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

• US Department of Commerce withdraws proposal to ban all Chinese drone imports
• Separate FCC ban on new foreign-made drones to continue
• Future of DJI in 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 seems likely to make buying drones harder and more expensive in the country.

But here’s something to cheer up US-based drone users hunting for nuggets of good news amidst the doom and gloom: the Department of Commerce has decided not to make things even worse by restricting the import of all Chinese-made drones into the country.

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