At 5 a.m. Beijing time today, the U.S. International Trade Commission made its final decision on the Section 337 investigation into DJI: no ban on sales.
Previously, on August 30, 2018, the U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese company submitted a complaint to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), accusing Shenzhen DJI Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies of infringing its proprietary rights through the export, import, or sale of drones and components in the United States, and requested the ITC to initiate a Section 337 investigation and issue a limited exclusion order and prohibition order.
As early as 2017, the U.S. military announced it would discontinue using DJI drones due to data security risks. Since there were no alternatives in the United States, the military resumed purchasing DJI products a year after the suspension.
In July 2019, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a report confirming the safety of DJI products. The report showed that the Department of the Interior conducted 1,245 tests on two major DJI drone products over 538 hours, and no data leaks were found.
DJI has achieved significant success in the U.S. market, holding an 80% share of the American drone market, with U.S. sales accounting for 40% of DJI’s total revenue.
