Buying an RTX 5090 at Micro Center now reportedly requires paperwork including a no-export declaration
Boomfrag · reddit · 2026-10-03
According to wccftech, Micro Center customers buying an RTX 5090 now reportedly have to fill out extra paperwork, including a no-export declaration.
The added friction reflects regulatory pressure over NVIDIA's flagship consumer GPUs being diverted to datacenters and smuggled abroad. Scope and duration of the policy remain unclear.
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