Owning a Canadian Mini 5 Pro in the US

[drwerner]

I live close enough to Canada to drive up and pick up a Mini 5 Pro. Are there any issues I should be considering having a "Canadian" drone in the US? (Registration, flying, warranty, etc.?)

 

[mavic3usa]

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Will the Mini 5 Pro obtained from England work in the U.S?

Yesterday at 1:08 PM

Hello all.

My brother-in-law, who lives in England, is coming to visit me in the U.S.

If he buys a Mini 5 Pro there and brings it here, will it work ok?

Anyone know? Any guesses?

Thanks in advance.

Livingston

• Paul Harvey
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[alfo2010]

The UK and EU have more restrictions on drones than Canada and the USA, there are some differences. Check some YouTube reviews from the UK.

 

[drwerner]

Keeping it on track here...

Will there be any issue with a Mini 5 Pro purchased from a DJI authorized Canadian retailer for use primarily in the US regarding:
1) US registration
2) US flying?
3) US warranty?
4) any other considerations I should be thinking of?

Thanks all!

 

[MS Coast]

Keeping it on track here...

Will there be any issue with a Mini 5 Pro purchased from a DJI authorized Canadian retailer for use primarily in the US regarding:
1) US registration
2) US flying?
3) US warranty?
4) any other considerations I should be thinking of?

Thanks all!

DJI honors warranties only within the country in which the drone was purchased. Same for Care Refresh. At the least, you'd have to send and receive the drone using a Canadian address to receive coverage.

Since the Trump tariffs went into effect, I'm not aware of anyone reporting a problem flying or registering a drone in the US that was purchased elsewhere. There's nothing in the FAA registration process regarding place of purchase.

I've not traveled to Canada in a few years, but I suspect that the same US Customs declaration is required of citizens returning to the US from Canada that are in effect for other countries.

Tell us how you like the Mini 5 Pro.

 

[drwerner]

Thank you, will do. I get my drone insurance through State Farm, so country of origin will not be an issue

 

[Bad Santa]

You could be checked at the border and if you don't declare it, you could be fined or even imprisoned.

What you don't want to do is to go to Canada with a drone in your car, declare that you have a drone and then return with a drone that's different than the one you took into Canada. Like, if you had a regular DJI mini and declared it and the border guys "checked" and found the drone, then on the way back they checked and you showed them a DJI5, forgetting that the original drone was stuffed under a car seat.

You don't want to do that.

Oh yeah, dogs can't sniff for DJI drones.

 

[Landshark99]

You are allowed an exemption of $800 if you are married and your wife went with you are $1,600 duty free. If you are at the $800 level they do not charge duty until after $1,000, so If you spent say $1,300 on the drone there is only a duty charge on the $300. In the past one was never asked about country of origin I have no idea if that will be asked for the tariff duty charge, but you are not required to list that on your declaration.
As to your other question there should be no issues with a Canadian drone operating in the uS other than needing to return it to Canada for service under warranty

 

[Bad Santa]

Something I just thought of and discovered.
Use this information as you will.

Amazon has locker delivery in Canada.

Checking on prices for DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More (just as an example), the Best Buy sale price is $1210 (presumably CAD)
That's only $879 USD

Mini 5 Pro Fly More is $1429 CAD or $1032 USD

 

[bkushner]

Thank you, will do. I get my drone insurance through State Farm, so country of origin will not be an issue

State Farm Insurance doesn't cover REPAIR from factory defects. Of course if you get a bum drone and need warranty work you can always CRASH IT..ha