Another Chinese company could face a ban in the United States, and the House of Representatives passed a ban on the sale of DJI drones in the country. The bill still has to be voted on in the Senate, but this means a ban on the sale of DJI drones is more likely now.

DJI currently controls about 70% of the global drone market share, and about 6% of the company's shares are owned by a Chinese state-owned company. Like other China-based products and services, this has lawmakers who fear DJI drones with secret backdoors that will allow surveillance by the Chinese government or pose a risk to national security.

In addition, if DJI, a large Chinese company, succeeds in the United States, consumers will directly boost the Chinese economy, not the U.S. drone business. 

A potential ban will be provided in the form of the Act Against CCP Drones, which is part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2025. That bill passed the house without problems, allocating defense spending for next year. As reported by Tom's hardware, now the Senate must pass its own version of the bill, and if successful, they will be merged and passed to the White House for President Biden to sign into law. The bill does not affect DJI drones that are already purchased in the United States, but prohibits the continued sale of DJI products in the country. Given that DJI dominates the list of the best drones, the total sales ban will seriously reduce the number of drones available. 

DJI also sells DJI action cams, gimbals, and other camera-centric products. They may not be drones, but they can still get caught in crossfire.

However, this ban has not yet been completed. It could be removed from the 2015NDAA before the Ccp Anti-Drone Act passes, but it depends on senators actively doing something about it. So if you have very strong feelings about continuing to sell DJI drones, you can contact the Senator to make your feelings very clear.

Even if the ban passes the Senate, there could still be a transition period that could potentially last more than 3 years. This will allow for adjustments to the ban before it becomes fully effective, and even give DJI the opportunity to sell some of its drone business to companies outside of China.

We will keep you up to date as the potential DJI ban situation develops.