Entry fees charged by U.S. customs Korea Mavic 4 Pro?

[UAVquadman]

How would the ordinary consumer know if his drone is transmitting RID details properly? There is an FAA RID DoC for the M4P and therefore the consumer is allowed to fly their drone in the US NAS with the assumption that is has standard ID and if it lifts off then all is well. Unless there is an error message or the PIC someone finds out the RID is malfunctioning or disabled, there's nothing else to consider.

Since there is an FAA RID DoC for the M4P, the M4P is only legal to fly in the US NAS with standard RID. The PIC is not allowed to disable the standard RID or find a way to turn it OFF and replace it with an attached standard RID module. The FAA rules and regulations say no drones >250g can ship to the US after a certain date unless it has standard RID; I don't recall the *option* to ship it without standard RID and let the customer attach a module. Therefore *if* a Korean model has no standard RID, it's not legal to fly in the US NAS.

The claim isn't that DJI disabled anything to avoid drama with drones flown in the US. The claim is a small subset of drones meant for a specific market failed to properly enable RID features necessary for all other applicable markets including the US and therefore should not be allowed to venture outside the intended KR market. I won't get into the whys of how this may or may not have happened with DJI.

It is entirely possible these drones eventually had their RID turned ON at some point, maybe thru software. I don't see that RID/FCC message being currently attached to drones sold on the open market today but I do continue to see other sellers using that point to their advantage (naturally).

I consider the issue mostly closed but like others, I'd like to get to the bottom of it and understand the facts. There are people on both sides, some for RID to be ON and some for RID to be OFF so it would nice if we knew the details for sure. The longer we stray away from the possible date window (range) in which this might have occurred along with the special KR units available, the less we'll be able to resolve. I know it's not a huge deal now but I can image one day if you were to sell your M4P in 2027 and the US buyer paid good money for your drone and then came back and claimed you sold him a CE drone.....

I didn't expect a response like this. thanks! I want the best possible range so if it's a CE drone here in the USA, I will not be happy about this. I will have to do more research to understand this better.

 

[Landshark99]

How would the ordinary consumer know if his drone is transmitting RID details properly? There is an FAA RID DoC for the M4P and therefore the consumer is allowed to fly their drone in the US NAS with the assumption that is has standard ID and if it lifts off then all is well. Unless there is an error message or the PIC someone finds out the RID is malfunctioning or disabled, there's nothing else to consider.

Since there is an FAA RID DoC for the M4P, the M4P is only legal to fly in the US NAS with standard RID. The PIC is not allowed to disable the standard RID or find a way to turn it OFF and replace it with an attached standard RID module. The FAA rules and regulations say no drones >250g can ship to the US after a certain date unless it has standard RID; I don't recall the *option* to ship it without standard RID and let the customer attach a module. Therefore *if* a Korean model has no standard RID, it's not legal to fly in the US NAS.

The claim isn't that DJI disabled anything to avoid drama with drones flown in the US. The claim is a small subset of drones meant for a specific market failed to properly enable RID features necessary for all other applicable markets including the US and therefore should not be allowed to venture outside the intended KR market. I won't get into the whys of how this may or may not have happened with DJI.

It is entirely possible these drones eventually had their RID turned ON at some point, maybe thru software. I don't see that RID/FCC message being currently attached to drones sold on the open market today but I do continue to see other sellers using that point to their advantage (naturally).

I consider the issue mostly closed but like others, I'd like to get to the bottom of it and understand the facts. There are people on both sides, some for RID to be ON and some for RID to be OFF so it would nice if we knew the details for sure. The longer we stray away from the possible date window (range) in which this might have occurred along with the special KR units available, the less we'll be able to resolve. I know it's not a huge deal now but I can image one day if you were to sell your M4P in 2027 and the US buyer paid good money for your drone and then came back and claimed you sold him a CE drone.....

I do not have anyway to check RID other than the fact the error message goes away and it is allowed to fly, I am able to register it, the serial number is in the range that FAA says it has RID and cannot see any reason DJI would turn it off for any specific market. What market does not allow RID, and it seems more of a hassle to change drones for different markets if they do not have to.

As to whether they KR drones are on CE or FCC, it is to check, as has been said it seems that newer drones switch based on the GPS location. The KR designation probably just means that South Korean drones have to pass KC-EMC certification to be sold in South Korea. Nothing about that seems to effect the drone when flown elsewhere.

I still think that any vendor that prints a warning in their add is using old info.

I also understand you are waiting until the market price goes up to sell yours and therefore do not want to activate to see that it will be on FCC, but if you did I am sure you would find it is in FCC mode.

 

[Landshark99]

To determine if your drone is in CE or FCC mode, open the transmission tab in the drone's control app (like DJI Fly) and look at the signal strength chart. If the -90 dBm line is positioned close to the 1-kilometer mark, the drone is likely in CE mode with lower power. If the -90 dBm line is below the 1-kilometer mark, it indicates FCC mode with a stronger signal and greater range. Took these from some post
This is CE mode
This FCC mode

 

[mavic3usa]

I do not have anyway to check RID other than the fact the error message goes away and it is allowed to fly, I am able to register it, the serial number is in the range that FAA says it has RID and cannot see any reason DJI would turn it off for any specific market. What market does not allow RID, and it seems more of a hassle to change drones for different markets if they do not have to.

As to whether they KR drones are on CE or FCC, it is to check, as has been said it seems that newer drones switch based on the GPS location. The KR designation probably just means that South Korean drones have to pass KC-EMC certification to be sold in South Korea. Nothing about that seems to effect the drone when flown elsewhere.

I still think that any vendor that prints a warning in their add is using old info.

I also understand you are waiting until the market price goes up to sell yours and therefore do not want to activate to see that it will be on FCC, but if you did I am sure you would find it is in FCC mode.

I'm not so worried about RID. Several folks have said they detected RID transmissions and for me, that's enough. Even if the data stream is not complete or inaccurate, that's not my problem. The FAA Doc for RID on the M4P contains a serial number range for the entire range of M4P drones ever produced by DJI so I'm pretty sure it doesn't directly indicate if that particular drone has RID or not. In other words, if DJI made a drone tomorrow for the island of Fiji and they blocked the RID, those 25 drones would still have a serial number within the range of the FAA DoC. It's not conclusive.

Thanks for posting the CE vs FCC details, if someone with the affected drone can use that information to verify then great that would be helpful. I think that might have been done already but I forget. I do remember the RID but I don't remember the FCC. Anyway you are right, I do not plan to open my KR-July KR-June unit until spring 2026, I would just like to know exactly what I'm working with.

 

[iceman77]

To determine if your drone is in CE or FCC mode, open the transmission tab in the drone's control app (like DJI Fly) and look at the signal strength chart. If the -90 dBm line is positioned close to the 1-kilometer mark, the drone is likely in CE mode with lower power. If the -90 dBm line is below the 1-kilometer mark, it indicates FCC mode with a stronger signal and greater range.

I have a KR version of M4P and based on what you are saying, mine transmits in FCC mode here in US:

I have also confirmed RID working just fine, details here

Perhaps worth mentioning, I have the 06/25 version, running the latest available .200 FW

 

[UAVquadman]

I just got my Mavic 4 Pro Creator today. KR version (S. Korea) year/month: 2025/8 and it included a Korea to USA plug adapter.

 

[iceman77]

I just got my Mavic 4 Pro Creator today. KR version (S. Korea) year/month: 2025/8 and it included a Korea to USA plug adapter.

Any custom/tariff related issues?

 

[Landshark99]

I just got my Mavic 4 Pro Creator today. KR version (S. Korea) year/month: 2025/8 and it included a Korea to USA plug adapter.

curious was there a tariff charge and if so do you know the %

 

[Landshark99]

Just ordered a MINI 5 Pro, will let all know if there are any tariff issues

 

[GadgetGuy]

Just ordered a MINI 5 Pro, will let all know if there are any tariff issues

Did your eBay seller guarantee that your price included all tariffs, and that they would pay any additional tariffs, if there were any? Charging $90 or $130 additional for expedited shipping?

 

[Landshark99]

Did your eBay seller guarantee that your price included all tariffs, and that they would pay any additional tariffs, if there were any? Charging $90 or $130 additional for expedited shipping?

No they did not, the retailer I bought my Mavic 4 from was the only one I saw that had that offer, but their price was much higher, I presume to cover the tariff. I just decided to test the market and see what happens at the price point I paid, while not the cheapest. I feel I am still ahead with a 15% duty, will not be as happy with 30% tariff and very disappointed with a 50%. My bigger worry though is if the package is assigned the tariff of the origin country it may be just held in custom, with the bogus claim of it violating the UFLPA

 

[GadgetGuy]

No they did not, the retailer I bought my Mavic 4 from was the only one I saw that had that offer, but their price was much higher, I presume to cover the tariff. I just decided to test the market and see what happens at the price point I paid, while not the cheapest. I feel I am still ahead with a 15% duty, will not be as happy with 30% tariff and very disappointed with a 50%. My bigger worry though is if the package is assigned the tariff of the origin country it may be just held in custom, with the bogus claim of it violating the UFLPA

Thanks for clarifying. I saw my Mavic 4 Pro Creator Combo seller is now selling the Mini 5 Pro RC-N3 Combo for $1300 delivered with shipping, eBay taxes, and guaranteed no additional tariffs. I was tempted to pull the trigger, but after discovering the 249.9g +/- 4 g, and uncertainty about RID broadcasting even with the regular battery because of that, I held back, and he is now unfortunately sold out, as the owner's manual states that no RID will broadcast with the regular battery. Hmmm…

 

[mavic3usa]

Thanks for clarifying. I saw my Mavic 4 Pro Creator Combo seller is now selling the Mini 5 Pro RC-N3 Combo for $1300 delivered with shipping, eBay taxes, and guaranteed no additional tariffs. I was tempted to pull the trigger, but after discovering the 249.9g +/- 4 g, and uncertainty about RID broadcasting even with the regular battery because of that, I held back, and he is now unfortunately sold out, as the owner's manual states that no RID will broadcast with the regular battery. Hmmm…

I have a Mini 3 Pro with a nice handful of extended batteries so I will register the Mini 5 Pro. I think I'm going to order one tomorrow and I'm looking at the cheapo basic package because we already have the RC Pro 2.

 

[GadgetGuy]

I have a Mini 3 Pro with a nice handful of extended batteries so I will register the Mini 5 Pro. I think I'm going to order one tomorrow and I'm looking at the cheapo basic package because we already have the RC Pro 2.

My sole interest is in another legal RID free drone with no registration requirements for international travel, and no hassles domestically when out in public, where only a Trust certificate is necessary upon LEO inquiry. So, even though I have a boatload of technically compatible batteries from the Mini 3 Pro and Mini 4 Pro, I need to use regular M5P batteries to avoid RID. The cheapo M5P basic package with the RC-N3 is only $150 cheaper than the RC-N3 Combo package, which comes with the hub, 3 regular batteries, and the bag, so that was my choice, and, of course, use the RC Pro 2 instead to take advantage of OS4+.

Realistically, though, for my parameters stated above, the M5P doesn't really add much to the Mini 4 Pro, other than unwanted uncertainty about its sub 250g weight. Unlike the Mini 4 Pro, which has 249g labelled upon its regular batteries, the M5P doesn’t specify that it is sub 250g!

Everything is marginally better, not significantly. I can't see any real difference in the 2x over digital 2x on the Mini 4 Pro. It gains a stop for night use. It adds Lidar, but I wouldn’t depend upon it in the dark. 1” is 12.5 MP instead of 12MP and the quad bayer mode is 50MP instead of 48MP. Its flight time is a minute or two longer. It's top speed is a few mph more. Nothing really game changing here over the Mini 4 Pro, which also has an SDK, which is completely unknown with the M5P.

No rush now, as I missed out on the original release shipment stock.

 

[mavic3usa]

No rush now, as I missed out on the original release shipment stock.

yeah, I'm waiting to see how this phone call with china goes.

 

[tstr14]

yeah, I'm waiting to see how this phone call with china goes.

"{没有无人机适合你！"

(Sorry, no drone for you!)

 

[mavic3usa]

"{没有无人机适合你！"

(Sorry, no drone for you!)

Thanks for reminding me it's meme time; working on AI this weekend.

 

[GadgetGuy]

My sole interest is in another legal RID free drone with no registration requirements for international travel, and no hassles domestically when out in public, where only a Trust certificate is necessary upon LEO inquiry. So, even though I have a boatload of technically compatible batteries from the Mini 3 Pro and Mini 4 Pro, I need to use regular M5P batteries to avoid RID. The cheapo M5P basic package with the RC-N3 is only $150 cheaper than the RC-N3 Combo package, which comes with the hub, 3 regular batteries, and the bag, so that was my choice, and, of course, use the RC Pro 2 instead to take advantage of OS4+.

Realistically, though, for my parameters stated above, the M5P doesn't really add much to the Mini 4 Pro, other than unwanted uncertainty about its sub 250g weight. Unlike the Mini 4 Pro, which has 249g labelled upon its regular batteries, the M5P doesn’t specify that it is sub 250g!

Everything is marginally better, not significantly. I can't see any real difference in the 2x over digital 2x on the Mini 4 Pro. It gains a stop for night use. It adds Lidar, but I wouldn’t depend upon it in the dark. 1” is 12.5 MP instead of 12MP and the quad bayer mode is 50MP instead of 48MP. Its flight time is a minute or two longer. It's top speed is a few mph more. Nothing really game changing here over the Mini 4 Pro, which also has an SDK, which is completely unknown with the M5P.

No rush now, as I missed out on the original release shipment stock.

My Mini 5 Pro RC-N3 Combo was still in my eBay shopping cart, even though the seller currently says "sold out, none available" so I pulled the trigger and it went through, and I got confirmation from the seller. Unless he notifies me he can't sell what he doesn't have, I got one!

 

[YorksPhotos]

The Korean Konnection seems to be still working well. After 2 successful duty free M4P purchases my M5P + Combo is now in the US. It's been interesting to see the different paths the 3 have taken. This one went from Incheon to Anchorage AK to Oakland CA. So far no indication on tracking that it has cleared customs. Possibly it will go to Memphis and clear customs there then back to CA.

 

[rgarjr]

The Korean Konnection seems to be still working well. After 2 successful duty free M4P purchases my M5P + Combo is now in the US. It's been interesting to see the different paths the 3 have taken. This one went from Incheon to Anchorage AK to Oakland CA. So for no indication on tracking that it has cleared customs. Possibly it will go to Memphis and clear customs there then back to CA.

Mine cleared customs in Oakland and now in Los Angeles sort facility.