also manufactured in July, after DJI decided not to sell in the U.S., while the Adorama unit purchased in June was manufactured in May, before any retooling to lower their costs to remove FCC and RID would have been completed.
So, no RID from the manufacturer, and only CE range under OS4+ for the transmission.
My take, so what?
1. If you never wanted manufacturer's RID in the first place, because it onerously continuously updates the pilot's location, putting a target on your back, put a $30 RID module on it, just like the YT speaker suggested, and call it good. The external RID devices do not update your location after launch. Launch and move away, for discretion and personal safety. Can't do that with built-in RID.
2. CE is 15 km instead of 30km. Don't know about you, but even before VLOS, I never ever flew more than 5 miles away. You still have all the improved stability and lesser signal interference of OS4+. The rest of the world outside the U.S. has managed just fine on CE from the beginning. If you are flyng VLOS, it will never matter!
I saved $1200 over my Adorama purchase in June, and $1700 over the current Adorama pre-order price for delivery in October. The Adorama warranty by DJI USA is now useless because they cannot source any refurbs from Canada. Never needed a DJI warranty on any prior DJI drone in the last 10 years. Our Korean sellers accept 30 day returns. Open it up, activate it, and enjoy. If you have a DOA unit, contact your eBay seller for a return or replacement. Otherwise, fly safely and enjoy!
If I have been misinformed by all these reliable sources, and FCC can be enabled, great, but I will still be disappointed that I cannot conceal my location from Karens, robbers, and thieves with RID detection devices, after moving away from my launch site. Finding out that it has no RID built-in was the best news yet! It's a Korean Easter egg!
Last edited:
PyroProdigy
Well-Known Member
PyroProdigy
Well-Known Member
Do you know how expensive that would be to put different firmware on a bunch of different drones in production? If you buy a s Korean one or a Japanese one or a Chinese, or Canadian they are all the same. It's possible they record the serial numbers as to what market they are sold in, but everything else is the same. The only difference is some packages from China contain dongles inside the RC and drone.
Similar threads
DJI Drone Deals
New Threads
-
-
Where can I buy an Air 3S in the US quickly?- Started by WilliamDaugherty
- Replies: 6
-
-
DJI Dongle 2 + EU SIM Roaming in the U.S. => unlock 4G for Americans?
- Started by ondrej_psenicka
- Replies: 2
-
Login problem after months of problem-free use - 'check network' keeps coming up
- Started by AntoineD
- Replies: 2
Forum statistics
