Has anyone bought the new Air 3S recently? How's it going through customs?

Buying Advice
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I’m in the USA. Ordered on launch day and got mine on Oct 21. No customs issues, but DHL accidentally left it at a nearby church instead of my house. No signature, nothing. Fun times.

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Just a heads up—when you’re uploading your documents to DHL, compress the PDFs. My first order got sent back to China because I didn’t figure that out in time, and now I’m waiting for a refund.

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Ordered the Air 3S Fly More combo on October 25. It was scheduled for October 31 but I postponed to be home, and it arrived Nov 1 with no issues at all.

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I got one but returned it. Didn’t like it much; my 2S took way better pictures in my opinion.

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Mine had some delays and got a lot of different updates from DJI, which was annoying, but it finally arrived. Delivery dates changed four times, which was frustrating. I’d recommend buying from B&H instead when they have stock.

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@Gentry
Still waiting on mine… it’s been delayed for more than a week and might take up to 30 business days.

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Caden said:
@Gentry
Still waiting on mine… it’s been delayed for more than a week and might take up to 30 business days.

It’s really just luck with these deliveries, unfortunately.

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Caden said:
@Gentry
Still waiting on mine… it’s been delayed for more than a week and might take up to 30 business days.

Is your tracking showing it’s stuck in customs?

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Raleigh said:

Caden said:
@Gentry
Still waiting on mine… it’s been delayed for more than a week and might take up to 30 business days.

Is your tracking showing it’s stuck in customs?

Yeah, just sitting there.

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Mine arrived with DHL too, but it took forever once it was local. Traveled halfway around the world in 2 days, then 3 days to move 15 miles. Got a delivery notice twice before they actually brought it to me. Not a fan of DHL, honestly. But the drone is great, even though I kinda liked flying my Mavic Air 2 more. Just upgraded because I needed a bit more speed.

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Thanks, everyone! Looks like customs isn’t much of an issue for most of you, so I might wait and see if Black Friday has anything good. Here’s a list of last year’s Black Friday deals in case anyone else is interested:

Top 10 DJI Black Friday Deals from 2023

  • DJI Mini 2 SE: $299 ($40 off)
  • DJI Mini 2 SE Fly More Combo: $449 ($40 off)
  • DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo (DJI RC): $699 ($99 off)
  • DJI Air 2S: $799 ($200 off)
  • DJI Avata Explorer Combo: $889 (30% off)
  • DJI FPV Combo (Goggles V2): $899 ($100 off)
  • DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2): $959 ($140 off)
  • DJI Avata Pro-View Combo: $999 (30% off)
  • DJI Goggles 2: $519 (20% off)
  • DJI Goggles Integra Motion Combo: $549 (15% off)