DJI and other drone companies get a partial reprieve in the US – but the ban on new models still applies

• US Commerce Department withdraws proposal to ban all Chinese drone imports
• Separate FCC ban on new foreign-made drones continues
• The future of DJI in the US remains unclear

As we reported recently, the so-called “DJI ban” recently implemented in the US is actually a ban on all new foreign-made drones, which appears to make it harder and more expensive to buy drones in the country.

But here’s something to cheer up US-based drone users looking for nuggets of good news amid the doom and gloom: The Commerce Department has decided not to make matters worse by restricting the importation of all Chinese-made drones into the country.

This proposed ban (which is separate from the FCC ban imposed on December 23, 2025) would have restricted fresh stock of previously approved drone models such as the DJI Mavic 3 Pro, HoverAir X1, and Antigravity A1 from being imported into the United States for sale.

The future remains unclear