Micro Center requires photo ID and signed no-export pledge to buy gaming GPU
8 hours ago
- Micro Center now requires a photo ID and a signed no-export pledge to purchase an RTX 5090 GPU.
- Buyers must provide full legal name, address, phone, email, end user info, installation location, and intended use on the declaration form.
- The form explicitly states 'NO EXPORT - NO EXCEPTIONS' and prohibits the GPU from leaving the United States.
- This policy follows U.S. export restrictions on high-end GPUs to China and recent crackdowns on smuggling, including arrests of Supermicro employees.
- The form does not include the GPU serial number, raising questions about its effectiveness; it may serve as a deterrent against casual resale or export.