DJI Will Not Be Able to Sell in the United States When Entering the Entity List

DJI Will Not Be Able to Sell in the United States

The United States Department of Commerce has confirmed the incorporation of the DJI company to its famous Entity List, the black list of companies banned from trading in the United States, both at the export and import level. .

DJI loses height in the United States

DJI Entity List

One of the biggest fears of what is today the best drone company in the world has come true. A senior official in the Department of Commerce has confirmed in a press conference that DJI will immediately enter the Entity list , automatically causing a ban on trade agreements within the United States and with American companies.

It was something that had been rumored for quite some time, however, the presidential elections seemed to cool the atmosphere a bit, although everything indicates that the Trump administration does not want to leave the White House without finishing its duties.

What happens now?

DJI Pocket 2

Being immediate, DJI will no longer be able to sell its drones and gadgets in the United States, in the same way that it will not be able to access chips, processors and any type of technology developed in the United States, so it will be necessary to see to what extent the company’s distribution chain will be affected.

Following the launch of the new DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced and the popular new DJI Mini 2 , it remains to be seen if the launch plans will be affected for the new products that the manufacturer plans to announce in the coming months.

It should also be noted that DJI drones and cameras are especially popular products with consumers, and now that the Christmas season is approaching, banning the sales of the units in the United States could seriously disrupt the economic plans of the company. brand.

Many more companies affected

But the DJI case is not the only one we encounter today. The list has been updated with a total of 60 Chinese companies, and among those affected is also the chipmaker SMIC. This company seems to be another of the great concerns of the government, since according to the Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, “commerce will act to guarantee that the technology of the United States, developed and produced in accordance with the principles of free and open markets , it is not used for malicious or abusive purposes ”.

“China actively promotes the reprehensible practices of forced labor, DNA collection and ubiquitous surveillance to repress its citizens in Xinjang and elsewhere. In the past two years, this administration has added nearly 50 entities to the Entity List for their support of the Chinese Communist Party’s despicable offensive against vulnerable ethnic minorities. With these new additions, we are applying these principles to the rest of China, including Tibet, and to the authoritarian regimes to which these practices are exported. “

In the absence of a month for the new president to take over in the White House, it remains to be seen if these prohibition measures turn the tables when the new president is at the helm.