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.