The 43% question…how likely will US customs confiscate when it’s being re-shipped and require additional import tariffs? Otherwise, seems like a decent deal.
Mav4 Ordered
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1gratefulflyingdawg
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My thought exactly.
I think Trump’s tariffs are country of origin not country of export, coming from South Korea doesn’t reduce the tariffs. The 90 day liberation day tariff pause didn’t include China. It is possible the accumulated tariffs might be as high as 170%.
This is how ChatGPT lays it out and I questioned the results several times with different questions and it was always the same.
As of June 2025, importing a DJI drone manufactured in China—even if shipped from South Korea—would incur a cumulative tariff of approximately 170%, resulting in an estimated total cost of $8,100 for a $3,000 drone.
Guess we will see if it’s true.
Same would apply when purchasing from Amazon Canada and having a re-shipper forward to the US.
Johnmcl7
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AI is often problematic with information that is changing quickly since it has no idea what information is correct at the time, it can only go by training data. Right now the US import rate from China is 30%:
US and China agree to slash tariffs as trade war eases
Shares jump as markets welcome news of a major de-escalation of the trade conflict between the two nations.
www.bbc.co.uk
The 90 day pause didn't include China but it was reduced afterwards however given how unstable the situation is the rate could be completely different by the time the drone reaches the US.
OP - good luck with your order, just sucks you can't buy the drone you want locally
1gratefulflyingdawg
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Yep. But more so I didn’t ask the right questions even though I asked multiple questions.
I too hope for no tariff for the OP.
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Congratulations on your order, I also recently purchased one out of Denmark. No DJI Care Refresh and no warranty, after my first flight I picked it up off the ground and it slipped out of my hand and hit the ground, knocking the gimbal off.
Several conversations with DJI has so far let me out of luck, the only way they would consider repair is if it was shipped to them directly from Denmark where it was purchased, even though I'm taking full responsibility and offering to pay out of pocket.
I knew I shouldn't have taken it out and the freak accident got the best of me. It is what is is, I now have a $4000 brick.
Several conversations with DJI has so far let me out of luck, the only way they would consider repair is if it was shipped to them directly from Denmark where it was purchased, even though I'm taking full responsibility and offering to pay out of pocket.
I knew I shouldn't have taken it out and the freak accident got the best of me. It is what is is, I now have a $4000 brick.
1gratefulflyingdawg
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Oh that is terrible. I hope you find a way to get it fixed.
I've cancelled the order. Luckily ebay shows the order cancelled so it was at least not a scam and they didn't try to force the issue and send it. Hopefully the Mav4 will become available at some point since it is already FAA certified. We may not see anymore DJI drones until another administration is elected. I have an FPV, Avata Avata2, Mini 4 Pro. Mav3, Mav3 Pro, and Neo so I'll survive.
Wreckhunter
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Wreckhunter
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The administration has nothing to do at all with anything going on right now.So a change would not matter.How much heat was DJI getting when the previous clown was in there,plenty RIGHT.
I hope I didn't scare you into this decision, I've read that a lot of people have had luck ordering from South Korea. We just can't get any support is all so even if/when I get it repaired I'll be afraid to use it.
microlinux
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I ordered a Matrice 4E last week and the tariff added about 10%.
Wow. Until the present admin along with their huge tariff-fiasco, dji was gearing up for shipment of Mavic 4's to the US. I cannot see how you can even begin to think what you are thinking unless of course drugs and brainwashing were involved.
But the seller is not DJI Store, where do you see that? I see a hot link somewhere on that page that will take you to the virtual DJI Store that Amazon set up just like they do for a million other vendors on Amazon.com but I see the seller and the shipper as ArminStore.
To me, this is the biggest threat on Amazon unlike on eBay where you pretty much expect goods to be shipped by non-manufacturers. DJI doesn't sell drones directly on Amazon (unless it says so and unless it has changed recently due to events) but Amazon typically orders thousands of DJI drones from DJI China and they sell them from Amazon.com directly from Amazon warehouse inventory usually at DJI prices. It would say ship and sold by Amazon. There's no need for DJI to sell drones on Amazon. Unfortunately too many people believe DJI has setup a shop on Amazon but it's 2025 and it's virtual.
Best Buy does the same thing except they call it DJI or Shop DJI drones for the link. They're not trying to fool anyone into believing the item sold has anything to do with the manufacturer other than "manufacturing."
Could you please be more specific since words matter and DJI has left us all confused and people want to know. We understand you not eligible DJI Care Refresh since it has been blocked for the Mavic 4 Pro in the US. And, you said no warranty. Do you actually mean no US warranty? If you dropped your drone in Cali and you flew back to Denmark tomorrow, could you get service on that drone? Meaning, doesn't it have a Denmark warranty? If the seller dropped the drone before he put it in the package for you, isn't he covered? The drone didn't lose the warranty over the ocean.
There's a big difference between that and no warranty at all. In the grey market world, there are actually grey market products that are stuck in between and have no coverage in either country but when you said DJI would consider if you shipped from Denmark, doesn't that really mean the coverage for that drone exists from the country in which it was sold from? I get it, some people don't want foreign warranties but that's better than no warranty at all.
Also please tell us why you have no DJI Care Refresh, what happened when you tried to buy it?
DJI doesn't consider full payment for repair requests because their process is more like replacement drones rather than repair and return. If they obliged and sent you back a new drone (to a country where they haven't launched) then you would now have a US drone with a US warranty. Something tells me they are not setup for that just yet. Maybe just hold onto the broken drone for a few more months and hope for an "exception" or hope for a positive change in the situation.
Right, it sounds more like grey market to me. I can only speak to my experience and they told me I would need to wait until it's "officially available in the United States" before I could get ay warranty service. Yes, if you dropped it on the ground in Denmark it is covered, also DJI Care Refresh is available as it normally is anywhere outside of the United States as I understand it. I didn't purchase it, a friend did and then I paid him for it after he returned home.
From the United States you cannot access anything to do with the Mavic 4 Pro drone on the official website, so you cannot purchase DJI Care Refresh at all, as well as anything else to do with this drone, ND filters, etc. any of it. The page throws up a 404 error unless you're using a proxy.
That said I have been using DJI for many years now and have never had better customer service when it comes to warranty and DJI Care Refresh, they've always been excellent in every way and gone above and beyond when it's come to my issues (and I've had a few) so I have a hard time knocking them. It's not their fault a wilted pumpkin of a madman is ruining this stuff for everyone, I feel bad for them.
Thank you.
I would not try to use the M4P page to do anything in the US since it is blocked as you mentioned. Instead, I would check this page to see what it says about DJI Care Refresh which is the page you can use for pretty much any other DJI drone today (as you know, Care is still available for everything else). Would be interested to know what results are returned when you input the serial number: https://repair.dji.com/device/search?re=US&lang=en
My guess is you can purchase Care for your drone and like the warranty, it is valid only in the Country/Region where you bought the drone, Denmark. Maybe your friends buys it or else you use a VPN. However, it does make sense to wait until the drone is ready for the US and using the video verification process, you should be able to purchase Care should you chose.
Some people don't mind purchasing the M4P with a Danish warranty or a South Korean warranty. For most people, warranty is just on paper and if you never use it, what does it matter. For others, they use their credit card and hope that would give them some type of warranty-type coverage and then finally, you can buy warranties and/or coverage from places like State Farm, Allstate, etc and so what if you don't have a manufacturers warranty from DJI. I'd rather wait but understandable others prefer not to. One day if you do eventually get Care, that's a defacto warranty.
Just wanted to clear up buying a drone with "no warranty" when more accurately, the warranty on that drone is not very useful for you.
I did try and after entering the serial number it came back as invalid. They've really buttoned it all down for the US, in some ways it's impressive how thorough they've been, it couldn't have been an easy task.
That's good to know; just trying to nail it down if DJI is checking and blocking the model number when done from the USA that would be consistent from what I am hearing. For anyone out there who wants Care (thinking the drone will never launch in the US), maybe have your friend or the seller buy it in-country (or use a VPN) but of course, your Care would be from another region. Appreciate it!
I asked DJI for clarification on the repair issue when getting something from Korea or wherever...their response made be very glad I backed out of the Mav4 order. They said, "Thank you for waiting, yes, if you purchased from Korea then your device will have a warranty in Korea and you can send it to Korea to apply for warranty service, but for the US, because of the shortage of materials, the repair service is not available at the moment, but you can keep an eye on our official website and we will let you know there as soon as we have the latest news!" Previously they told me I could get repairs. No way to know why the discrepancy. Could be a few things but I'll stop wondering how I can get one ordered if I can't even hope to get it repaired.
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