Owning a Canadian Mini 5 Pro in the US

drwerner · Sep 172025

I live close enough to Canada to drive up and pick up a Mini 5 Pro. Are there any issues I should be considering having a "Canadian" drone in the US? (Registrationflyingwarrantyetc.?)

mavic3usa · Sep 172025

Will the Mini 5 Pro obtained from England work in the U.S?

Sep 172025

Hello all.

My brother-in-lawwho lives in Englandis coming to visit me in the U.S.

If he buys a Mini 5 Pro there and brings it herewill it work ok?

Anyone know? Any guesses?

Thanks in advance.

Livingston

alfo2010 · Sep 172025

The UK and EU have more restrictions on drones than Canada and the USAthere are some differences. Check some YouTube reviews from the UK.

drwerner · Sep 172025

Keeping it on track here...

Will there be any issue with a Mini 5 Pro purchased from a DJI authorized Canadian retailer for use primarily in the US regarding:
1) US registration
2) US flying?
3) US warranty?
4) any other considerations I should be thinking of?

Thanks all!

MS Coast · Sep 172025

drwerner said:
Keeping it on track here...

Will there be any issue with a Mini 5 Pro purchased from a DJI authorized Canadian retailer for use primarily in the US regarding:
1) US registration
2) US flying?
3) US warranty?
4) any other considerations I should be thinking of?

Thanks all!

DJI honors warranties only within the country in which the drone was purchased. Same for Care Refresh. At the leastyou'd have to send and receive the drone using a Canadian address to receive coverage.

Since the Trump tariffs went into effectI'm not aware of anyone reporting a problem flying or registering a drone in the US that was purchased elsewhere. There's nothing in the FAA registration process regarding place of purchase.

I've not traveled to Canada in a few yearsbut I suspect that the same US Customs declaration is required of citizens returning to the US from Canada that are in effect for other countries.

Tell us how you like the Mini 5 Pro.

drwerner · Sep 172025

Thank youwill do. I get my drone insurance through State Farmso country of origin will not be an issue

Bad Santa · Sep 172025

You could be checked at the border and if you don't declare ityou could be fined or even imprisoned.

What you don't want to do is to go to Canada with a drone in your cardeclare that you have a drone and then return with a drone that's different than the one you took into Canada. Likeif you had a regular DJI mini and declared it and the border guys "checked" and found the dronethen on the way back they checked and you showed them a DJI5forgetting that the original drone was stuffed under a car seat.

You don't want to do that.

Oh yeahdogs can't sniff for DJI drones.

Landshark99 · Sep 172025

You are allowed an exemption of $800 if you are married and your wife went with you are $1,600 duty free. If you are at the $800 level they do not charge duty until after $1,000so If you spent say $1,300 on the drone there is only a duty charge on the $300. In the past one was never asked about country of origin I have no idea if that will be asked for the tariff duty chargebut you are not required to list that on your declaration.
As to your other question there should be no issues with a Canadian drone operating in the uS other than needing to return it to Canada for service under warranty

Bad Santa · Sep 182025

Something I just thought of and discovered.
Use this information as you will.

Amazon has locker delivery in Canada.

Checking on prices for DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More (just as an example)the Best Buy sale price is $1210 (presumably CAD)
That's only $879 USD

Mini 5 Pro Fly More is $1429 CAD or $1032 USD

bkushner · Sep 182025

drwerner said:
Thank youwill do. I get my drone insurance through State Farmso country of origin will not be an issue

State Farm Insurance doesn't cover REPAIR from factory defects. Of course if you get a bum drone and need warranty work you can always CRASH IT..ha

Made2Phly · Sep 182025

bkushner said:
State Farm Insurance doesn't cover REPAIR from factory defects. Of course if you get a bum drone and need warranty work you can always CRASH IT..ha

My experience with State Farmtwice actuallywas they paid me the purchase price of the drone. In factthey paid the purchase price on the original receipt I sent them when I got the insurancewhich was for the fly more combo. Both occasions were fly-aways thoughwhere drone was not retrievable (smoke stack cat walkthen tree top)

wco81 · Sep 182025

Landshark99 said:
You are allowed an exemption of $800 if you are married and your wife went with you are $1,600 duty free. If you are at the $800 level they do not charge duty until after $1,000so If you spent say $1,300 on the drone there is only a duty charge on the $300. In the past one was never asked about country of origin I have no idea if that will be asked for the tariff duty chargebut you are not required to list that on your declaration.
As to your other question there should be no issues with a Canadian drone operating in the uS other than needing to return it to Canada for service under warranty

I though the de minimis exemption for $800 or Lee for merchandise mailed from overseas was eliminated so customs agents at borders may no longer recognize the $800 exemption?

Bad Santa · Sep 182025

wco81 said:
I though the de minimis exemption for $800 or Lee for merchandise mailed from overseas was eliminated so customs agents at borders may no longer recognize the $800 exemption?

That's what I thought too.

MS Coast · Sep 182025

wco81 said:
I though the de minimis exemption for $800 or Lee for merchandise mailed from overseas was eliminated so customs agents at borders may no longer recognize the $800 exemption?

The de minimis exception applied to shipments. The $800 allowance (for Canada) that was mentioned is for items an individual purchases while traveling and brings back to the US. The figure may be $200$800or $1600depending on which country the person visited.

https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/know-before-you-go/what-expect-when-you-return

Landshark99 · Sep 182025

yes the $800 exemption for travelers is still in place and now it can be combined with every one from the same family. So if there are five family members living in the same householdtraveling on the same tripone can combine all of their exemptions into a single one for say Canada to get a $4,000 exemption. Just that one member of the family has to take responsibility for the declaration.

RangerEd · Sep 182025

Here's the pricing from a Canadian reseller. They will add about $731 for customs (if you want them to pay for you).

DJI Mini 5 Pro

This page contains a collection of DJI Mini 5 Pro products and accessories.

drdrone.com

Landshark99 · Sep 182025

RangerEd said:
Here's the pricing from a Canadian reseller. They will add about $731 for customs (if you want them to pay for you).

DJI Mini 5 Pro

This page contains a collection of DJI Mini 5 Pro products and accessories.

drdrone.com

so they are saying there would be around a 60% tariff for shipping from Canada !

mavic3usa · Sep 182025

Landshark99 said:
so they are saying there would be around a 60% tariff for shipping from Canada !

Actually it consists of:

TariffsCustoms Duties and associated fees for US Customs Clearance

Bad Santa · Sep 192025

Here's a question.
How often could someone cross into the US from Canada with their sub $800 purchase?

I know when I went to Canada last time (it's been 7 years) they asked why I was going to Canada. I was going to meet a friend but I'd think "Going shopping" would totally be validwouldn't it?

So could you go "shopping" in Canada a few times in a day?

Alsois the $800 limit in CAD or USD?

mavic3usa · Sep 192025

Bad Santa said:
Here's a question.
How often could someone cross into the US from Canada with their sub $800 purchase?

I know when I went to Canada last time (it's been 7 years) they asked why I was going to Canada. I was going to meet a friend but I'd think "Going shopping" would totally be validwouldn't it?

So could you go "shopping" in Canada a few times in a day?

Alsois the $800 limit in CAD or USD?

You may be asked for receipts.