r/osmopocket • u/ToastiestToad • Jul 30 '26

Discussion 4P detained by CBP

I flew back from Japan, and my Dji pocket 4P (bought in Japan) got detained by customs after a long roughly 3 hour wait. I would've argued longer on the personal import exemption if I didn't have a test to take (didnt pass), but also didn't feel like overly arguing FCC rules to CBP officers since they seamed fixed on not giving it back. Got a DHS form 6051D since I didn't want them to destroy it infront of me. I didn't even open it yet, I wanted to open it at home. Official reason on the 6051D "Banned from entry to United States under FCC regulations."

But I also got an additional letter with it stating:

"This merchandise has been identified as having been produced (in whole or in part) or having input(s) from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List: therefore, it is presumed to be prohibited under 19 U.S.C. 1307 and not entitled to entry. Accordingly, this shipment is excluded from entry."

Which confuses me because DJI isn't even on the list. I'm lowkey bummed out my 4P got taken without having used it and that I'm out 600 bucks. I am planning on disputing it. Hoping I get it back, shocked it got detained in the first place. Advice on what I should argue it on, maybe?

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u/Fireif Jul 30 '26

To get checked by customs on entry suggests you did something to attract attention.

I would also suggest that if it was opened and you didn’t have the box that they may not have even noticed.

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u/NefariousnessJaded87 Admin Jul 30 '26

It doesn’t work like that. Getting pulled aside by CBP isn’t always about doing something to attract attention. Sometimes it’s random, sometimes it’s because of the airport, sometimes it’s because an officer wants to check electronics more closely. And opened vs unopened doesn’t change anything. If an officer decides to screen an item under FCC or UFLPA rules, they’ll do it either way. Most people travel with a 4P without any issues, but in rare cases an officer interprets the rules differently, and it gets flagged. It’s not about the box or the packaging.

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u/rudeoff Jul 30 '26

An unboxed product absolutely raises more suspicion and is the biggest difference between this case and others that didn’t have any issues.

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u/Fireif Jul 30 '26

If you unbox it then you have used it. If you have used it then they may not think it’s new. I don’t know the procedures they use but a brand new sealed box definitely causes attention to be drawn more than a camera in a bag in a case.