The Internet and social media are full of reports from customers who ordered the new Air 3S drone directly from the DJI website, and now their shipments are being blocked/hated by US Customs. I already reported that the latest drone is not yet listed for sale in the US (Adorama | Amazon | B&H), and ordering it directly from China will not solve the issue:
DJI Air 3S drone officially announced, not listed for sale in the US
Confirmed: the new DJI Air 3S drone is currently blocked by US customs
Reuters confirmed the reports online:
The U.S. government is stopping imports of some DJI drones from entering the U.S., the Chinese drone maker told Reuters on Wednesday.
In a previously unreported letter seen by Reuters, DJI notified distributors that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is citing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in withholding some drones from being imported into the U.S. DJI,which sells more than half of all drones in the U.S., said no forced labor is involved at any stage of its manufacturing process. It told Reuters it was providing Customs with documentation verifying its compliance with UFLPA. (Reuters)
The new DJI Air 3S drone is available for sale in Europe Erhardt | Koch | WEX.
